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    At the dawn of the miserable 1930s‚ John Steinbeck crafts his novella Of Mice and Men in the setting of the American West. Steinbeck employs techniques of naturalism and regionalism to characterize his plotline and major ideas. Prime themes of Of Mice and Men include power and powerlessness‚ social prejudice‚ and responsibility to others. A first theme Steinbeck conveys is the state of having power versus the state of powerlessness. This idea is primarily introduced in a flashback to George and

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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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    The novel ‘of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck published in 1937 in a place known as the Pacific Grove and Los ranch in California. John Steinbeck addresses a variety of themes in the novel such as power‚ seduction and hierarchy. Steinbeck had worked as a ranch hand himself that’s why he understood the types of people that were in it. Following the US Stock market in 1929 US experienced a period of depression known as the ‘Great Depression’ in 1930s America‚ to highlight how people lived

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    In the book‚ Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck included a lot of social commentary‚ for example the treatment of society’s “misfits”. The treatment of society’s “misfits” was very noticeable in the book‚ in chapter 4 the only people who did not go to town were the “misfits”. They all either had a disability or they were women (Curley’s wife). Curley’s wife is a “misfit” because she is the only woman on the entire ranch. The men treat her badly at the ranch and call her names and never talk to her unless

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    there is a ranch with many hardworking and tough ranch hands. This is the setting for Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. This ranch has a cold‚ harsh‚ and “mean” atmosphere. Here‚ violence works as a precursor for actions that are even more alarming. Because America is going through the Great Depression‚ life is not always humane and neither are the people living through it. In Of Mice and Men violence serves as a catalyst for all of the important events in the novel. While Lennie and George are in

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    Of Mice and Men-By John Steinbeck                         Character chart #1 George Milton     Physical features The first man was small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp‚ strong features. Every part of him was defined: small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms a thin and bony nose.(Pg-2‚ Ch.1)   George’s hand remained outstretched imperiously. Slowly‚ like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master‚ Lennie approached‚ drew back‚ approached again George snapped his

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    H/W Of Mice and Men Notes up to page 9 5.11.12 Page 3 – On this page I thought that John Steinbeck described the overall setting of the place. “A few miles south of Soledad‚ the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.” Straightaway Steinbeck sets the scene and puts us in place. The description on this page is visual and also audial. The writer achieves this by saying‚ “recumbent limbs” and “skittering”. Steinbeck personifies the trees branches by saying they

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    Second Paragraph A. Topic Sentence: In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters George and Lennie want to "live off the fatta the lan’." (7) B. Example‚ Reason‚ or Fact from the text: Lennie and George dream of owning a ranch. It’s what keeps them going and motivates them. They keep themselves driven by ideas of how the ranch will be and telling each other stories about their future life. This dream is one that isn’t quite achievable for people like

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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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    thing for him to do? In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George shoots Lennie to save him from Curley’s wrath‚ because George loves Lennie‚ and to protect Lennie from himself. George must shoot Lennie because Curley would torture Lennie until death. Everyone in the ranch knowns‚ “‘Curley’s still mad ‘bout his hand’”(Steinbeck). Lennie had previously broken Curley’s hand and accidentally killed his wife a few minutes before. Curley is fuming mad about the suffering Lennie had caused‚ most

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