Of Mice and Men notes Slim: Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the 1930s. Steinbeck explored the life of migrant workers during this time and wrote the finding during his research in the novella. The novella also explores many social attitudes during this era. One of the workers on the ranch in the novella is Slim who is a jerkline skinner. Steinbeck uses Slim’s character in many different ways. “He is the god like and moved with majesty” people admire him. Lots of people respect
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Steinbeck relies heavily on the stark contrast between reality and fantasy to present the characters’ dreams for a better life within of mice and men. Two major themes in Of mice and Men - foreshadowed by the reference to Burns’ mouse within the title - are loneliness and dreams. These two conflicting themes interlock: it is apparent that people who are lonely have the greatest need of dreams to help them through. This is particularly evident within the cases of George and Lennie and Curley’s wife
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Outsiders The outsiders was a good book and movie‚ although it had many similarities and differences. A difference is in the book it says that Pony-boy gets a cut on his head but in the movie he gets no injury. Johnny was the one that was getting hurt like he got hurt when he went into the burning church to save the kids and piece of the burning building dropped on his back. But pony boy never got no injury in the movie. A similarity that happened in the book and movie would be that Johnny and Dallas
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Moods: Powerlessness‚ helplessness Especially in the first chapter Steinbeck foreshadows EVERYTHING that will happen in the book in the first chapter. Key event that builds the mood: The mood of powerlessness is shown and foreshadowed throughout the novel: "Of Mice and Men" in many ways. For example‚ Carlson killing Candy’s dog. Carlson is a ranch hand and Steinbeck has DELIBERATELY made his character into the typical ranch hand that you would get in 1930s America. Steinbeck uses the event of Carlson
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characters in the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’? Both Curley’s Wife and Crooks suffer from loneliness as a result of their marginalised life in the novella. Curley’s Wife - because of her gender and partly because of her tart-like nature‚ and Crooks - because of his race and his skin colour. Most (almost all) of the characters are victims of ostracism‚ although some cases are more noticeable than others. Steinbeck describes Crooks’ outcasted life very early in the book through Candy. Candy says how
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---In John Stienbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ almost every character has a dream‚ hope‚ or plan. These plans‚ hopes‚ and dreams gives each character their own personality and character traits. George and Lennie’s dream of one day owning their own farm makes their lives worth living and kept them going. Curley’s Wife is a prime example of the disappointment that comes with the let down of a failed dream. And finally‚ Candy and Cooks‚ who’s underlying problems with discrimination‚ both against age and
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In the 1937 novel written by John Steinbeck‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ two of the mainprotagonists which are George and Lennie are pivotal to the plot of the novel. Both are shown to be the typical poor farmers with George being weaker‚ smaller‚ and smarter than his brotherlyfigure Lennie who is bigger‚ stronger‚ but mentally disabled as well. But unlike the other farmers who are isolated‚ George and Lennie share a strong relationship which all the other farmers lack. The two benefited each other throughout
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John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men "The American Dream is "a dream of a land in which life should be better‚ richer‚ fuller and with opportunity for each. It is a dream of social order in which each man and woman should be able to achieve the fullest stature of which they are capable of‚ and be recognized for what they are‚ regardless of the circumstances of birth or position." It ideally constitutes life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness as stated by America’s forefathers in the Declaration
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Curley’s wife in multiple ways. In the first appearance of ‘Mice of Men’ he described her symbolically using a metaphor; ‘the rectangle of sunshine in the door way was cut off’. This is already foreshadowing to the reader that Curley’s wife is trouble‚ for example the metaphor Steinbeck used to describe her can be referred to as light and darkness. In this case Curley’s wife representing the darkness presenting her as destructive further in the book‚ an example of her being destructive further in the novella
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with the plight of migrant labourers in California during the Great Depression‚ with the focus on two random migrant workers‚ George and Lennie. The first chapter sharply establishes the relationship between the two primary characters. George is a realist who must care for the simple child-like Lennie. George consistently reprimands and gets angry with Lennie for his actions‚ while Lennie strives to please George. We see this in the scene by the pool where Lennie
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