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    single soul living in two bodies- Aristole. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship. The supporting points are all about how George and Lennie care for each other. The book is written by john Steinbeck and the story is called “Of Mice and Men”. The supporting points are all about how George and Lennie care for each other. George and Lennie take care of one another. Lennie says “If it was here you can have some(95)”. George also says “We travel together (82)”. This

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    Setting plays a significant role in the presentation of Steinbeck’s novella. Explore the ways Steinbeck presents setting in one other part of the story. John Steinbeck uses setting in order to offer insight into the background behind which the novella is written as well as to engage the audience. To begin with‚ Steinbeck uses setting in order to help people understand the context of his novella. For example‚ in section two‚ he describes the bunkhouse as having “white washed walls” and “unpainted

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    Lennie. Don’t let him do it’” (Steinbeck 63). Since Lennie is extremely strong‚ George knows that he should let Lennie stick up for himself and not allow Curley to make him feel weak and inferior to the rest. George also accepts the fact that Lennie cannot remember tons of information that he has been told‚ “‘I’ll tell ya again. I ain’t got nothing better to do. Might jus’ as well spen’ all my time tellin’ you things and then you forget ‘em‚ and I tell you again’” (Steinbeck 4). This shows

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    Of mice and men English essay- Explore the ways in which John Steinbeck presents power in the fight scene. The 1930’s was hard time for most people who lost their money in the Wall Street crash. John Steinbeck tries to portray how tough life was back then in his novel mice and men. Mice and men also portray how power was abused and the way that it was used in the 1930’s. In

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    Journal: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck After having read the description of the novel‚ my expectations were that this would have been a typical story of a good ending‚ no matter how thrilling the suspension dots in the end may make the plot seem to be. However‚ upon reading it‚ it was becoming clearer that Steinbeck’s use of certain details and foreshadowing in the text was already suggesting the outcome resulting otherwise. For example at the very beginning the name of the town Lennie and

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    Explore the ways Crooks is presented and developed in “Of Mice And Men” The novel “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck written in 1937‚ is set in the Salinas Valley of California during the Great Depression. Crooks was one of the main characters who is mainly presented as an outcast within the ranch. The way Crooks is presented‚ illustrates all the idea of discrimination and racism during the 1930’s. In this period many struggled to survive and it was hard to earn a living and In the case of Crooks

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    How does Steinbeck use Foreshadowing and Settings effectively in Of Mice and Men? John Ernst Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men uses a lot of foreshadowing and clever settings effectively‚ which makes his novel a great book. The use of foreshadowing entices the reader and makes you want to read on. The well-described settings make a vivid image of what is actually going on and help us think what it really was like during the 1930’s. Steinbeck uses masses of foreshadowing throughout his book. For instance

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    John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ presents many characters in different ways. Steinbeck uses minor characters to showcase different themes‚ a main key theme being loneliness. Steinbeck presents this theme through characters which are defined by colour‚ gender and mental stability. Characters such as Crooks and Curley’s wife would share this theme throughout the novella but yet would stay clear of each other and in no way make contact to make their loneliness vanish. The author chose Crooks

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    John Steinbeck was born on 27 February 1902 in Salinas‚ California. "Of Mice and Men" was published in 1973‚ it was immediately successful and Steinbeck was beginning to be recognised as an author. The novel is set in Soledad‚ California and is about two migrant agricultural labourers‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. The two workers travel together which are unlike most of the other migrants. Lennie has a body of a grown man but a mind of a child and relies on George to look after him. The story

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    Of Mice and men Essay Loneliness can hurt a person. It makes them feel like they are an animal all alone in an empty forest. Just getting by. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men he uses animal imagery to portray the personality and actions of his characters showing the loneliness of the characters. Sometimes Lennie liked to do things like an animal. That’s just the way Lennie did things. In the beginning of the novel Lennie Dropped to his knees and started drinking water from a stagnant water

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