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    Of Mice and Men and The Pearl Comparison Of Mice and Men and The Pearl may be two different books‚ but they have more in common than what might meet the eye. Both books‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ involve characters who relate to one another because of their lifestyles and daily situations. These six‚ all males‚ are made up of Lennie and Coyotito‚ George and Kino‚ and Curley and the doctor. The first two characters to be compared are Lennie and Coyotito. One example is that both these people are

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    Of Mice and Men Lennie and George are best friends traveling together in search of work on northern California farms. These two are flat broke – as in‚ "not even any quarters in the couch" broke. This is not good‚ as they have a dream of owning their own idyllic farm someday. George is the "brains" behind this operation – a smart guy who does all the talking when it comes to finding and keeping work. Lennie is physically strong‚ yet mentally slow. While both George and Lennie are good workers‚ they

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    incidents arousing pity and fear. The novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ and the Greek drama Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ both have the woeful elements of a tragedy. In Antigone‚ the main character Antigone is of the cursed family of Oedipus‚ who unwittingly slew his father and married his mother‚ who bore him two sons and two daughters. The Gods‚ enraged by this incestuous relationship‚ cursed Oedipus’ entire bloodline. In Of Mice and Men‚ two men struggle to make ends in the brutal times of the

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    How does Steinbeck show the importance of work in “Of Mice And Men” Of Mice And Men is set mostly on a ranch‚ which is where men go to make money. Money is a much-needed resource‚ and the only way to get it is through working. Money is important for the characters of the story to complete their dreams. Hence work is important in “Of Mice And Men”. When the reader was informed of (Our main characters) George and Lennie’s dream to get a farm and to “Live off the fatta the lan’” (p.15). As there

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    Of Mice and Men Essay Hopes and Dreams Steinbeck emphasises hopes and dreams throughout the novel‚ Of Mice and Men. Most of the characters in the novel have hopes and dreams they wish to fulfil in able to gain freedom‚ independence and to get away from the loneliness they suffer. The dreams of these characters are unrealistic and seem impossible to come true. The main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ share the same dream of managing their own land freely without anyone else dictating them. This dream

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    "Of Mice and Men" essay on Loneliness is a basic part of human life. Every one becomes lonely once in a while but in Steinbeck’s novella "Of Mice and Men"‚ he illustrates the loneliness of ranch life in the early 1930’s and shows how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from loneliness. Steinbeck creates a lonely and blue atmosphere at many times in the book. He uses names and words such as the town near the ranch called "Soledad"‚ which means loneliness and the card game

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    weed‚ in which they got kicked out from. What had happened was‚ Lennie had an obsession with stroking things. There was this one girl at the the ranch in Weed‚ that had on a nice dress. Lennie thought it would be a nice thing to stoke her dress. And while he was holding her dress‚ she got scared and started screaming. Lennie also got scared and refused to let go. The girl eventually got away‚ and so did Lennie and George. They hope one day to reach their dream of having a farm‚ a few acres‚ and finally

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    “Of Mice and Men” is a novella written in 1937 by John Steinback and is set during the 1930’s outside Soledad in Southern California. The novella takes place against the backdrop of “The Great Depression”‚ which was a result of the Wall Street crash in the world’s stock markets- a disaster that shook many people and caused them to lose their jobs. The Great Depression John Steinback being a naturalist writer‚ focuses on the lower class itinerant workers and the difficulties of having to travel great

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    The characters Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s Wife all exemplify loneliness and isolation. By creating and describing these characters‚ Steinbeck is showing the reader symbolism in the characteristics of these three characters and how it can alter the story and the characters in it. Candy demonstrates the theme of loneliness throughout the whole novella. By the way he acts towards other characters in the novella. For example‚ he was only close to his dog before he met George and Lennie and he was

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    All men in the ranch want to reach their dreams even though they have see other fail its and loss of hope. In the story Of Mice and Man by John Steinbeck is about two main characters have same dream. George and Lennie are two best friends who always travel together. Both of them have same dream which is having their own ranch. But few days after they arrive the ranch‚ Lennie accidentally kill Curley’s wife. At the same time‚ their dream are disappear. Though Steinbeck uses of dialogue‚ characterization

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