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    nonstop when others have no food. Then as Kino finds the pearl he is instantly willing to treat Kino’s baby and even calls him his patient. He is a lying‚ racist‚ lazy doctor. He could not be any worse. By using the doctor‚ mountains‚ and the pearl Steinbeck shows things are not what they always what they seem to be. He shows that the pearl is evil and dangerous but it shows hope at first. He shows how the mountains could be salvation but is also death. Finally he shows how the doctor is a racist‚ lazy

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    in the whole damn world is scared of each other” (Steinbeck 35). Not many people travel together during the Great Depression thus creating many examples of isolation and loneliness. John Steinbeck demonstrates loneliness and the need for companionship through the characters Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife in his novel Of Mice and Men.  In this novel‚ Steinbeck uses his character Crooks to show loneliness. Character dialogue was one way Steinbeck showed loneliness in his novel. Crooks says to Lennie

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    are always discovering something new or different about yourself and your surroundings. Steinbeck tells the story of how he‚ his dog Charley‚ and truck Rocinante would take a trip across America to find out what has been going on in his country. Throughout the story he was able to discover his even more about his own identity with the help of the stops he made along his travels. The story begins with Steinbeck wanting to get to know his country because he does not feel like he knows it enough. He

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    In the novel of mice and men‚Steinbeck never gives Curley’s Wife a name.  This is done to show that she does not have any identity or position on the ranch.  As Curley’s Wife is a representation of all women in the 1930s I feel Steinbeck uses her to show that she does not have any identity or position on the ranch.  As Curley’s Wife is a representation of all women in the 1930s I feel Steinbeck uses her to show that most women back then had no identity or position in the working world. No characters

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    The American Dream John Steinbeck‚ author of many classic American novels‚ greatly influenced modern American literature. Steinbeck often referred to the Salinas Valley of California in his writing. He often referred to the settlers and the adversities they had faced during the migration to the Salinas Valley area. With novels such as Of Mice And Men and The Grapes Of Wrath‚ Steinbeck explained the harsh reality of the severe hardships the settlers faced to accomplish the American Dream. These

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    in the world which John Steinbeck knew. The differences between the lower class and the upper class were very obvious. Unlike today‚ there was no such thing as a middle class. A person was either categorized as very rich or very poor. Steinbeck used his writings to share his most inner views about the society which he lived in. Steinbeck used The Pearl as an eye opener to the problems that placing roles on a society can bring. People were not treated equally‚ and‚ Steinbeck was pushing for a world

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    In John Steinbeck’s story “The Chrysanthemums” the main character Elisa is in the garden wearing men’s clothing; her appearance made her seem strong. "Her face was lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water"(Steinbeck 226). Elisa has a strong self-confident attitude in the beginning of the story before meeting the pot fixer‚ and by the end of the story she lacks confidence and feels like she is losing control. In the beginning‚ Elisa likes the power she has over the chrysanthemums. The

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    Explore how Steinbeck presents and develops the character of Crooks‚ in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ In the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ written by John Steinbeck‚ the author presents and develops the character ‘Crooks – The stable buck’ to highlight one of the major themes of Racism and Discrimination in the novella which was a problem that troubled American Society in the 1930’s‚ during the great depression. Steinbeck explores the character Crooks by examining the nature and effects of the racism

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    to pay him at a Healer’s wage‚ which was much more than a farmer’s income and would last him well beyond the next harvest. “My lords‚” Montague said. They were no lords‚ but he hoped that flattering them with high titles would alleviate the tension. He kneeled and offered the bag. “My apologies‚ I meant no disrespect. I shall leave it as a gift for the king‚” “You’re awful insistent‚ a little suspicious if I were to say. No one gives away anything for free‚” said Gums. “Didn’t you say that

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    John Steinbeck was a free-lance writer from California who became well known after his first published story in 1935. In his story The Chrysanthemums Steinbeck‚ uses the theme of loneliness and confinement. The main character Elisa Allen is mainly focused on her garden of chrysanthemums will her husband is unaware of the changes she is going through while he sits next to her. He used imagery to reinforce his theme of loneliness and confinement by giving a detailed look on the valley and the characters

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