book written by John Steinbeck about 2 migrant workers during the Great Depression. George and Lennie are two completely different people. One is a normal guy‚ but the other one has some mental problems. They are like brothers where they both have their ups and downs. George is a true friend to Lennie because George protects Lennie from himself‚ he cares for him‚ he understands him like nobody else‚ and he was a true friend when he killed him. George is a true friend to Lennie because he protects
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In this passage‚ what methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others around her? And How does Steinbeck present attitudes towards women in the society in which the novel is set? Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to represent how many women in the 1930s were classed below men‚ and how this prejudice allowed their lives to be defined by the men around them. In this passage‚ Steinbeck has manipulated Curley’s wife’s appearance in order to reinforce our pre judged feelings
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In “The Circuit” by Francisco Jimenez‚ Panchito feels ok about being a migrant worker. First‚ Panchito waited for a person to say some words and he got sad from not hearing those words. In the text ‚Panchito says‚ “ Ito signaled us that it was time to go home. “Ya esora” he yelled in his broke spanish. Those were the words I waited for twelve hours a day‚ every day‚ seven days a week‚ week after week‚ and the thought of not hearing the words saddened me”(Jimenez 10). This explains that
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ignored. In Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ the theme of discrimination is best represented by the characters of Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. The characters having their own reason of being out casted. If one were to have a physical or mental disability during the 1930s‚ society shuns them. Often they are not treated with the proper respect a "regular" person would. Lennie is among those people with a mental disability. People would find any reason to find any reason to pick on them. It
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Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men was written in the 1930’s by a man named John Steinbeck. The book is set in America and at a time during the Great Depression. This was when the stock market had crashed some years prior‚ lots of companies went bankrupt‚ the banking systems failed and a massive soar in unemployment was witnessed. Also during this period of the Great Depression droughts were seen in the southern and
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would have been looking for work on a ranch just as George and Lennie‚ the main characters in Of Mice and Men‚ were doing. Steinbeck explores the prominent theme of dreaming through different characters in the novella. George and Lennie both share a dream of having a little farm of their own and living off the ’fatta the lan’. For George‚ the dream future is probably more of a fantasy to make life bearable than a real plan. However‚ for Lennie this dream is very realistic and knows the story off
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Throughout the course of this essay I am going to examine how Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in ‘Of mice and men’‚ through the way she is treated‚ spoken to and spoken about as well as her own dialogue and actions. Curley’s wife lives with and is married to Curley and is the only women on the ranch; therefore I will be using her as a representation of how women were treated and portrayed in the 1930s. In of Mice and Men Steinbeck uses language to hint to the reader that Curley’s wife is
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Was George right to shoot Lennie? ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a story based around the hardships of migrant workers in the Great Depression of 1920’s and 30’s America. The story follows the central protagonists‚ George and Lennie as they settle into life at a new ranch. However through the climax of the story Lennie ends up in a tough situation‚ leaving George to kill his only friend. The question is was George right to shoot Lennie in their situation? Or did he betray his friend in the worst way
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Compare how George and Lennie are presented in Of Mice And Men. George and Lennie are described in very different ways‚ as they’re being presented as opposites; Lennie being presented as the large‚ clumsy‚ forgetful one‚ “I forgot again” and George being the small‚ clever one with a snappy tone to ensure his point is fully expressed and understood‚ “snapped his fingers.” However‚ these characteristics lead to a brilliant‚ caring friendship (revolving around trust and compassion) which is described
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In “Of Mice and Men‚” two migrant workers have a dream to live in a house and own their own land together‚ but when one kills a woman‚ things start to go downhill. In the novella “Of Mice and Men”‚ John Steinbeck uses characterization and symbolism to emphasize that friendship can prevent people from achieving the American Dream. Steinbeck uses characterization to explore the idea that friendship can cause a person’s American Dream to be unachievable. Steinbeck first explains that the main
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