Josh Gedrimas English Teacher Honors English III 8 August 2012 In the book Of Mice and Men there are many characters that play a major role in the story. The obvious two main characters are George and Lennie. The whole book is based on what they do. The minor character that I think played the biggest role is Curleys wife. She is the only female character in the whole entire book. She isn’t even given a name other than the reference to her husband. As soon as George and Lennie arrive at the
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Thesis: The book Of Mice and Men is about how life isn’t fair. Life is extremely unfair to Lennie. It may not be his fault but he is he can’t remember a thing and is always killing innocent animals and can’t comprehend a normal sentence without having the person repeat it. George tells Lennie this incase he gets trouble. “‘ Good boy! That’s fine Lennie maybe you’re gettin’ better”(15). Even something simple as to hide in the brush in case he gets into trouble he can barely remember. It’s not
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In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George‚ a wiry caretaker‚ and Lennie‚ a childlike worker‚ focus on the false reality of the American Dream rather than realizing the importance of companionship. Unusually‚ the workers were like brothers‚ while most farmers were lonely. Both farmers “labour‚ and suffer together” (Winthrop 1). While getting fired from their last job‚ the boys continue their journey onto the next one and wait to see what it brings. Describing the lonely life of men who work on
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shouldered old man”(Steinbeck 18). He is said to have a round stump on his right arm‚ but no hand. His dog enters later in chapter two‚ whom is described as a “dragfooted sheepdog‚ gray of a muzzle‚ and with pale‚ old eyes”(Steinbeck 26). Through these characters‚ Steinbeck helps the reader understand the stereotype of the uselessness of the elderly and disabled. Along with this‚ Candy and his dog create a parallel with George and Lennie. Candy and his dog in are both characterized as old‚ useless‚ and disabled
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From a work of literature you have read in or out of school‚ select a character who deceives or tricks other people. In a well developed composition‚ identify the character‚ describe how he or she deceives other people‚ and explain how the character’s deception is important to the work as a whole. George puts Lennie before himself with a specific goal to ensure him which identifies with the theme. George takes the role of an older brother to Lennie to ensure Lennie’s well-being. When George and
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"Of Mice and Men" is a novel‚ which deals with the theme of `outsiders’‚ that is‚ individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck’s hilarious yet depressing novel. There are several themes running through the novel‚ The loyalty and friendship that exists between George and Lennie‚ and the hostile environment of America during the Great American Depression. But‚ the two main themes of `Of Mice and Men’ were loneliness
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The book “Of Mice and Men” is about two men called George and Lennie. They work on a ranch and have a very close relationship but without each other they are lonely. There are other characters in the book who are also lonely this is because of their race‚ age and sex. I think George is lonely because even though he has Lennie he can’t talk to him or have much fun with him because Lennie is always getting himself into trouble‚ which also means they have to travel around a lot so George doesn’t have
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In the novel‚ of mice and men‚ theer was symbolizm throughout the story. In the beginning of the novel the stting was perfect‚ like "The Garden of Eden". LIke in "The Garden of Eden" there was a snake‚ and in this novel it slipped across the water sggestin possible evil to come. The rabbits on the other hand symoloized Lenny’s joy and goodness‚ and formed the bases of his dreams. In the beginning Of Mice and Men‚ the story began looking like a perfect world. The author describes the setting as a
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In the novel Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck‚ the author uses tone and imagery to characterize Lennie as Immature and foolish. At times Lennie feels guilty for the things he says because George puts him down. For example‚ Lennie once said the beans they were cooking by the fire would taste better with ketchup. George replied by saying they didn’t have ketchup. For George this was his last straw‚ he got angry and blew up on Lennie. Obviously Lennie felt bad after George yelled at him and replied
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Loss is one of the worst feelings known to man. One may have feelings of contempt as something that one has understood to be theirs is suddenly taken from one’s grasp. Such a hopeless feeling of loss is portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men when George is obligated to end his best friend’s life. The inevitable death of Lennie affected George by: freeing him from the burden Lennie had imposed upon him‚ crushing the dream of ever owning a farm‚ and above all‚ leaving George all alone in a world
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