One of the major themes of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream creates hope‚ friendship‚ and determination‚ enabling one to strive onward in life with a sense of importance. Three major examples show this idea. The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and his joining George and Lennie ’s dream of owning land. A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s chicken ranch. A third significant example is George and Lennie ’s dream of having their own place. These
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Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck Study Guide Questions 1. Although George and Lennie have been travelling together for a long time‚ their friendship can be quite strained and weak at times. Due to Lennie’s childish nature and forgetful memory‚ George is often frustrated and rages on about how his life could’ve been without Lennie. “God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work… get a gallon of whisky‚ or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” (pg.
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with the plight of migrant labourers in California during the Great Depression‚ with the focus on two random migrant workers‚ George and Lennie. The first chapter sharply establishes the relationship between the two primary characters. George is a realist who must care for the simple child-like Lennie. George consistently reprimands and gets angry with Lennie for his actions‚ while Lennie strives to please George. We see this in the scene by the pool where Lennie
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useful and reliable are these sources in explaining how difficult life was for the inhabitants of the East end? In this essay‚ I am going to talk about the living conditions‚ working conditions and the crime during 1880s to the 19th century. East end was a notorious are in the late Victorian times‚ it was a playground for criminals. Many have described the living conditions of the East end to the point of being almost unbearable. It was extremely over-crowded which made the cost of housing very
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Throughout history‚ the African American culture has been secluded‚ discriminated against‚ and at times ostracized from other cultures. The end of slavery was a step in the right direction in terms of equality‚ however there has remained a divide amongst cultures that has not been completely repaired. The Harlem Renaissance was a time period in which the African Americans freely celebrated their culture and their community‚ particularly in Harlem‚ New York. Of the artists of the Harlem Renaissance
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chorus. Pastor says‚ “there’s nothing like a brotherhood in song”. In the beginning‚ the idea of a male chorus was spearheaded by a spiritually blessed brother with a vision. Deacon Jerry Streat (a male chorus member/founder)‚ wanted to ban the men of Mt.Calvary Baptist church together in song. Deacon Streat had a vision‚ and it was awesome to watch him go about the business of Lord. It was clear that God gave Deacon Streat a mission‚ a very important mission‚ and Deacon Streat governed himself
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to create an appropriate ending to sum up the thoughts and ideas of the author and characters. Such is the case in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ which shows the progress and maturity of Huck Finn throughout the novel‚ however the end of the novel seems to end inappropriately by sending Huck back into his old ways and focusing more on Tom Sawyer’s shenanigans rather than Huck’s growth. First‚ Huck Finn starts off as a follower who looks up to Tom Sawyer and wants to be just like him. For
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[pic] ’No men are foreign’ tell us that we should not consider anyone as foreign or ’strange.’ Humanity is the same all over the world and in harming anyone we are harming ourselves. This poem emphasizes the fact that men might belong to different races‚ nations‚ but are basically bound by a common bond i.e. they all feel pain when hurt and shed tears on the loss of someone close and wars should not break this common bondage. In destroying another country we are destroying
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In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ the character of Crooks is subject to constant racial discrimination. This shows the time period of the book as 1930’s America was a very prejudice and racist place. Crook‚ the only black character in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ is immediately put in a disadvantaged position. Steinbeck immediately makes it very clear that Crooks is black in quotations such as ‘Sure. Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger.’ This being the first time we hear about Crooks in the novel and the reference
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gives her in the book(as the wife of Curley) which I think emphasises he does to show her as an inferior by not giving her a personal identity so that we cannot relate to her- she is objectified. Possibly due to having little experience with other men‚ Curley’s wife married very badly‚ and doesn’t get on with Curley ’Sure I gotta husban...swell guy‚ ain’t he? She says sarcastically‚ and added to Curley’s paranoia that she will cheat on him (shown on page 62-Slim said ’well you been asking me too
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