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    During the play crooks is presented as a character in which is being outcasted from the group due to racism because of the color of his skin ‚ which isolates him from the rest‚ and however his disability’s also contributes towards this. This is why Crooks spent the majority of his years had experience on a ranch. crooks father had a chicken ranch full of white chickens‚ a berry patch‚ and alfalfa. He and his brothers would sit and watch the chickens. Companionship and plentiful food are both parts

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    Of mice and men by john Steinbeck is a microcosm of American society during the great depression in the 1930s. The novella focuses on loneliness‚ which was felt by the migrant workers Steinbeck met whilst he worked on ranches‚ like the one in the novella. Many migrant workers had to leave their families behind in order to earn money‚ they moved from place to place and became known as itinerant workers‚ these workers lost their identities in the process and were conquered by loneliness. During the

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    like a puffed and reckless libertine himself the primrose path of dalliance treads and recks not his own rede.” Whereas after receiving similar advice from her father she merely says‚ “I shall obey my lord.” This could be due to the fact that Polonius uses a lot less tactful language than Laertes‚ “Affection? Pooh‚ you speak like a green girl unsifted in such perilous circumstance.” This could be due to Polonius consistently treating his daughter as an object or bargaining tool and persistently speaks

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    How Does Pip Present Joe

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    The most significant and important relationship in Pip’s life so far has been Joe. Throughout Pip’s life he has been able to have Joe. Joe has been Pip’s best friend his whole life. When Joe is first introduced to the readers on page 8‚ he is perceived immediately as having a calm‚ easy going attitude. Even though they are not related by blood‚ Joe treats Pip as part of his own family. It’s fortunate that Pip was able to have Joe in his life as he grew up and not just his sister. Joe’s calm demeanor

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    find a sense of belonging and independence. John Steinbeck shows the reader these ideas throughout the novel Of Mice and Men. This also is a goal that everyone in the world can relate too. In the novel‚ George and Lennie share this dream through their hopes of owning land and enjoying freedoms that they have not experienced before. Although they share this dream together‚ both view it very differently. George is the only one who thinks about what owning land could actually mean to him as a man. Zeitler

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    The past‚ present‚ and future of pesticide use and bans TABLE OF CONTENTS PESTICIDE BANS .................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................2 THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION........................................................

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    barn until I could see who was inside. There were crooks‚ Candy and Lennie. I tried to stay quiet but as I tiptoed near the horses they all got alarmed and gave away my position. Their heads all turned in synch. “Curly ain’t been here‚” Candy Immediately hissed at me. Why does no one ever want to talk to me. A slight rage was starting to build up inside me. Like I didn’t know where Curley had gone. I looked around at their faces. Candy and crooks kept looking down at their feet. Meanwhile lennie

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    with loneliness regarding Crooks 1) Crooks is very isolated from the others that are in the bunkhouse. We know this because "He kept his distance" and "demanded that other people kept theirs". This shows that he prefers being alone rather than face prejudice from the rest of the workers. It also shows that Crooks is quite defensive because if his he is treated. Steinbeck uses the work “distance"‚ which re-emphasises how separated he is. It also shows that Crooks requires protection because

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    CHARACTER ANALYSIS Crooks Crooks is a lively‚ sharp-witted‚ black stable-hand‚ who takes his name from his crooked back. Like most of the characters in the story‚ he admits that he is extremely lonely. When Lennie visits him in his room‚ his reaction reveals this fact. At first‚ he turns Lennie away‚ hoping to prove a point that if he‚ as a black man‚ is not allowed in white men’s houses‚ then whites are not allowed in his‚ but his desire for company ultimately wins out and he invites Lennie to

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    In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck tells the story of two best friends living life on the run‚ struggling to keep a steady job working as ranch hands. George and Lennie are faced with many obstacles throughout the course of this book‚ beginning with Lennie and his slow mindedness‚ George is always side by side with Lennie‚ practically holding his hand to coach him through life. The story begins with the two men running away from Weed‚ the ranch they were previously employed at; we later

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