John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ is set during the 1930’s in the United States. The book is centred upon disadvantaged people who have suffered the effects of the catastrophic event: The Great Depression. During this period of time‚ the people of the United States faced many problems‚ including unemployment and homelessness. In addition to these problems‚ certain groups such as women‚ African Americans‚ and disabled people suffered from intense discrimination. At the beginning of the novel‚ we
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Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land‚". Lennie Small is a very complex character‚ although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the
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Was George right to shoot Lennie? ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a story based around the hardships of migrant workers in the Great Depression of 1920’s and 30’s America. The story follows the central protagonists‚ George and Lennie as they settle into life at a new ranch. However through the climax of the story Lennie ends up in a tough situation‚ leaving George to kill his only friend. The question is was George right to shoot Lennie in their situation? Or did he betray his friend in the worst way
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‘Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck‚ published in 1937. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California. The two protagonist characters‚ George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad which means loneliness in Spanish‚ after escaping from Weed because of George’s incident. They are met by different characters on the farm that all have a dream. In this story‚ the characters are lonely
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Lennie was a “a huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide‚ sloping shoulders” (2). He worked hard‚ but was always doing something wrong which caused trouble. One day Lennie’s actions ended up hurting him. This altered his life forever. Through the character of Lennie‚ John Steinbeck illustrates in Of Mice and Men how a character’s actions can cause shocking outcomes. From the initial beginning‚ readers can tell through Lennie’s actions that he was not a smart man‚ rather
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In the book Of Mice and Men Lennie is the one with a disability. George is Lennie’s keeper and takes care of him. George and Lennie go everywhere together and they are always together. Lennie is very unique you could say. Lennie doesn’t really get things all the way and he can’t really remember things that George tells him. In this book my character whom is Lennie represents an intellectual person. Lennie isn’t fully there he forgets things very easily and he doesn’t really know a lot of stuff.
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck is the author of the novel ‘of mice and men’. In this novel the goal is the American dream. During the great depression two migrant farmers George Milton and Lennie small who is mentally disabled go from ranch to ranch. All in the hopes of making enough money for their American dream‚ a ranch where Lennie gets to tend the rabbits. In this essay I will be proving that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie for the following reasons‚ George
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Was George really left with no other options? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are two men on the run. Lennie‚ who is mentally handicap‚ keeps getting into trouble. George‚ the other man on the run‚ is the one who takes care of Lennie and tries to keep him out of trouble.Although George tries to make sure Lennie doesn’t get into trouble he just cannot prevent the inevitable. George was justified in shooting Lennie because he felt responsible for him‚ he doesn’t want him to suffer
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trust is lost. In “Of Mice and Men” George wants to believe that Lennie will not go against his words. However‚ this complete trust that Lennie has in George can work against him. Lennie trusts that George would never lead him wrong and that George’s words are final. However within chapter five‚ readers and Lennie realize that this is not always true. In chapter five‚ Lennie is in the barn with his puppy. However‚ the pup is dead due to Lennie’s hand. Lennie knows that George will be upset due to
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Battle Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men is a realistic novel from the 1930s with historical lessons of great significance. Many parents are strongly convinced Of Mice and Men is too inappropriate and vulgar for their teenaged children. However there are also many teachers and students who disagree. The teachers want them to read this book for the history and lessons it teaches the students. This essay will be explaining why Of Mice and Men should be taught in high schools in the US. Of Mice and Men is banned
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