Summer vacation is something that we all look forward to. Some of us plan our summer vacation down to the last detail‚ and some fall into it as a welcome relief from plans. Somehow‚ every year‚ summer flies by. Since it is already june‚ I’m starting to accept the fact that the warm summer months are already over. So‚ I would like to share the highlight of my summer. Since I had summer classes I wasn’t really able to go to different places‚ relax and feel the heat of the sun. Most of the
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In 1937 John Steinbeck writes the book Of Mice and Men. He creates two characters named George Milton and Lennie Small. These two guys travel around the state of California looking for jobs. They run away from their last job and are on their way to their next job but they got kicked off the bus. Then the two of them have to stay the night by a pond and head to the new job in the morning. The character Lennie Small is one character that the reader can get to know a lot. As the story goes on‚ there
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An opening plays an enormous role in a story. Not only does it “hook” readers‚ but it also sets the tone and launches the plot. The opening in Of Mice and Men achieves just that. It starts by describing a setting‚ a pool of the Salinas River. Steinbeck makes note of the safety and peace of the pool in the opening lines‚ describing the tone of the setting as warm‚ twinkling‚ golden‚ strong‚ and fresh. Further into the opening of Of Mice and Men you realize the diction when the two characters‚ Lennie
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Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is an intriguing and captivating piece that captures America’s history. Throughout the text‚ Steinbeck demonstrates how multiple prejudices can affect contrasting characters in the 1930’s. Lennie Small and George Milton‚ a pair of bindlestiffs‚ witness the discrimination throughout the course of the novel. George cares for Lennie‚ who is mentally challenged‚ and once Lennie’s onerous actions increase‚ George makes the formidable decision to abruptly end
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Someone unknown once said‚ “ Sometimes the best way to be happy is to learn to let go of things you tried so hard to hold on to that are no longer good for you.” In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ two migrant workers named George and Lennie are traveling to a new job after being ran out of the last one. Lennie has the struggle of dealing with mental disabilities‚ and along the way George is responsible for him and the problems he creates. Even though George has his hands full he still
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Imagine being discriminated for the color of you’re skin‚ having you’re dreams shattered right before you’re eyes‚ stuck in a place all alone‚ or losing the closest friend that you have. John Steinbeck does a wonderful job of portraying all of these themes in his book Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck sets his book up during the great depression‚ there he illustrates the themes of broken dreams‚ friendship‚ racism‚ and loneliness. The main characters are George and Lennie‚ two migrant workers that
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Of Mice and Men and “To a Mouse” were two completely different works‚ with similar titles and themes. Both works were very enjoyable to read...and in once case “decode”. Either way‚ they both kept me thinking at all times‚ and I couldn’t put the book down. The similarities between to two pieces of literature include failure‚ mice‚ and farming. Failure‚ believe it or not‚ was of the many presented themes discussed in both the book and the poem. Well‚ not failure...but being able to accept things.
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Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ shows an outcast who is excluded from the company of others in the book. The books shows that everyone will eventually feel loneliness and isolation. Almost everyone in the book has some sort of issue or reason for them to become lonely and isolated. People that are outcast in the book are Crooks‚ Lennie‚ and Curley’s wife. Crooks is the only black man at the ranch with a crooked back and he lives by himself. Others asked him not bother the whites and he told
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Discrimination has always been an ongoing issue for our country‚ especially back when white men were considered superior. Times have changed‚ yet there is still discrimination causing disputes to this day. There’s a variety of forms of discrimination‚ including racial‚ age‚ disabilities‚ gender‚ size‚ and more. Discrimination in the novelette‚ Of Mice and Men‚ was displayed through those with disabilities‚ gender discrimination‚ and racial discrimination. Discrimination is present in our modern
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The reality of the mouse‚ Lennie‚ and George‚ thought they could live are virtually indistinguishable. The poem‚ To a Mouse by Robert Burns‚ in which the mouse thought she was prepared‚ but in reality her home is destroyed‚ is where the two pieces are found similar. "Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ west‚ An’weary winter comin fast‚ An’ cozie here‚ beneath the blast‚ Thou thought to dwell‚ Till crash! The cruel coulter past Out thro’ thy cell" (Burns 5). To represent the relationship between Of
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