Loneliness is an inevitable thing‚ and feeling of life 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
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How Effective is The Opening Chapter in Establishing Character Place and Themes Steinbeck writes the novel “Of mice and Men” using third person narrative to emphasise more of the characters feelings. Two migrant agricultural labourers‚ George‚ and Lennie have left their previous jobs in a hurry‚ following accusations of attempted rape. The reader discovers that George is short of stature‚ we can identify this at the front of the book‚ and throughout the novel ‘the first man was small’
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How is loneliness and isolation explored in Of Mice and Men? ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck is a novella comprising of many themes; the two most prominent are loneliness and isolation. The 1937 text explores the lives of itinerant individuals who strive to achieve their American Dream – “livin off the fatta the lan’”. Crooks‚ Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ George and Lennie are such individuals who are isolated form the community on the ranch. Steinbeck indicated the alienation experienced by these
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS George George is the second main character and one of the protagonist after Lennie in Of Mice and Men. When Lennie gets into trouble‚ He always helps him find a solution or get away‚ though Lennie’s size combined with his mental handicap caused problems frequently. He is also a planner‚ telling Lennie where he should go if there is trouble on the ranch. To make the dream which is owing a ten-acre farm becomes a reality‚ He’s competent to work hard. Unlike the
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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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OF Mice and Men - Theme of Loneliness Controlled Assessment - Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California‚ America. Loneliness is the consistent theme running through the novel‚ relating as it does to the other themes namely: broken dreams and prejudice. Steinbeck illustrates through Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ and Crooks‚ three main characters of the novel the great negative effect of loneliness
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