‘Study Questions for Of Mice and Men by: John Steinbeck 1939 Chapter One All answers MUST be in complete sentence form. 1. When George and Lennie approach the river‚ why does George warn Lennie not to drink too much water? The water that Lennie is drinking looks a bit scummy. George doesn’t believe the water is good to drink. 2. What has George told Lennie that he always remembers‚ even when Lennie forgets everything else? Lennie may not be able to remember everything‚ but the rabbits never
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Bryan Byers Who are Lennie and George? Lennie and George‚ the two main characters of the fantastically written novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ go on a life changing journey while pursuing their “American Dream”. Their dream is to own a few acres of land along with a small ranch. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck makes comparisons as well as contrasting ideas based on the two main characters‚ Lennie and George. Lennie is a comical character in this tragic tale of two best pals. Lennie is the
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foreshadowing and characterisation‚ John Steinbeck‚ in his novel Of Mice And Men‚ published in 1937‚ is able to effectively reveal the imperfections of America’s capitalist society during the Great Depression. Steinbeck’s reveals rural American society in California to be racist‚ sexist against women‚ neglectful of the disabled and a world without hope blinkered by the corruption of the American dream. The novel follows two men‚ George Stilton‚ a small farm worker and Lennie Small‚ a huge‚ naïve
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Text Response: ‘Of Mice and Men’ “Discuss the literary techniques used by Steinbeck to emphasise key ideas in his text ‘Of Mice and Men’. Use examples and evidence to support your statements.” The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ uses a variety of literary techniques to emphasise prominent themes throughout the text. Some of the key ideas that are presented throughout the novel include power‚ status‚ and the pursuit of the American Dream‚ all relevant to the setting of mid-depression
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Of Mice and Men is a novel set in the American depression in the 1930’s‚ about two men‚ Lennie and George. Lennie and George face hardships‚ because they are different to regular people in society. And this is their story of their friendship‚ and travels to find work and a better life.Of Mice and Men is a novel set in the American depression in the 1930’s‚ about two men‚ Lennie and George. Lennie and George face hardships‚ because they are different to regular people in society. And this is their
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Explore the ways that Arthur Miller and John Steinbeck use dreams in Of Mice and Men and Death of a Salesman – Dreams are used throughout Death of a Salesman and Of Mice and Men. Both authors Miller and Steinbeck use dreams but from different perspective‚ different context and different backgrounds. John Steinbeck‚ before he became an author worked in a farm as a farm labourer and also worked at a sugar plant and a was a fruit picker in the West of America‚ in California‚ where most of his inspiration
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“Of Mice and Men” is considered to be an allegory. The definition of an allegory is a story‚ poem‚ or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Without realization‚ society created different categories‚ or groups‚ and placed people in them based on different characteristics. In this story‚ many of the characters are portrayed as these different groups in society. Today I would like to talk to you about what these characters do and how they represent a certain category One of the
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Sierra Villanueva Mrs. José English II PAP 4th 8 November 2011 Of Mice And Men : An Annotated Bibliography "Book Review: Of Mice & Men." A Novel Menagerie. Novel Menagerie‚ 2009. Web. 7 Nov 2011. <http://anovelmenagerie.com/2009/02/18/book-review-of-mice-and-men/>. The author of this review focuses on the life of Lennie. She sympathizes with the hard times Lennie had to go through as a character. The author describes Lennie to the readers as an innocent‚ childlike character who
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‘Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is a novel set in 1930s California and tells the story of two migrant workers‚ George Milton and Lennie Small‚ who move from ranch to ranch looking for work during the Great Depression. This novel is set while George and Lennie are in a small working ranch in the Salinas Valley of northern California‚ and over a period of 3 days we are introduced to a variety of characters that also live on the ranch. This essay will show how Steinbeck develops and presents
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Johnny Bear and Of Mice and Men One similarity between the story of Johnny Bear and the novella of Of Mice and Men is the description of Johnny Bear and Lennie. An interesting description on p. 2 of Johnny Bear describes Johnny Bear as a “great‚ stupid‚ smiling bear”. This description is parallel to the one in Of Mice and Men. “Behind him walked his opposite‚ a huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the
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