OF MICE AND MEN-ESSAY In the novel ‘of mice and men’ many of the characters John Steinbeck has chosen for the book display both physical and mental impairments. Some characters that have been discriminated in the book are Lennie‚ Candy‚ Crooks and Curleys Wife. By putting characters like these into the book Steinbeck is illustrating how hard life was for anyone who couldn’t look after themselves during the great depression. Lennie was one of the main characters in the novel ‘of mice and men’. In
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Is ‘Of mice and men’ a pessimistic novel? Written in 1936‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ is perhaps a bleak novella by John Steinbeck. It is set in California in the 1930’s at the time of ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dust Bowl’ when life was particularly harsh and humanity somewhat lacking. Arguably‚ the novel is a pessimistic one as it depicts the world of migrant workers‚ lonely and desperate and hungry to achieve unattainable dreams. However‚ ‘The American Dream’ also stands as a symbol of hope and
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The Loneliest Character The loneliest character in Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the loneliest character because he lives all alone and has no one to give him company. He is not allowed in the bunk house because he is black. In the depression era‚ blacks were segregated‚ keeping Crooks isolated and friendless. Crooks is lonely because of his race. He gets treated differently than others for example: "S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy
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Loneliness is a basic part of human life. Every one becomes lonely ones in a while but in Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men”‚ he illustrates the loneliness of ranch life and shows how people are driven to try finding friendship in order to escape from loneliness. He uses names and words such as a town near the ranch called “Soledad”. He makes it clear that all the men on the ranch are lonely‚ with particular people lonelier than others. I think all the people living in the ranch are lonely. This
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Of Mice and Men is a novel in which John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ portrays many broken dreams. Steinbeck is a famous author known for many books like “The Grapes of Wrath‚” and “The Long Valley.” The book was published in 1994 by Penguin Classics. The book is geared towards teenagers and above. The genre of the book is considered novella. George and Lennie‚ the main characters‚ show what it’s like to live as a migrant worker in the early 1900’s. In “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck shows dreams can easily
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Of Mice and Men A Comparison of Slim‚ Curly‚ and Crooks Slim Slim is the "prince of the ranch" (pg. 33) and a man held in the utmost view of respect. When we are first introduced to this character‚ he is described as a man whose "authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject‚ be it politics or love... His face was ageless... His ear heard more than was said to him‚ and his slow speech had overtones not of thought‚ but of understanding beyond thought." (pg. 33) Past his optimal
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Of Mice and Men Essay “The language of friendship is not in words‚ but in meanings” – Henry David Thoreau While reading the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the reader gets a front row view into the relationship of the two main characters‚ Lennie and George. In every friendship‚ there are dysfunctional moments‚ ups and downs‚ genuine moments and never ending adventures. By definition‚ a friend is someone to talk to‚ do things with‚ be there
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In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ the character of Crooks is subject to constant racial discrimination. This shows the time period of the book as 1930’s America was a very prejudice and racist place. Crook‚ the only black character in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ is immediately put in a disadvantaged position. Steinbeck immediately makes it very clear that Crooks is black in quotations such as ‘Sure. Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger.’ This being the first time we hear about Crooks in the novel and the reference
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Monica Prell Mrs. Gordon English 10 Honors 14 December 2012 Marginalizing: Major Problem in Of Mice and Men Have you ever witnessed someone being mistreated because they are not the same as everyone else? If you saw that person was belittled‚ made fun of‚ how would you react? In the novel Of Mice and Men how Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife are marginalized is what conveys the meaning of what it’s like to be put down for such unnecessary reasons. The first character
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noted for his accurate portrayals of the dejected state of the middle-class during the time known as the Great Depression. This hopelessness and downcast moods because of poor economic times is exhibited greatly in John Steinbeck’s classic‚ Of Mice and Men. By meticulously combing literary elements like tone‚ foreshadowing‚ and symbolism‚ Steinbeck demonstrates the constant mental and emotional warfare humankind faces. This conflict and turmoil is caused by two distinct and contrasting natures of
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