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    Cccccdfrftftvtgtgtfffv. Tv tertiary. Gtvtrggrgrgvrgv. Better fe TIn the text Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck demonstrates the importance of having a dream. ’Without dreams‚ there can be no courage. And without courage‚ there can be no action’‚ this famous quote clearly agrees with John Steinbeck’s point of view of one having a dream. Set during he The Great Depression‚ literary classic‚ ’Of Mice and Men’‚ (1937) by John Steinbeck‚ explores many themes. However‚ Steinbeck clearly puts an emphasis

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    noted for his accurate portrayals of the dejected state of the middle-class during the time known as the Great Depression. This hopelessness and downcast moods because of poor economic times is exhibited greatly in John Steinbeck’s classic‚ Of Mice and Men. By meticulously combing literary elements like tone‚ foreshadowing‚ and symbolism‚ Steinbeck demonstrates the constant mental and emotional warfare humankind faces. This conflict and turmoil is caused by two distinct and contrasting natures of humankind:

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    The novel ‘of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck published in 1937 in a place known as the Pacific Grove and Los ranch in California. John Steinbeck addresses a variety of themes in the novel such as power‚ seduction and hierarchy. Steinbeck had worked as a ranch hand himself that’s why he understood the types of people that were in it. Following the US Stock market in 1929 US experienced a period of depression known as the ‘Great Depression’ in 1930s America‚ to highlight how people lived

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    the 1930s was indeed a time of depression; desperation consumed people and they turned against each other‚ no longer looking out for anybody but oneself. Eventually this led people into loneliness. This is portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The idea of having someone gives you a purpose‚ a feeble grasp on reality. This concept weaves through the novel‚ making the reader recognize that companionship‚ no matter in what form‚ is essential to one’s being. Curley’s wife‚ Crooks‚ Lennie and

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    How are Crooks and Curley’s Wife presented as weakened/marginalised characters in the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’? Both Curley’s Wife and Crooks suffer from loneliness as a result of their marginalised life in the novella. Curley’s Wife - because of her gender and partly because of her tart-like nature‚ and Crooks - because of his race and his skin colour. Most (almost all) of the characters are victims of ostracism‚ although some cases are more noticeable than others. Steinbeck describes Crooks’

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    writing. His work includes The Grapes of Wrath‚ Cannery Row‚ The Red Pony‚ East of Eden and of course‚ Of Mice and Men. Hollywood loved Steinbeck and even made these very books in to film adaptations. Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his realistic but imaginative writings. In this essay I will be talking about one of John’s well known books‚ Of Mice and Men. This story is about two travelling ranch workers‚ George and Lennie‚ trying to earn enough money to get their own

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    helplessness Especially in the first chapter Steinbeck foreshadows EVERYTHING that will happen in the book in the first chapter. Key event that builds the mood: The mood of powerlessness is shown and foreshadowed throughout the novel: "Of Mice and Men" in many ways. For example‚ Carlson killing Candy’s dog. Carlson is a ranch hand and Steinbeck has DELIBERATELY made his character into the typical ranch hand that you would get in 1930s America. Steinbeck uses the event of Carlson killing Candy’s dog

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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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    The year is 2021‚ the setting is England‚ and mankind has indeed been turned aside to destruction. The human race has lost the ability to reproduce; for a quarter of a century‚ all male sperm has been infertile. The last children to be born left the womb in 1995‚ a year that has come to be known as “Omega‚” the end of all things. A world without children is a world without a future and a world without hope. The best that the aging population can hope for is to live in comfort and prolong their lives

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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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