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    and M Patrick Esquivel Period 6 Of Mice and Men Essay Of Mice and Men was an inspiring book written by John Steinbeck about George and Lennie trying to get by in the Great Depression. George and Lennie had been friends for a very long time and had grown to depend on each other. Throughout the book Lennie asked George to tell him about them‚ about how they were going to get a place and live together‚ and how Lennie would get to tend the rabbits. They never got to do that

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    Diego Gomez Period 2 10/20/2011 Segregation by Unjust Social Norms in Of Mice and Men In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men characters in the novel are segregated by sex‚ race‚ age‚ physical and mental disabilities. John Steinbeck portrays the intolerance and bigotry of 1930’s America through the separation of his characters based on their handicaps. Lennie‚ Candy‚ Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks all face social pressure from the other characters on the ranch based on their intelligence

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    Literature Of Mice and Men Newspaper Project TASK: The newspaper you work for has assigned you to create a four page newspaper related to the characters‚ setting‚ themes‚ and plot of the novel Of Mice and Men. As you write articles for your newspaper‚ you need to be conscious of your audience and the time period in which you’re reporting. These elements are crucial to the success of your project. PROCEDURE: You must complete all jobs described for your newspaper project. You will be graded

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    Themes In Of Mice And Men

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    being stated. Some themes are loneliness‚ age and usefulness‚ and the American dream. From “Of Mice and Men” I pick a character called Candy. Candy presents the three themes I stated above. “ The themes of loneliness‚ age/usefulness‚ and American Dream have a negative affect on Candy throughout the novel. To begin with the themes‚ firstly‚ Candy is lonely. Ever since carlson shot Candy’s dog‚ Candy was sad and crying on the side. He used to work with him (the dog)‚ play with him‚ eat with him and

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    the novel “Of Mice and Men” is the idea of inherent human loneliness. This manifests itself in many different ways for each character‚ but is collectively expressed as an unshakeable sadness or worry. Crooks states early on in the novel "I seen hunderds of men come by on the road an’ on the ranches‚ with their bindles on their back an’ that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come‚ an’ they quit an’ go on; an’ every damn one of ’em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never

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    characters such as Carlson‚ Slim‚Candy and Crooks all represent the theme of loneliness and friendship in some way. ‘don’t even take a look at that bitch’ various messages are displayed in this quote‚ for example there is a sense of prejudice as George judges Curleys wife right from the start by looking at the way she acts.Also‚ a sense of foreshadowing comes through as he is obviously trying to stop Lennie from becoming attracted to her as it might lead to a similar event to the one in Weed.

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    Of mice and men "dreams"

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    are shot down and destroyed. This is seen in John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ as he creates the idea that to make one’s dream into a plan involves taking risks and can turn into a dream again at anytime. This is seen in the novel when George‚ Lennie‚ and Candy’s dream of owning their own ranch is crushed wit the death of Curley’s wife. You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach‚ and you know it might not ever come your way‚ but dream it anyway! –Anonymous Dreams are big motivations

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    Literally essay Of Mice and Men Comparison The experience of the speaker in Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” is comparable to Crooks experience in chapter 4 of John Steinbach’s Of Mice and Men. The mask being figurative refers to the emotional mask that covers and conceals one emotion which many blacks wore while being segregated because they were afraid of what would happen if they showed their true feelings. Crooks had a similar experience in chapter 4 in Steinbeck’s book in which he

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    Do you think all of the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’ are prejudged? (25 Marks) In ‘Of Mice and Men’ most of the characters are subjected to discrimination and prejudice. The prejudice can be seen most in the characters Lennie Small‚ Crooks and Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife was a subject of Prejudice because she was a woman. During the 1930’s a woman’s place was to be at home raising a family‚ also women were seen as second class citizens and property of their husbands. Before we meet Curley’s

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    that not even the strongest person 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 isolation and loneliness. Crooks is a slightly handicapped lonely black man working on the ranch as a stable hand‚ who develops isolationism because of his color. Being black‚ he is forbidden to stay with

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