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    In chapter 3 of “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ numerous intriguing events take place. First‚ George confesses to Slim what happened when he and Lennie were in Weed; next‚ Carlson shoots Candy’s dog. Then‚ Candy joins George and Lennie in their dream for the future‚ and finally‚ a fight at the end between Curley and Lennie takes place. Two symbols in the chapter are Candy’s dog and George’s solitaire game. The first symbol in the story is Candy’s dog. Dogs are known to be loyal‚ obedient‚ and

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    John introduced us to a character called Curley’s wife‚ she plays a complex and misfit character as she got so many different sides to her‚ as sometimes the reader feels sympathetic and unsympathetic about her. John Steinbeck’s novel of Mice and Men is an example of how the reader’s perception of a character can change without the character actually changing. Steinbeck uses many different techniques to present Curley’s wife such as colour imagery‚ appearance‚ metaphors and similes in the early

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    does Lennie always want to carry a mouse with him? 7. Why does Lennie kill the mice that he has received? 8. George and Lennie were run out of ___________________________________. (town) 9. How does George know that Lennie went back for the mouse? 10. Who was Aunt Clara? What did she always do for Lennie? 11. Explain why George and Lennie had to leave their job in Weed. Be specific. 12. Lennie and George are two lonely men. Explain in detail what dream Lennie and George have. 13. At the end of Chapter

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    Write a summary of the novel. The novel “Of mice and men” opens with two migrant workers‚ George Milton and Lennie Small who are on their way to harvest an available job. Lennie is a great strength guy but has problem with soft thing and George who is intelligent‚ has to take care of Lennie. After being hired‚ they meet Candy‚ old swamper who has an old loyal dog and Curley‚ the boss’s son who doesn’t like Lennie. When Candy overhears the conversation between George and Lennie about their dream

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    Steinbeck became intrigued by these concepts and began applying these themes to all of his developing works. His first two publications were undeveloped and deemed failures‚ but with the production of Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck was introduced to the world of literary acceptance. Of Mice and Men is considered an American classic that is taught by almost every high school and featured on most "must read" booklists. The reason for such appraise can be found in the themes lying within the book. Steinbeck

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    tools‚ curved knives and needles...” However it shows us that he has more freedom then the other men as it says: “Crooks could leave his things about‚ and being a stable buck and a cripple‚ he was more permanent than other men...” This tells us that although he is excluded from the other men in the workplace‚ it shows us that he can have more freedom then the other men and also he works longer than other men do. In Chapter 3 when Crooks appears in the novel for the first time‚ we get some description

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    Chapter 3 Mice and men How does Steinbeck create tension in chapter 3? Steinbeck creates tension in chapter 3 in numerous ways; he describes the layout and lighting of the rooms which gives the reader insight into the setting. He describes the conversations in the bunk house‚ the noise levels and the noises heard from outside again setting the scene. When Steinbeck sets the scenes he uses imagery as a meaning of description. He uses irony in his language‚ saying one thing or meaning another

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    another person. That really takes a toll on the person after a while they can start to go insane by not having anyone to talk to after a while they start to lose a piece of themselves then thy lose themselves all at once. John Stienbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ claims lonliness and isolation change people so much they are not they same person they were before. Loneliness and isolation does have a big impact on a person’s life‚ after livivng in loneliness and isolation a person changes. Crooks for example

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    Crooks is not allowed to stay with the other men in the bunk house or allowed to do things with them. This is because he is coloured. Throughout the book it shows us how Crooks is being harassed and discriminated against because of his colour. In the novel Crooks tells Curley’s wife " you have no right comin’ in a colored man’s room. You got no rights messing around in here at all. Curley’s wife was shocked that Crooks said this to her and she said back to him " listen nigger‚ you know what I can

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    Of Mice And Men : Intolerance Essay Societies that discriminate against the weak are unjust. In the novel Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck‚ many characters are unfairly oppressed. Society treats Curley ’s Wife poorly because she is a woman‚ Crooks because he is black and Lennie because he is disabled. In the end‚ intolerance leads to tragedy for each one of them. The character of Crooks is a victim of intolerance and discrimination throughout the novel. Society takes advantage of Crooks and

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