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    Intro Ever read one of the most legendary books ever made. Well the two main characters of “Of Mice and men”‚ their lives will always be legendary from the actions they take and the consequences that will fall upon them. Violence‚ Innocence‚ Dreams‚ and Plans. Dreams‚ and Plans Our main characters had dreams of something other men couldn’t dream of‚ they dreamed of being on the farm together doing their own thing instead of doing others people work. The two wanted to be different from the others

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    “Of Mice and Men” tells a tale of two men who cherish the bond and the dream they share in a world filled with brutality. George Milton is a small man‚ who took the responsibility of taking care of his half-witted and ungainly friend Lennie. The two men came to a farm to work‚ but Lennie accidentally killed the wife of the farm owner Curley. In order to save Lennie from a painful death‚ George kills Lennie with a shotgun while he is describing their dream to Lennie for the last time. It is the Purpose

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    Of Mice and Men Analysis In this passage taken from ’Of Mice and Men’‚ Steinbeck illustrates how people from different walks of life can share a similar dream. The three characters‚ Lennie‚ Crooks and and Candy have all been damaged and bruised by life‚ yet still aim to have something small to call their own. Set in the barn on the ranch of ’Soledad’‚ the characters share a conversation about dreams and ambitions. Lennie is visiting the Negro stable buck when Candy comes to investigate. Although

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    circumstances‚ (www.kibin.com‚ losing someone you love). In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ we learn about two ranch hands trying to make their dream of a couple acres come true. A major theme in the novel discusses that loneliness can be a very dangerous thing to people. Steinbeck uses literary devices to reveal the theme by creating tension and sentimental connections to the characters and through their dreams. Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to show the how fatal loneliness

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    in their lives. Because they are different in one way or another. That is why John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is an easy story to empathize with. It tells the story of two men‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. Having found work on a ranch‚ they form friendships with other men there‚ try to keep out of trouble until they receive their pay at the end of the month and work towards bringing their dream of owning and working their own piece of land into reality. Several characters including Candy‚ Lennie

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    femininity explored in The Yellow Wallpaper and Of Mice and Men? Throughout Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men the idea of femininity is mainly explored through protagonists who don’t fit the expected roles of the time. The respective authors provide the readers with an understanding of how women were labelled as crazy or troublesome through the symbolism of colour in both texts. The futility of the women’s dreams and that their only purpose was domesticity;

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    Loneliness in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ takes place during the Great Depression era in the 1930s. Life changed dramatically from the thriving 1920s. Work was hard to find because of the bad economy‚ and everybody lived tough lives. It was even tougher for African Americans‚ women‚ and the elderly because they were all considered useless at the time. Everyone had no respect for them‚ and they were very low on the social pyramid. Due to their low status and respect

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ General Overview • The story is set in California in the 1930’s during the Great Depression and it main characters are two wandering farm workers called George and Lennie. • George is small‚ quick and intelligent. • By contrast Lennie is slow and simpleminded. • They travel around together in search of work. • They have a dream of a place of their own – a small ranch where they can live and work on their own. • They are on the run from the town of Weed where Lennie caused trouble

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    8. Loneliness is a very important theme in Of Mice and Men. Which characters are lonely and why? Of Mice and Men illustrates the loneliness of ranch life during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck creates a lonely and a blue atmosphere at many times in the novel. He uses words ‘Soledad’ which is referred to solitude‚ which means loneliness; and the card game ‘Solitare’ which means by one’s self. Not all the characters are lonely; Steinbeck makes it clear that only Crooks‚ Curley’s wife

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    The Crucible and Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ both have similarities and differences that appear through the history of the United States‚ prejudice‚ and also through the themes. Of Mice and Men and The Crucible‚ share the similarity of teaching the history of the United States throughout the pieces. In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the reader will be able to learn the history of the United States through the writing style of

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