ELA 10 3rd hour Larsen 3/11/09 Of Mice And Men Of Mice and Men is a novel filled with suprises and tells the tale of George and Lennie‚ an unlikely pair traveling together in the face of loneliness and alienation. The two find themselves working as lowly farm hands‚ who must work together to achieve their dream. It seems like an easy task‚ but Lennies mental condition brings problems that could affect their dream and their lives. In Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie is the biggest victim of society
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thought of as defining the plot and symbolism of Of Mice and Men‚ that theme is loneliness. In many ways‚ from the outspoken to the subtle (such as Steinbeck’s decision to set the novel near Soledad‚ California‚ a town name that means "solitude" in Spanish)‚ the presence of loneliness defines the actions of the diverse characters in the book. The itinerant farm worker of the Great Depression found it nearly impossible to establish a fixed home. These men were forced to wander from ranch to ranch seeking
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Of Mice and Men- Essay ‘Of Mice and Men’ is fictional novella written by Nobel laureate John Steinbeck. This book explores the social ideology at the time of the 1930’s Great Depression. The book also discusses various hierarchies‚ and how power is used and misused. It also talks about life in the ranch in that era. Steinbeck has shown that the characters in the book all have dreams and how they overcome various challenges to fulfill them. The characters and events make the book a social commentary
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proven that people who are mentally and physically handicapped can achieve the same things as any other individual. Of mice and men was written a long time ago and demonstrated a variety of prejudice comments such as racism‚ sexism‚ and degrading of mentally handicapped people. Prejudice is still as big of an issue as it is in today’s world as it was when (date move of men was written) I don’t think that prejudice comments will ever go away because it is how we judge people and judging is something
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Of Mice and Men Essay Topics You will write a thoughtful essay that explores one of the options below. It will be 12 point‚ double-spacedTimes New Roman‚ MLA format‚ with 1 inch margins At least 3 pages long 3-5 good body paragraphs‚ plus an intro with a thesis‚ and a conclusion. Each body paragraph will have at least 1 quotation from the story 1. Of Mice and Men shows us that people can be cruel‚ or kind‚ or sometimes a mixture of both. Compare 2 characters (not George or Lennie). Write about
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Of Mice and Men Text Response Essay- Dreams Steinbeck shows us the importance and fragility of Dreams in “Of Mice and Men.” Discuss with close reference to the text. John Steinbeck portrays the importance and fragility of Dreams through certain characters in “Of Mice and Men.” The main characters‚ George and Lennie both share the typical American Dream of owning a piece of land and Lennie tending the rabbits‚ yet it slips through their fingers due to Lennie’s ignorance and strength. Curley’s
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George ’ I could live so easily’ here we see the friendship between George and Lennie and the difference between their relationship and those of the ranch hands. ‘I could stay in a cat house all night’ here we get a real insight into the lives of the ranch hands and the lives of Lennie and George. ’ We got a future’ the first signs of the main theme ’The American Dream’ come through here as we see that George and Lennie want to strive towards a better life than one of a ranch hand. ‘We
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Matt Jarrett p.6 Author Excerpt "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie‚ for God’ sakes don’t drink so much." Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. "Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head under‚ hat and all‚ and then he sat up on the bank and his hat dripped down on his blue coat and ran
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George quotes "The first man was small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp‚ strong features “Small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms‚ and thin and bony nose" "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie‚ for God’ sakes don’t drink so much." “if I was alone I could live so easy!” ‘’Hide in the brush till I come for you’’ "No‚ he ain’t‚ but he’s sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull." "We could live offa the fatta the lan’." “every part of him was defined”. Lennie quotes “Lennie dabbled
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Powell explains how in order to achieve a dream you must work for it as the characters in The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men worked to achieve their dreams. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ set in the 1920’s‚ the main character Gatsby is on a quest to find the love of his life as well as live the prosperous life he has always dreamed of. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ set in the 1930’s‚ the main characters George and Lennie‚ migrant farm workers‚ travel together working to have the
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