‘Of mice and men’. Meanings of: • Bucking Barley- Throwing large bags of Barley grain onto the back of a truck. • Jerkline Skinner- A jerkline is a single rein that runs to the lead animal in the team of mules or horses. The skinner controls the jerkline. • Ranch Hand- A hired hand on a ranch. Info on: • Life working on farms/ranches in the 1930’s America. If you were a farmer in the Midwest and Southwest during the 1930s‚ you had seemingly everything against you--from the Great Depression
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H/W Of Mice and Men Notes up to page 9 5.11.12 Page 3 – On this page I thought that John Steinbeck described the overall setting of the place. “A few miles south of Soledad‚ the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.” Straightaway Steinbeck sets the scene and puts us in place. The description on this page is visual and also audial. The writer achieves this by saying‚ “recumbent limbs” and “skittering”. Steinbeck personifies the trees branches by saying they
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Is ‘Of mice and men’ a pessimistic novel? Written in 1936‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ is perhaps a bleak novella by John Steinbeck. It is set in California in the 1930’s at the time of ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dust Bowl’ when life was particularly harsh and humanity somewhat lacking. Arguably‚ the novel is a pessimistic one as it depicts the world of migrant workers‚ lonely and desperate and hungry to achieve unattainable dreams. However‚ ‘The American Dream’ also stands as a symbol of hope and
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sentence) Overview of three main points: Briefly outline the three ideas in the body of your speech that will help the audience to agree with you. E.g. The conditions that asylum seekers suffer in detention centres are terrible and even the UN is against this process. All the asylum seekers want is to live in peace. (1-2 sentences) Body Paragraphs: You must try to use the TEEL structure Body Paragraph One: start with your strongest argument P – outline the main idea or topic in the paragraph – there
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hardly realistic; he thinks of nature as full of fluffy and cute playthings. He 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
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workers have a constant build up of suspense in their life as they don’t know what could happen next. Alternatively‚ this coma could be interpreted as a break from a rancher’s daily routine - when they go to the brothel. during the great depression men had no other choice but to work on ranches. due to this‚ their lives develeloped from a complex state‚ to a simple lifestyle-where everyday was the same. stienbeck did this in order to
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but he killed Curley’s Wife. Curley was the bosses son and one of the most unpleasant people on the farm. When he killed Curley’s Wife‚ that was the end of it for him. Curly was mad because he killed his wife‚ so him and his men went to hunt him down. Before Curly and his men could find Lennie and kill him‚ George had already found him. Lennie was explaining to him‚ he didn’t mean to do it. George told him it was
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even funny.” (p.113) * Curley’s Wife = powerful‚ white‚ married to the boss’ son. Shows weakness “They left all the weak ones here.” (p.110) “Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while.” (p.110) * Sexuality gives her power – men fancy her. BUT are too scared to talk/go near her which causes her loneliness * She can’t escape her terrible relationship “Think I don’t know where they all went? Even Curley‚ I know where they went.” (p.110) “I don’t like Curley. He aint a nice
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Name _____________________ Mr. Pappas Date_______ Period ______ Colonial Settlement Brochure Directions: Pretend that you are a travel agent working for the New England‚ Middle‚ or Southern colonial region. Create a travel brochure that will catch the eye of a common European person. Your job is to encourage people from Europe to move to your colony and settle there. Be sure to include what the colony has to offer and what the colony does not. Identify which region (New England‚ South
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not mentioning her name‚ and by referring to her as a possession of Curley ‚however this also reflects to 1930’s America‚ when women weren’t given any importance and were treated with a huge amount of disrespect. They didn’t have much power over the men and were considered ‘useless’. Henceforth Steinbeck may have not given her a name as women were not considered important enough and she may not have deserved a name in this era. This could make the reader feel sympathy for her as she not only is considered
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