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portrayed throughout the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a ‘circular’ novella written by John Steinbeck which follows the lives of two travelling workers in 1930’s America. It is set during the ‘Great Depression’ and the author uses the everyday harsh conditions of that time as a basis for the novella. He focuses mainly on two characters‚ George Milton and Lennie Small who are opposites of each other‚ but still travel together. The initial descriptions of the two men help the reader understand the characters
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Of Mice and Men Essay “The language of friendship is not in words‚ but in meanings” – Henry David Thoreau While reading the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the reader gets a front row view into the relationship of the two main characters‚ Lennie and George. In every friendship‚ there are dysfunctional moments‚ ups and downs‚ genuine moments and never ending adventures. By definition‚ a friend is someone to talk to‚ do things with‚ be there
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Compare and Contrast Essay for CieraZiller "Of Mice and Men" I say it is quite an interesting story‚ yet it has some sad parts in it. For example‚ Lennie is never aware of his own strength in both Of Mice and Men the novel‚ and the movie‚ although according to the novel‚ and George doesn’t feel sad after shooting Lennie. The similarities in
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Of Mice and Men revision Social and Historical context: 1930s America Of Mice and Men is written against the backdrop of a troubled America The Great Depression began in 1929 – lasted 10 years. Severe economic slump. Businesses lost everything meaning mass unemployment. (25% of population unemployed.) Terrible drought lasting 10 years hit 27 states and meant farmland became a dustbowl. Many farmers lost their land or had to sell it cheaply. Farmers had to travel to look for work (economic
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Of Mice and Men "O.K. Someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and—" "An’ live off the fatta the lan’‚" Lennie shouted. ”An’ have rabbits. Go on‚ George! Tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove‚ and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. Tell about that George." (119-123) “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
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Of mice and men is a brilliant book. This is because it shows not only the obvious fact that Lennie needs George to survive but a more important part is how George needs Lennie. This is because Lennie gives George hope and allows his fantasys of a farm of their own to become a reality. When George shoots Lennie‚ it shows that along with Lennie their dream together has also died and George is once again faced with the harsh reality that the dream will never happen.yadayahahah i just want to get an
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Explore the ways emotions are shown in the text you have studied. Steinbeck uses a wide range of techniques to explore emotions shown in of Mice and Men. Specifically in section 5 + 6 where three characters emotions are shown in contrast to what they had been interpreted as at the start of the novel through their emotions. George’s emotions dramatically change throughout the novel from a person who was seen as the brave man to the hesitant boy at the end. The abusive language George used was
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Notes on Of Mice and Men‚ the Great Depression‚ and the American Dream THE AMERICAN DREAM American Dream: the idea that by working hard‚ every person‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ social class‚ etc‚ can lead a happy‚ successful life; the idea that ANYONE can come from “nothing” and become “something” What seem to be the necessary elements of the American Dream? The concept of the American Dream became popular during the Great Depression and it remains a part of our culture today Examples
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Of Mice and Men 1-2 Paragraph: Comparing Themes A common theme between “Of Mice and Men” and “Those Winter Sundays” is that they both talk about hard work. Of Mice and Men‚ they work hard and hope to own their own land to work on. However in “Those Winter Sundays” it seems like it is a father that works hard for his family‚ he works hard to keep them warm‚ and also to keep food on the table. In paragraph 1‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it states “George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch
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