“I seen guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They wantin’ to fight all the time.”(Steinbeck‚ 41). In the novel “Of Mice and Men” By John Steinbeck‚ we learn about George Milton and his Companion Lennie Small they are two men traveling town to town looking for work in the 1930s Great Depression. Until they end up at a ranch up in soledad that is really mean and cruel and this rance splits these two apart forever. A major
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In the story‚ of Mice and Men‚ there are few characters who are lonely or left out. The story is about two ranchers and they are best friends. They both don’t have a family anymore. All they can do is to depend on each other; Lennie had a disability. He can’t function like regular person . Lennie kills a dog and a man’s wife . But he did not mean any harm. Then there are Candy and Crooks ‚ They are both lonely because there both handicapped. They don’t fit in like everybody else does. Lennie
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characterization‚ and character relationships‚ Steinbeck reveals the cyclicality of life and the reality of the unachievable nature of the American Dream in Of Mice and Men. In the time period of this novella‚ thousands of migrant works were roaming the western states in search of work due to their roles being taken by machines. Apparent in these men where frustration and loneliness‚ all aspects found in the characters of the book. Also associated with migrations towards the West is the American Dream
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The Great Depression was caused by economic difficulties‚ the stock market crash‚ poor farming practices and drought which fueled the dust bowl. In the book Of Mice and Men‚ the author John Steinbeck describes different conflicts the characters have to face where people prioritizing each other and helping each other out was not always the case. Three conflicts in this story are; the disability of Lennie‚ one of the main characters‚ racism against an African American‚ and the impossibility of achieving
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be discrimination against certain types of people‚ or just personal matters involving family and friends‚ you will always find a type of injustice being conducted somewhere in the world. There are many cases of injustice present in the novel "Of Mice and Men". Most of which were just on a casual scale‚ because at their time they were thought to be the right way to treat people. First off the bat is Lennie. Being one the main characters in the book‚ he also suffers from one of the heaviest examples
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and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” This quote by Mother Teresa a humanitarian means being alone is depressing and it makes people feel alone in the world and feel that there is no one there for them. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. There are several characters that feel lonely and unwanted. The three characters who live lonely‚isolated lives are Candy‚Crooks‚and Curley’s wife. Candy lives a lonely life on the ranch. He works alone because he can’t
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For the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ social interactions were often brief and insignificant. Despite working on ranches in groups‚ having deep‚ meaningful connections with others was rare‚ as shown by the other characters being skeptical of the relationship between George and Lennie
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has no notion of the darkness in the natural world‚ the competition and the cruelty. He wouldn’t have the faintest notion how to feed himself without George. In this too the men balance each other: George sees the world through suspicious eyes. He sees only the darkness where Lennie sees only the light. George may complain about how burdensome it is to care for Lennie‚ but this complaint seems to ring hollow: in truth‚ George needs Lennie’s innocence as much as Lennie needs George’s experience. They
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Crooks is the African American character in the novel who is the symbol of racial injustice. He is treated unfairly by the other characters due to his race difference. Crooks is not even allowed to sleep in the same quarters with the other men. At one point in the novel one of the other characters displays extreme racism to Crooks by saying‚ “Well‚ you keep your place then‚ Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny” (PG 120). This quote made him close down
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My freshman year has been full of strife‚ but also joy. There were challenging and enjoyable aspects of the year‚ and influential persons that impacted my school year. The most challenging part of this year was not a single project or internal struggle‚ but Honors Earth Science in its entirety. Mrs Gentry‚ the teacher‚ is strict in grading which pressures me to do the best that I can. Her tests are the ones that I study the most for and the taught topics are mundane‚ at best the topics are moderately
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