Of Mice and Men is a book that focuses on the difficult lives of those living in the times of the Great Depression. It showcases farmhands, moving from place to place, and the struggles of those who don’t have power and control in their lives. Everyone in these times was captivated by the idea of the ‘American Dream’, and they all had their ambitions. Curley’s wife wanted to be a big movie star, but she instead ended up a cooped-up housewife. This idea of dreams not working out was very evident throughout…
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with being strong. Lennie got more done doing his job by himself than other guys did in pairs. He wasn’t mean, meant good by everything that he did, was a caring character, and I loved the fact that a big guy like him loved petting soft things like mice. On the other hand I did not like George as much. In my opinion George was kind of bossy to Lennie. Although he did have good intentions…
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The book Of Mice and Men is set in the Salinas Valley during the Great Depression, at that time, America’s economy has a breakdown. However, there still has a lot of people are chasing for their American dream, but most of them failed. The main characters in John Steinbeck’s book are described as those dreamers, and Steinbeck uses those vivid examples to insinuate the former society. In regards to the issue of either keeping the book on the high school reading list or deleting it as required reading…
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In the book “Of Mice and Men” , John Steinbeck gives many characters some type of powers over other characters in the book. Georges power over Lennie starts out as when they were kids. He would make Lennie do think that weren't safe. For example, he told Lennie to jump in the water knowing that he can't swim and that he might die. At the time George had a power over lennie that made it seem like he was a bully to him. Lennie isn't really smart enough to understand a lot of things he is supposed to…
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Chapter 1 page paragraph 89 This quote says that George wishes he could put lennie in a cage to lock him up. With millions of mice to (pet) but, would he really be in confinement or would it be the freedom that he always wanted. This quote also states that they argue about other stuff. Lennie wanted ketchup with his supper beans. George said there’s none. “Lennie threatens to go live by himself in a cave; george said what a great life he could have if lennie did go off and live in a…
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In the book Of mice and men there is a mentally disabled man named Liney who travels around with a man named George. George takes care of Liney and gets him jobs and keeps him out of trouble. But Liney accidently killed a woman and George killed him.It was hard for george to kill Liney because him and Liney had been friends for along time and he would miss him. After George killed Liney he was very sad and missed him. George made the right choice to kill Liney because if he did not kill Liney then…
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The constant greedy, unscrupulous search for power has consistently plagued humanity since the dawn of time. From the harsher examples of Napoleon and Hitler, who sought to conquer and destroy, to Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, who sought to gain power if only to give it to other people, both the traditional real-life heroes and villains hunted for mere scraps of influence to wield. The concept of sheer and absolute power has always been well articulated, but forever remained just out of reach, even…
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Steinbeck creates a change of tone and mood between the beginning of the chapter and the end by contrasting the word choice of the beginning of the chapter and the end of the chapter. He starts the chapter saying, “The spring is beautiful in California. Valleys in which the fruit blossoms are fragrant pink and white waters in a shallow sea” (346), while ending it with, “And they stand still and watch the potatoes float by, listen to the screaming pigs being killed in a ditch and covered with quicklime…
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In John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic novel, Of Mice and Men, the author uses the hard times during the Great Depression reveal the faults in human nature. The novel features two migrant workers– George Milton and Lennie Small– who share an idiosyncratic friendship as they travel together. The plotline follows the unlikely duo as they struggle to achieve their far-off dream of owning a rabbit farm. Steinbeck uses of comparison to animals, indirect characterization, and the literary devices of symbolism…
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In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are workers in the age of the Great Depression, with dreams of one day owning their own farm. The two learn how different companionship is viewed by others than to them, and even how companionship is detrimental in the long run. The author uses foil, characterization and motifs to show the detrimental effects of companionship. Foil is used throughout the story to contrast the characters and depict the different effects companionship has on them…
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