In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck idealizes the quality of friendship‚ suggesting that most dignified and satisfying way to overcome the loneliness that pervades the world. For example‚ George says to Lennie‚ “Guys like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. […] We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” (15). George reminds Lennie that they posses extreme luck to have each other since most men do not enjoy this comfort. Because Lennie and George
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presentation of Curley’s wife and Crooks is more intriguing. Steinbeck also presents Curley’s wife as a doll ’her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages’ which has the effect of objectifying her. We also find out that Curley’s wife is used in the book. She was picked up by somebody who said they were going to make her a movie star‚ and then they didn’t send her a letter‚ showing how she was a ’pushover’ and naïve‚ and then Curley found her‚ and made her his wife‚ and that is the only identity
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a very important theme in Of Mice and Men. Which characters are lonely and why? Of Mice and Men illustrates the loneliness of ranch life during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck creates a lonely and a blue atmosphere at many times in the novel. He uses words ‘Soledad’ which is referred to solitude‚ which means loneliness; and the card game ‘Solitare’ which means by one’s self. Not all the characters are lonely; Steinbeck makes it clear that only Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Candy are the
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John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men in an effort to illustrate the social limitations imposed upon the working class during the Great Depression era by creating various characters who shared one common dream‚ the "American Dream‚" Steinbeck dramatized on one individual level‚ the life of the protagonist‚ George‚ the grueling struggles and sanguine dreams of an entire social class of people Poet Robert Burns once said‚ "The best laid plans of mice and men gang oft a-glae‚" Steinbeck parallels this
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there way to yet another ranch. They are coming from a ranch in Northern California‚ called weed‚ in which they got kicked out from. What had happened was‚ Lennie had an obsession with stroking things. There was this one girl at the the ranch in Weed‚ that had on a nice dress. Lennie thought it would be a nice thing to stoke her dress. And while he was holding her dress‚ she got scared and started screaming. Lennie also got scared and refused to let go. The girl eventually got away‚ and so did Lennie
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April 2009 Of Mice and Men Outline Thesis: John Steinbeck uses various characters such as Crooks‚ Lennie‚ and Curley’s wife to portray the theme of alienation and loneliness in his novel‚ Of Mice and Men. I. Among the main characters in the book‚ Lennie’s distinct mental and physical qualities alienate him from the others. A. His mental handicap and “lack of adult intelligence” prevent him from being a successful worker. (Telgen 246) B. It is difficult for Lennie to understand
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How does Steinbeck use details in this passage to present the bunkhouse and its inhabitants? a) In ’Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck presents the inhabitants as lonely men with nothing going for them in their lives. There is only “two shelves” in the bunkhouse‚ which implies that the ranch workers have no personal belongings suggesting that they have no family or have no family they care about. Steinbeck clearly shows very little family devotion as the ranch workers have few belongings. Also‚ not
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Loneliness is an inevitable fact of life that not even the strongest can avoid. In his novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck illustrates the loneliness of California ranch life in the early 1930’s. Throughout the story‚ the reader discovers the many sources of solitude‚ primarily being discrimination and prejudice‚ resulting in loneliness and isolation. <br> <br>One of the most important things that are really needed is a friend. Without friends‚ people would suffer from loneliness and solitude
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The death of Lennie at the end of ¡®Of Mice and Men¡¯ seems‚ at first‚ to be the most tragic event in the novel‚ especially for the people directly concerned‚ such as George and Lennie himself. However‚ in actual fact‚ the novel is full of sad people suffering in a world where no one really cares about them. The men who worked on the ranches‚ the itinerant workers were sad and lonely people. As George says ¡°Guys like us‚ who work on ranches‚ were the most lonely people in this world.¡± They
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Loneliness In the novel Of Mice and Men Loneliness is an emotion that even the strongest of people cannot avoid. During the 1930s-1940s in America‚ The Great Depression over ruled. In this time period‚ everyone is afraid of everyone. John Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ it illustrates a clear image of the many people living in loneliness. Loneliness affects everyone at one time or another. Loneliness changes the way a person thinks and behaves. Seclusion can have various effects on a person
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