In the novel Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck‚ the author uses tone and imagery to characterize Lennie as Immature and foolish. At times Lennie feels guilty for the things he says because George puts him down. For example‚ Lennie once said the beans they were cooking by the fire would taste better with ketchup. George replied by saying they didn’t have ketchup. For George this was his last straw‚ he got angry and blew up on Lennie. Obviously Lennie felt bad after George yelled at him and replied
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26th March 2014 GSCE ‘English Language’ Controlled Assessment Unit 3b – Producing Creative Texts Re-creations – Taking a text and turning it into another Write a monologue using a chosen character from “Of Mice and Men”. Crooks I like the new guys. George is a nice fella‚ an’ so is Lennie. Lennie is the only fella’ I have power over in this ranch‚ and I like it because imma’ black guy and he’s a white guy. Like the other night when all the boys went to town
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Many people tend to experience loneliness at least one point in their life; sometimes it makes a huge impact. In John Steinbeck’s book “Of Mice and Men”‚ one of my many obvious characters that experience loneliness is Crooks. Crooks is lonely because he is African American‚ he distances himself from the other men‚ and he comes off a bit too strong. One of the reasons he is lonely is because he is African American during the 1930’s. “’Cause I’m black. They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because
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Of Mice and Men is an example of why we need to be our brother’s keeper. Some characters in the book needed someone to take care of them. Lennie was one of the main characters and he had Down Syndrome and needs George to speak for him and get him out of trouble and follow him everywhere he goes. “You never had none‚ you crazy bastard. I got both of ’em here.”( 40)Think I’d let you carry your own work card?”(39) Curley’s wife needs someone to take care of her also. She is flirtatious and always
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Persuasive Essay It’s true that George left Lennie unsupervised and he also killed his best friend; however‚ George was justified in killing Lennie. In fact‚ if George had have let Lennie live‚ Lennie would have suffered. If Curley killed Lennie he would’ve been tortured. Curley wanted to shoot Lennie in the guts so he would have suffered and bled and been in a lot of pain. On page 96 there is proof‚ Curley states “I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts”. If caught by someone other than Curley or the people
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springs from weakness‚” said Lucius Annaeus Seneca. To me‚ this quote means that cruelty comes out from a person who is feeling weak. A big question people ask each other is “Why are people cruel to each other?” In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ there are many incidents of cruelty. Cruelty appeared in the book when George yells at the mentally handicapped Lennie in the beginning of the book. This trend of cruelty continues throughout the book. Characters that were notably cruel in the
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OF MICE AND MEN QUOTES & NOTES ^_^ George Milton -“I been mean‚ ain’t I?” --> George is a good friend to Lennie. He protects him and does what is necessary to keep him out of trouble. -“If I was alone I could live so easy” --> Lennie is a burden to George -“I want you to stay with me‚ Lennie” –George --> conveys Georges loneliness Lennie Small -“paws” animalistic quality; bear -“all you can ever remember is them rabbits” –George. Lennie represents idealism and optimism in the American
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Of Mice and Men Quotes Quote 1: "Evening of a hot day started the little wind to moving among the leaves. The shade climbed up the hills toward the top. On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray‚ sculptured stones." Chapter 1‚ pg. 2 Quote 2: "...and he walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws." Chapter 1‚ pg. 2 Quote 3: "You’d drink out of a gutter if you was thirsty." Chapter 1‚ pg. 3 Quote 4: "Slowly‚ like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring
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Mr. McElwee Faust Faubel English I‚ 7th Period 10/9/14 Of Mice and men Epilogue: after ten years After raising money for five years‚ George and Candy managed to buy a ranch. They committed five more years to improve the ranch.it was a small ranch‚ but it had a hen house‚ a barn‚ and land to farm. Finally they had a house‚ for Candy and George. The place was fairly clean and comfortable. Right beside the fireplace‚ Candy was brushing his dog’s hair‚ his name was pugs
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“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is known as one of the best novels of the 20th century. This world renown book follows the of a tale of adversity an abnormal friendship endures which‚ includes‚ the small‚ quick witted man affiliated with the name George Milton and the simple minded naive lunk known as Lennie Smalls. Though they may not seem like the quintessential that Bonnie and Clyde may have been or even Sherlock and Watson were‚ but they had a certain je ne sais quoi about them that could
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