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    will be classed by other men as not useful ‚also he tells them that most of the other men don’t save their money but go and spend it on booze and women. But he thinks that they can do it the dream of living out his days with George and Lennie on their dream farm distracts Candy from this harsh reality. This mean that they can have much more freedom than other people as it will be their own place . He doesn’t like curleys wife he thinks she is a tart and flirts around with men so he thinks she is trouble

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    contrast‚ Steinbeck also provides a blunt backdrop to the violent language and feelings that characters like George have due to the time fame of the novella. Steinbeck uses improper grammar in his dialogue to demonstrate the backgrounds of the men. Steinbeck used language that illustrates the uneducated backgrounds of Lennie and George. In their dialogue‚ he spells words incorrectly to show how the characters pronounce the word. This gives the dialogue a realistic style. The realistic pronunciation

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    The film of Mice and Men starring Gary Sinise as George and John Malkovich as Lennie starts out in an action packed chase scene/flashback. This drags you into the plot of the movie and makes you want to keep watching. Also throughout the movie you are constantly left on cliff hangers. Gary Sinise does a great job of making you want to keep watching to find out what happens. There are many different scenes and images in Of Mice and Men. One of the first scenes get to see is George and Lennie running

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    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 comments that the novel I about "the vanity of human wishes" (Fontenrose 375). Dreams and willpower are necessary to keep hope alive

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    with the theme of loneliness. Be sure to include observations about the “outcasts” on the ranch including Lennie‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife. What constitutes a genuine friendship? A genuine friendship should have people who both are willing to stand up for each other whether good or bad. In this friendship it should not be necessarily about whom the better friend is or who does the most in the friendship. It should be about the good times they shared‚ the times they were there for each

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    GLOSSARY OF MEDIA TERMS This glossary is designed to give you technical terms to help you write in more detail about media texts. It includes many of the terms used in television‚ film‚ newspapers and marketing. |biased |One-sided rather than neutral or objective | |broadsheet newspaper |also sometimes called ‘the quality press’. | |

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    gives her in the book(as the wife of Curley) which I think emphasises he does to show her as an inferior by not giving her a personal identity so that we cannot relate to her- she is objectified. Possibly due to having little experience with other men‚ Curley’s wife married very badly‚ and doesn’t get on with Curley ’Sure I gotta husban...swell guy‚ ain’t he? She says sarcastically‚ and added to Curley’s paranoia that she will cheat on him (shown on page 62-Slim said ’well you been asking me too

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    Of Mice and Men Conflict Essay Each and every one of us has a dream and we all encounter conflicts that stand in the way of our ability to achieve it. Some people can reach their dreams‚ but many find themselves unable to free themselves from the personal‚ social and economic chains that bind them. In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George had a dream of owning a farm. These characters embarked on a journey to achieve their version of the American dream. “Well‚” said George‚ “we’ll have

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    In this passage‚ how does Steinbeck present Crooks? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. From this passage we can learn a great deal about Crooks‚ through the many way in which Steinbeck presents him. Through the brief description at the start‚ Priestly presents Crooks as a literate and intelligent man‚ shown through his large collection of books‚ including a ‘ mauled copy of the California code for 1905’. Here Priestly is showing that not only is Crooks aware of his rights as a

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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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