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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being in the world is reliant on hopes and dreams. Ambitious or temporary‚ big or small Of Mice and Men implies the predominant theme of ‘belonging’. The four main characters: George‚ Lennie‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks show their strong desire for this. Steinbeck gets the message across‚ that with dreams‚ anything can be conquered. George’s fantasies may never become reality‚ however‚ his ability to sustain the mundane‚ shows how important hopes and dreams are to the human condition. In addition to
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In 1931‚ the term “American Dream” was made popular by James Truslow Adams in his novel Epic of America in which the quote read: “But there has also been the American dream‚ that dream of a land in which life would be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” In both The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men the attainment of the characters ’ own "American Dreams" are portrayed. Jay Gatsby was the epitome of success; coming up from
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Q- “I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her” what is the reader supposed to think about Curley’s wife? * How is she described by the other characters? * How the author describes her * How she speaks/behaves * Her dreams * Is she the cause of all the trouble Written By Ruqayyah Draey Curley’s wife is not well described and respected by the other characters. She is often looked down upon and discriminated
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American Dream becomes less practical to fulfill. What is seen on television screens has changed the main concept of what the dream should be about. Instead of owning land and supporting a family‚ the dream has become about owning the most expensive cars‚ clothes‚ houses‚ etc. The Dream gives artificial faith that anything is possible and motivation to keep working for a better life. The American Dream is the idea of anything being possible. It gives people hope that if they can “dream it” they
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Of Mice and Men Dreams can be that one thing that keeps us alive. The hope of that dream becoming real makes us feel like a big stable mountain which cannot break. Will‚ courage and hard work are all elements which can improve your life‚ just like the American dream. In John Steinbeck’s short novel‚ “Of Mice And Men” published in 1937‚ he describes how two men is chasing the American dream by believing that they can achieve their goals. In the story we see how two men‚ George and Lennie‚ desperately
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Lennie and George of Of Mice and Men have similar yet seemingly different versions of the american dream. Lennie’s dream tends to be very simple and George’s may be a little more complex. Rabbits and George by his side is basically all Lennie wants. However‚ George wants the farm‚ money and Lennie’s company. The catch to having Lennie is that George is always getting annoyed with him so he probably wants a different‚ more independent Lennie. George and Lennie’s dream are connected. There are usually
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Of Mice and Men Essay Everybody dreams‚ but not all dreams become reality. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ all the characters had dreams‚ however none of them came true for different reasons. George and Lennie’s dream was to someday own their own land‚ so they could have animals and farm crops. The next character who had a dream was Crooks. He wanted to be treated equally and own land as well. Finally‚ Curley’s wife wanted to become famous by being a movie star. Unfortunately‚ none of these
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‘Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California. The two protagonist characters‚ George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad‚ after escaping from Weed because of George’s incident. They are met by different characters on the farm that all have a dream. To be lonely means to lack friends or companionship and to feel isolated. Most of the characters
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OF MICE AND MEN-ESSAY In the novel ‘of mice and men’ many of the characters John Steinbeck has chosen for the book display both physical and mental impairments. Some characters that have been discriminated in the book are Lennie‚ Candy‚ Crooks and Curleys Wife. By putting characters like these into the book Steinbeck is illustrating how hard life was for anyone who couldn’t look after themselves during the great depression. Lennie was one of the main characters in the novel ‘of mice and men’. In
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