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    Steinbeck writes this to show us how status was important and if you were no use you would die. * “I gotta gut ache” p70 He anticipates that a bad things going to occur shows nervousness. * Steinbeck writes this to give us the interpretation that something was going to happen. 2. Candy is shown to feel ashamed- ‘Awright take ‘im… down at the dog’ p74 * ‘Awright’ failure‚ doesn’t look at the dog shows shame. 3. Similarly Curley’s wife and crooks are shown to be neglected and lonely-‘think

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    passage‚ how does Steinbeck present Crooks? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. From this passage we can learn a great deal about Crooks‚ through the many way in which Steinbeck presents him. Through the brief description at the start‚ Priestly presents Crooks as a literate and intelligent man‚ shown through his large collection of books‚ including a ‘ mauled copy of the California code for 1905’. Here Priestly is showing that not only is Crooks aware of his rights as a black man

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    Of Mice and Men First Draft By Hamza Yasin The novella “Of Mice and Men” was based around the time of Black Tuesday. Black Tuesday left Americans feeling vulnerable and powerless‚ so therefore any form of power was needed and respected. At the time‚ most places were male dominated such as the ranch were George and Lennie worked‚ so therefore men were the ones who had more power over women. Nature is presented as being more powerful than humans because it ongoing‚ cyclical and leaves traces‚ where

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    In the two novels Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines there are many themes that are demonstrated using some of the characters relationships in the novels. One of these themes is the sacrifice one has to make in life‚ in order to make an impact that affects many lives. In Of Mice and Men‚ George sacrifices really living his life in order to take care of Lennie because he promised his aunt that‚ that is what he would do‚ help him out and be his caretaker

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    Langston Hughes once said‚ “Hold fast to dreams‚ for if dreams die‚ life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly”(qtd. In “Langston Hughes Quotes.”). In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ two men named George and Lennie travel and work together to survive and they try to save enough money to achieve their dream of buying a ranch. Lennie is a big farmworker who has the personality of a little kid. He is very innocent and has no ability to comprehend unfamiliar things. He is very loyal to George

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    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck has many important themes such as certain aspects of human life that people are generally too afraid to admit to. It brings to light the impossibility of the American dream‚ the lonely nature of human existence‚ and the need for friendship. Despite the characters original hope for the future‚ none of their lives turned out how they wished. Almost all of the characters in the novel admit to wanting a different life than what they already have. None of them were

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    | |Of Mice and Men shows us that people can be cruel‚ or kind‚ or sometimes a mixture of both. | | | |Compare three characters.

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    Of mice and men Examine the relationship between Curley and his wife All the female characters used by Steinbeck are either‚ prostitutes‚ a carer or a victim. Their marriage is bizarre because they have only been married for 2 weeks and they don’t like each other. We can tell this because they are never together in the book also she flirts with other men because she is lonely all of the time and Curley goes to the cat house. Curley wears gloves full of Vaseline on his right hand because he is

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    Alicea 1 All you need is love An analysis of “Of Mice and Men” In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck does an exceptional job of showcasing the different ways loneliness and companionship affect a man. He presents why having a friend is a prime source of motivation and pursuing the American dream and how loneliness deters that. Although George would constantly say that without Lennie

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    Of Mice and Men Essay Foreshadowing is a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate what will occur later in the story. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men contains many examples of this technique. Steinbeck begins‚ in the opening scene of the novel‚ to reveal the central conflict in the plot - Lennie’s great strength and his inability to not “do bad things.” This flaw eventually catches up with the pair and everything that Steinbeck has foreshadowed materializes in the final scene of this tragic story

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