novel Of Mice and Men was published in 1937‚ it was based on his own experiences working alongside migrant workers in the 1930’s‚ which also happened to be in the time of the Great Depression. Critics have censored Of Mice and Men frequently‚ because of “Offensive Language‚ Racial Slurs‚ and vulgarity.” Yet‚ It is still a powerful read for elementary and High School students alike. Steinbeck’s strong themes‚ and powerful emotions‚ along with colorful words‚ and disputable topics makes Of Mice and Men
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In the novella Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck explores discrimination in the 1930s through a range of characters. Discrimination occurs when an individual is treated less fairly than others due to something out of their control. The issues of discrimination against women‚ African Americans and the mentally disabled are demonstrated by the characters Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Lennie. These characters are forced to experience a different lifestyle from the average American at the time. One of
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‘George was wrong to shoot Lennie’ How far do you agree? Support your ideas with details from the novel. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel written by John Steinbeck that was first published in 1937. Steinbeck has a very particular style of writing. He manages to provoke a deep emotion in the reader about one circumstance‚ for instance the killing of Candy’s dog‚ and then arguably less of a reaction about a considerably more tragic occurrence‚ the death of Lennie. This makes us question what’s valuable
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perils of life. Dreams are one of the most freely experienced actions by humans‚ and still it is the most rigid and unrealistic thought process that is part of our lives. The dream of most American’s at this time period surrounding the book "Of Mice and Men" was only a large cesspool of dying hopes that were kept alive by wishes and aspirations even without success. They often have no power fulfillment or credence to them even though we as humans put so much belief and effort in them. Joesph Fontenrose
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Throughout the book “Of Mice and Men‚” the author John Steinbeck drops hints of what will happen further in the book‚ also known as foreshadowing. To begin‚ the first foreshadowin moment is when George tells Lennie what to do if he ever gets in trouble. “Lennie—if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before‚ I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.” This later relates to when Lennie had to go and hide in the brush after he killed Curley’s wife and his pup. Furthermore
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Lennie Although Lennie is among the principal characters in Of Mice and Men‚ he is perhaps the least dynamic. He undergoes no significant changes‚ development‚ or growth throughout the novel and remains exactly as the reader encounters him in the opening pages. Simply put‚ he loves to pet soft things‚ is blindly devoted to George and their vision of the farm‚ and possesses incredible physical strength. Nearly every scene in which Lennie appears confirms these and only these characteristics.
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Lennie and George have a stunning relationship throughout the story.The fact that George could just leave Lennie in Salinas River where he raped the the girl with the red dress‚George could have just let him go to jail where nobody knows why he done that except George his only friend .Lennie Small is huge and lumbering and‚ in many ways‚ the opposite of George Milton. Where George has sharp features and definite lines‚ Lennie is "shapeless." Often he is described in terms of animals. He lumbers like
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How far does Steinbeck present Curley’s wife throughout the novella? Before she’s introduced to the reader: Chapter 2 “Well I think Curley’s married . . . a tart.” “Well‚ you look her over‚ mister. You see if she ain’t a tart.” derogatory terms After she’s introduced to the reader: Chapter 2 “A girl was standing there. . .” immaturity‚ naïve “She had full‚ rouged lips… heavily made up.” Pouting‚ sensual image A lot of makeup‚ preposterous‚ ridiculous in context Red lips
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significant changes so far in the text? George: takes responsibility for Lennie‚ “Lennie!’ he said sharply. “Lennie for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.’…‘Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.” (p.3)and he is also like Lennie’s mentor/role model. He has struggles to keep his calm when Lennie aggravates him‚ “Well‚ we ain’t got any‚’ George exploded…I wisht I could put you in a cage with about a million mice an’ let you have fun”(p.6). George is a slightly shorter than average sized guy
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Of mice and Men‚ Crooks says: “ They come‚ an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven‚ and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.” To what extent do you agree with Crooks assessment of “The American Dream”? To a certain extent I agree with Crooks statement. There are many dreams in this novel. Not only for George
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