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    Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937‚ it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers‚ who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California‚ USA. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s‚ the title is taken from Robert Burns’ poem "To a Mouse"‚ which read: "The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley

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    In The Pearl by John Steinbeck the Pearl symbolizes happiness and hope but soon turns into greed and evilness. He kills four men and eventually ends up losing his child because of what the pearl brought into his life. Kino shows how much he loves his family in the beginning but towards the middle you don’t see it as much and at the end he shows how much he regrets the things he’s done. Steinbeck uses the pearl to symbolize joy and a new life in the beginning of the book. Once they found the pearl

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    novelist. Our standard of fame and fortune was something that Snow had already met‚ but still‚ he had experienced the pursuit of happiness‚ and he knew how it often leads to discontent. In his writing‚ John Steinbeck reveals different themes‚ such as relationships and the pursuit of happiness. In The Pearl‚ Kino struggles to maintain his relationship with his wife‚ Juana‚ and with his friends. Kino becomes consumed by his determination‚ and is blind to the fact that people always have limits. When he is

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    Reading Group Guide Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. In Girl With a Pearl Earring‚ Tracy Chevalier treats us to a richly appointed portrait of intersecting faiths‚ fracturing family dynamics‚ erotic awakenings‚ community scandals‚ religious tensions‚ and aesthetic compromises—all filtered brilliantly through the eyes of the young narrator‚ Griet‚ whose concise‚ wide-eyed perspective functions much like Vermeer’s camera obscura‚ rendering with particularly sharp precision

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    The Theme of Class Struggle in The Pearl In The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ there are two exceedingly distinct classes: The Indians and the Spanish. Not only are these two classes separated by race‚ but they are also separated by other factors. A clear struggle is seen between these two classes. The Spanish are superior over the Indians. The Indians have a completely different lifestyle compared to the Spanish and are substantially poorer than the Spanish and because of this the Spanish look down

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    3. Steinbeck uses much animal imagery in his writing‚ particularly in his description of Lennie. Even from the very beginning where he describes Lennie "walk[ing] heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws‚" p4 we see this comparison. Each of the animals mentioned in the novel are used as a metaphor to Lennie’s personality and behaviour. Dragging his "paws" like a "bear" depicts an image of a slow‚ overly large man‚ harmlessly prodding along. Steinbeck cleverly chooses these

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    Sentence from the Novel | Dictionary Definition | Create Your Own Sentence | “Outside the brush house in the tuna clump‚ a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings.” (pg 1) | a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds. | Sitting on the beach‚ I looked up and saw a convey of huge birds flapping their wings. | “Near the brush fence two roosters bowed and feinted at each other with squared wings and neck feathers ruffed out.” (pg 4) | a movement made in order to

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    “Shakespeare makes effective use of disturbing imagery in the play‚ Macbeth.” Discuss this statement‚ supporting your answer with suitable reference to the text. Shakespeare makes very effective use of disturbing imagery in ‘Macbeth’ to convey a world in which evil is palpable and omnipresent. The imagery in Macbeth highlights and reinforces key themes in the play. It also helps to create the distinctive atmosphere of the play. Though disturbing imagery is widespread throughout Macbeth‚ I feel it

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    What do you think about project scheduling prior to the class? How do you think differently now? Please identify three ways in which your thinking has changed after the class. And‚ why? Prior to the class‚ to me project scheduling was to schedule the activities that will take place during the project‚ but‚ after the class I realized that apart from the activity scheduling it also include cost scheduling also. Prior to the class I thought that project scheduling is a one man i.e. the project manager’s

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    In the story The Veldt‚ Ray Bradbury uses imagery and personification to better illustrate the effects of neglecting children have. During the story‚ Bradbury uses imagery to better help the reader understand what lifestyle the children don’t want to leave. Even though houses like the “Happylife Home” don’t really exist yet‚ the imagery helps the reader picture what it would be like to live in a house like that. Others say that a craft more used during the story would be similes and metaphors. While

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