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    her character evolves and her sweeter and more vulnerable side is shown in contrast to her first appearance which portrays her as imposing and a trouble maker. Throughout the course of the novel‚ it appears women are treated with contempt and Steinbeck generally depicts women as trouble-makers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Aside from wearisome wives "Of Mice and Men" offers limited rather misogynistic descriptions of women who are either dead‚ maternal figures or prostitutes.

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    Of mice and men Back in the 1930’s Steinbeck introduced the characters dreams in the novel ‘of mice and men.’ The novel was set in America‚ it was the time when men had to travel the country looking for work and it was also the time of the Great Depression. Also the government were trying to tell people that they could achieve the American Dream if they worked hard. The novel was written to show what it was really like to try and live the American Dream at this time. Steinbeck presents characters

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    Of Mice and Men Regardless of how intensely the characters of this novel hope and dream‚ their plans do not find fulfillment. Due to the lack of fulfillment of their dream‚ the characters face loneliness setting each apart from the other. Unlike George and Lennie‚ the other character of Crooks has no one to support him and be there for him as Lennie and George have each other. In the story‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck contrasts the loneliness and isolation experienced by Crooks‚ whom life

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    Of mice and men is a brilliant book. This is because it shows not only the obvious fact that Lennie needs George to survive but a more important part is how George needs Lennie. This is because Lennie gives George hope and allows his fantasys of a farm of their own to become a reality. When George shoots Lennie‚ it shows that along with Lennie their dream together has also died and George is once again faced with the harsh reality that the dream will never happen.yadayahahah i just want to get an

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    Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck Study Guide Questions 1. Although George and Lennie have been travelling together for a long time‚ their friendship can be quite strained and weak at times. Due to Lennie’s childish nature and forgetful memory‚ George is often frustrated and rages on about how his life could’ve been without Lennie. “God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work… get a gallon of whisky‚ or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” (pg.

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    Of Mice And Men EN110 Composition and Literature By: 4/4/2012   EN110 Composition and Literature Of Mice and Men The Novel “of Mice and Men was written in 1937 by John Steinbeck and was set in the context of California’s valley along the Salinas River during the Great Depression of the 1930’s‚ a time when migrant farm workers found it very hard to get work. The story begins beside the Salinas River

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    Notes on Of Mice and Men‚ the Great Depression‚ and the American Dream THE AMERICAN DREAM American Dream: the idea that by working hard‚ every person‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ social class‚ etc‚ can lead a happy‚ successful life; the idea that ANYONE can come from “nothing” and become “something” What seem to be the necessary elements of the American Dream? The concept of the American Dream became popular during the Great Depression and it remains a part of our culture today Examples

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    Loneliness in Of Mice And Men  In this essay I shall set out to discuss the recurring theme of loneliness evident in "Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck. I shall be writing about some very different characters‚ who all have this one trait in common. Loneliness affects many of the characters‚ and Steinbeck seems to show that it is a natural and inevitable result of the kind of life they are forced to lead.  Every character in the story exhibits loneliness. Curley’s wife seeks the attention of

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    Of Mice and Men 1-2 Paragraph: Comparing Themes A common theme between “Of Mice and Men” and “Those Winter Sundays” is that they both talk about hard work. Of Mice and Men‚ they work hard and hope to own their own land to work on. However in “Those Winter Sundays” it seems like it is a father that works hard for his family‚ he works hard to keep them warm‚ and also to keep food on the table. In paragraph 1‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it states “George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch

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    John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men This scene in Of Mice and Men is made extra tense by the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ by a mixture of linguistic devices‚ description and speech. Curley’s wife is introduced in this scene and it starts by describing her. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex character‚ Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of

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