Chris O’Donnell Ms. Springer English 9 3/16/12 Foreshadowing in Of Mice And Men Of Mice and Men is a Novella written By: John Steinbeck. This book is about two friends who face the challenges of humanity and the world around them. In the novella of Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to give the reader hints or clues about other events in the story. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing with the event of the Killing of Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife is a “rat trap”‚ and Curley harassing
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Crooks and the themes in ‘Of mice and men’ Loneliness and companionship Many of the characters‚ in ‘Of mice and men’‚ admit to suffering from loneliness. George starts these confessions early in the novella when he reminds Lennie that the life of a “ranch-hand” is one of the loneliest of lives. Men like George who migrate from farm to farm rarely have anyone to look to for companionship and protection. As the story develops‚ Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife all confess their deep loneliness. The
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In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck crafts two lead characters who share an intricate but evident friendship together. This novella is set in the late 1930’s in rural California. During the 1930’s‚ America fell into an enormous economic recession throughout the country known as the Great Depression: unemployment rates soared‚ industries under-produced‚ businesses got disrupted‚ and people starved. Families were unable to support themselves‚ so during these times of hardship‚ people relied
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Slim is described always in terms of dignity and majesty. When he first comes into the bunkhouse‚ he moves "with a majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen. He was a jerk-line skinner‚ the prince of the ranch‚ capable of driving ten‚ sixteen‚ even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders." Slim is tall‚ ageless‚ and an expert in his job. His voice is the voice of rationalism. When Carlson suggests killing Candy’s dog‚ Candy appeals to Slim as the final authority. Slim is so
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In Dire Need of Companionship The book “Of Mice and Men” features great friendships and great rivalries. However‚ some of these people only desire the companionship of others. The two characters Crooks and Curley’s wife are the most desperate when it comes to the need of friendship‚ often resorting to even the most desperate of measures to get some of the attention they want. Crooks and Curley’s wife crave the attention of others‚ but are not able to achieve companionship. Curley’s wife has resorted
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expression used to represent wanted success‚ throughout his story Of Mice and Men as he provides glimpses of the dreams of many characters. Towards the end of the novel‚ the fact is that each of the characters “American Dream” is just that‚ a dream‚ which is unattainable. In short‚ Steinbeck portrays his position of the unrealistic desires for untarnished happiness through the dreams of Candy‚ Curley’s Wife‚ and Crooks in Of Mice and Men. First‚ Candy has the dream of getting him a piece of George
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In the book “ of mice and men” Euthanasia played a small theme but a very important one. Euthanasia is painlessly putting a person to death. One example of euthanasia in “mice of men” is For a moment he was business like.”Steinbeck pg 105. This described George’s personality before he killed Lennie. He had to prepare himself to get ready to kill his close friend. He had to do this to save him he would either have gone to jail or had been killed slowly. Not only is euthanasia used
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A theme is an idea that is being stated. Some themes are loneliness‚ age and usefulness‚ and the American dream. From “Of Mice and Men” I pick a character called Candy. Candy presents the three themes I stated above. “ The themes of loneliness‚ age/usefulness‚ and American Dream have a negative affect on Candy throughout the novel. To begin with the themes‚ firstly‚ Candy is lonely. Ever since carlson shot Candy’s dog‚ Candy was sad and crying on the side. He used to work with him (the dog)‚ play
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An Analytical Look at the Themes in Of Mice and Men Upon reading the novel entitled “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck‚ a reader will most often notice three themes. These themes are enduring hardship to achieve the American dream‚ hope and happiness‚ and the contrast of loneliness and friendship. Included in this essay will be an analysis of these three themes along with direct quotation and some short paraphrasing. The Great Depression was a difficult time for all Americans. The
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In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses the theme of loneliness throughout the entirety of the novel. When people feel lonely their way of life is different than that of someone’s who isn’t lonely or them if they were not lonely. They may act differently than they would if they weren’t experiencing loneliness‚ they may even change their way of life. The effects of loneliness on people are displayed in the novel Of Mice and Men through the characters of Curley’s Wife‚ Candy
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