- Of Mice and Men – Chapter 2 questions 1. George and Lennie arrived at the ranch at ten o’clock in the morning local time due to there night in the wilderness. 2. Candy is the old handyman‚ aging and left with only one hand as the result of an accident‚ worries that the boss will soon declare him useless and demand that he leave the ranch. Of course‚ life on the ranch—especially Candy’s dog‚ once an impressive sheep herder but now toothless‚ foul-smelling‚ and brittle with age—supports
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* 1930s was a racist era – Crooks is referred to as a “nigger” (p.40) and naturally doesn’t have power * Crooks does have some power – books‚ possessions‚ gold glasses‚ own room “You got no right coming in here.” (p.100) * Able to be rude to and manipulate Lennie‚ which makes him feel powerful “You crazy as a wedge… (p.101) George might not come back” (p.103) “I guy goes crazy if he can’t talk to nobody” (p.105) * Backs down to Lennie who is disabled = weakness “I was just supposin’‚
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Loneliness Of mice and men. Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel‚ John Steinbeck shows the enormous effect that loneliness has on the characters. Steinbeck most clearly illustrates this theme through Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley ’s wife. Ranch hands are ideal types of people to portray as being lonely‚ because their constant travel leaves them without someone to talk to or share things with. Steinbeck also shows how important it is for every human being
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future‚ are very unhappy. In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ in which takes place during the Great Depression‚ Crooks is a very sad and lonely person. Through his conversations with Lennie‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife‚ it is obvious that Crooks is sorrowful‚ which have evolved through isolation. Crooks is so unhappy because of: his unhappy past‚ unpopularity at the ranch‚ and his pain for a better life. First off‚ Crooks doesn’t have a happy background. After Crooks feels comfortable with Lennie‚ he begins
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Character Loneliness The theme of loneliness is very prominent in the book Of Mice and Men. It was not uncommon for people to be lonely during the period of time the novel was set in. John Steinbeck made it very clear that is happens to many people for many different reasons. Throughout the story many characters including Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s Wife all express how the feel lonely and isolated on the farm. Crooks discussed with Lennie how lonely he was and not only of the farm‚ but for as long
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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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make a better life. In John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ he specifically shows the different reactions to the 1930s conflicts: racism‚ The Great Depression‚ and itinerant jobs. Steinbeck shows the many contrasting reactions of people in the face of adversity and hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley‚ Slim‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie all are struggling with the difficulties
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Of Mice and Men Friday 06 September 2013 · One of the main historical contexts in of mice and men is the references to the great depression · Another is the biblical links Steinbeck uses throughout the novella · After World War I‚ economic and ecological forces brought many rural poor and migrant agricultural workers from the Great Plains states‚ such as Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ and Kansas‚ to California. · a seven-year drought that began in 1931‚ turned once fertile grasslands into a desertlike region
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Realism versus Aestheticism in Of Mice and Men (1937) Introduction: A panic-stricken young woman flees from the opening scene‚ her beautiful red dress torn. The main characters George (Gary Sinise) and Lennie (John Malkovich) are seen sprinting in the opposite direction to escape yet another dilemma that Lennie has gotten them into. The tension builds as the music intensifies‚ evoking fear in audiences early on that the two men will be caught. This opening scene‚ while out of order from the original
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novel that draws many emotions out of the reader. This story tells about two men‚ George and Lennie‚ who travel for work. Lennie is assumed‚ by readers‚ to be mentally disabled. He is not very smart‚ does not remember or understand many things and the other characters in the story comment on him being like a kid or childlike. George sacrifices continually through the entire story. He sacrifices not only the opportunity to have a better job but he also sacrifices
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