by George Steinbeck‚ follows the life of two migrant workers as they travel down the state of California in the 1930’s. George‚ a smaller and smarter worker‚ and Lennie‚ a very large man with special needs. The two flee from Weed to seek a job in Soledad at a ranch‚ after Lennie gets himself in trouble. The two arrive at the ranch and are accepted as hard workers by their fellow workers‚ but are not too fond of the boss’ son‚ Curley. Throughout the whole novel‚ George is taking care of Lennie‚ because
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black stable buck‚ Crooks‚ uttered this after being threatened by Curley’s wife to be lynched in the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. This book was published in 1937 by John Steinbeck who was born in Salinas California. The city of Salinas is very close to Soledad‚ California‚ where the majority of the story took place. Steinbeck worked as a manual laborer before deciding to become a writer. He received his higher education from Stanford University‚ but a short time later‚ dropped out. During his career‚ he
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nicknamed Digong‚ is a Filipino lawyer and politician of Visayan descent. Duterte was born on March 28‚ 1945 in Maasin‚ Leyte in the Philippine Commonwealth to Cebuano lawyer Vicente G. Duterte‚ who served as Governor of (the then-undivided) Davao and Soledad Roa‚ a native of Cabadbaran‚ Agusan who was a school teacher and a civic leader. Duterte’s father Vicente‚ prior to being provincial governor
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Chapter 1: A hero was born! A Hero’s Profile Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda also known as “Pepe” was born in Calamba‚ Laguna (the cradle of a genius) on the 19th of June 1861 between the 11 o’clock to 12 midnight‚ a few days before the full moon. The birth of Rizal (The name Rizal means green field/new pasture) was attributed to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (a.k.a Virgin of Antipolo). The baby boy was baptized by Rev. Rufino Callantes three days after his birth‚ and god-fathered
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Did you know that in the 1930’s if somebody did something another person disapproved of they could hang the person from a tree and torture them as a social gathering? This was called lynching‚ they also would experiment on mentally ill people in hopes to “cure their crazies.” These are only a few of America’s dirty little secrets that are revealed about the 1930’s. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters George and Lennie strived to have their own farm‚ but everywhere
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it‚ it was becoming clearer that Steinbeck’s use of certain details and foreshadowing in the text was already suggesting the outcome resulting otherwise. For example at the very beginning the name of the town Lennie and George were going through‚ Soledad‚ already makes the reader think that the place is connected with solitary‚ loneliness. These guys have a dream together‚ that Lennie likes to be repeated to him by George. They want to earn enough money to buy a farm‚ and "live off the fatta the lan
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worth 4 points = 80% 1. What is the time setting for Of Mice and Men? a. 1890s b. 1910s c. 1930s d. 1950s 2. As the story begins‚ what is the name of the town from which George and Lennie are fleeing (running away)? a. The town was not named b. Soledad c. Salinas d. Weed 3. When Lennie thinks about his dream life with George‚ what is the most exciting for him? a. They will find “purty” girls and get married. b. He will get to take care of rabbits. c. He will find gold and become rich. d. He will
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a hand whenever he may be planning or thinking deeply. “George carefully laid his line of solitaire cards.”(referring to George‚20). The solitaire game could also be a foreshadowing that George will soon be alone. Also to be noted‚ the town of Soledad‚ where the characters are living‚ means “solitude” in Spanish. Perhaps this another very subtle way the author is trying to establish a theme of
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John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men takes place during the Dustbowl in California at a time of poverty. George and Lennie are two men who have just arrived at a ranch in Soledad for their new job. Lennie does not make a good first impression on the boss’s son. One theme the story suggests is that loneliness can cause negatively affects people. In the beginning of the story there are several occasions where the reader sees how sad that Candy becomes after the death of his dog. . “Candy lay rigidly
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The novela Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck focuses on the lives of several itinerant farmhand workers during the Great Depression on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. During this time period‚ there was still segregation between races‚ as well as very few support systems for people who were too old or who had a disability and could no longer work. Also‚ because of the Depression‚ many people were traveling across the country‚ looking for work. George and Lennie are two such people who work on ranches
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