nature of human existence can all be explored through the bunkhouse and Crooks’ room. Paragraph of dreams: The playing cards in the bunk play a major role not only as a way to entertain oneself but also portraying the futility of dreams. When the men sit around the ‘big square table’ to play together they have the opportunity to succeed. They would enjoy this as they live in a life where their only companion is loneliness and defeat. The cards are a symbol of dreams as they take a gamble in the
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The Novel ’Of Mice and Men’ was set in the 1930’s after World War 1 during the time of the great American depression. Following World War I‚ farmers were forced to produce more goods in order to earn the same amount of money due to a recession which led to a drop in the market price of farm crops. For this reason‚ many farmers plunged into debt as they had to buy more land and invest in expensive agricultural equipment. The stock market crash of Wall Street in 1929 only made matters worse. Banks
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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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He is lonely because he is a black man that nobody really wants to be around‚he doesn’t really talk to anybody until Lennie walks into his bunkhouse. He tells Lennie that the other men that are white don’t let him into their bunks and he doesn’t ever let anybody in his. He actually does talk to Lennie about things so they actually became friends. He says‚”Well buddy I guess this just isn’t a place for a black
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for the two men in this novel. John Steinbeck portrays Lennie and George as having the greatest friendship in the world and while George claims to not need Lennie‚ he knows that he needs Lennie as much as Lennie needs him. The mutual relationship between George and Lennie is a genuine friendship between two very different men. Lennie‚ a mentally handicapped‚ big man with stand out features and George‚ the small little tough guy‚ with the brains and great leadership skills. As the two men are trying
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Bibliography: ROSENFELD‚ Anatol. “O Teatro como Instituto Didático”‚ in O Teatro Épico. Coleção Buriti. SZONDI‚ Peter. “The Drama” e “The Drama in Crisis”‚ in Theory of the Modern Drama. University of Minnesota Press‚ Minneapolis‚ 1999. STEINBECK‚ John. Of Mice and Men.
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importance of the characters of Curley’s wife‚ Crooks and Candy. Introduction John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with many of America’s age-old issues of sexism‚ racism‚ ageism and discrimination against those with a disability. This prejudice isn’t ever clearly stated - those who are discriminated against accept the prejudice against them as a way of life. While discrimination restrains social interaction for some characters on the ranch‚ the need to escape isolation and loneliness means they
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difficult and scary emotion that is encountered from time to time. Feeling lonely isn’t just not having a companion and can be from the mind as well. In this novel‚ loneliness is the main theme frequently used throughout John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. Loneliness is portrayed through the characters Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s Wife. Loneliness is one of the many emotions that can create reactions in life. Lennie is one of the main characters who conveys loneliness throughout the novel. Lennie
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How is loneliness and isolation explored in Of Mice and Men? ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck is a novella comprising of many themes; the two most prominent are loneliness and isolation. The 1937 text explores the lives of itinerant individuals who strive to achieve their American Dream – “livin off the fatta the lan’”. Crooks‚ Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ George and Lennie are such individuals who are isolated form the community on the ranch. Steinbeck indicated the alienation experienced by these
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Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937‚ it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers‚ who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California‚ USA. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s‚ the title is taken from Robert Burns’ poem "To a Mouse"‚ which read: "The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley
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