Techniques That Steinbeck Uses To Present George & Lennie and Their relationship leading up to the Dream. Leading up to their dream Steinbeck builds up a clear image to who Lennie and George are. Immediately the main point is made to us that George is an intelligent‚ curious man who is portrayed as a motherly character who looks after Lennie and shows him what to do. Lennie is portrayed as the complete opposite as he is compared to a horse (huge‚ powerful) and a bear (massive‚ powerful‚ clumsy and
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Explore the way the writer presents the relationship between George and Lennie in “Of Mice and Men” Of Mice and Men was written in the 1937 by John Steinbeck‚ he other well know books as the Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden‚ h also received a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. This book is set in the 1930s and set in California‚ his home region. During this time‚ the USA was suffering from a great depression‚ this meant that it was hard to find job because the economy was very weak‚ so to find
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think that George had to kill Lennie. I think this because Lennie depends upon George and would not be able to fend for himself. Over the duration of the book‚ George is seen in quite an apparent way as Lennie’s guardian. He often tells Lennie what to do in tough situations so that Lennie won’t mess things up. ‘You gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you?’ On this occasion George even threatens Lennie violently. George and Lennie have a remarkable relationship because they
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George and Lennie have a special relationship unlike any other. Sometimes George gets mad at Lennie but he always cares for him. If someone messes or talks about George‚ Lennie always has his back. They are always looking out for each other. At some times in the book‚ George really wants to leave Lennie but he knows he can’t. George knows Lennie cannot make it without him. There are both pros and cons to them traveling together. You can tell throughout the story that they care about each other
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Lennie Lennies behaviour is very childlike‚ this can be perseieve from ‘’Lennie put his hands over his ears’’ his manorisms of dealing with issues are very child like and can be seen to be similar to the ideal of ‘out of sight out of mind’. This makes us forget about his strength and we are reminded that he can be dangerous‚ in the scene when he fights with Curley which surprises the reader as he first comes across as a soft person‚ and this i turn prepares the reader for the following events of
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Lennie I choose Lennie because I thought that he was one of the more interesting and exhilarating characters in Of Mice and Men. For one of the pictures in my collage I have a picture of Lennie which he was described as "...A huge man‚ shapeless of face with large pale eyes‚ with wide sloping shoulders...". Also in the book when him and George where walking they described Lennie as "...walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws...". When Lennie and George were
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around from ranch to ranch with. George Milton and Lennie Small‚ however‚ had each other. Most times During the Great Depression‚ people used their salary towards having a “good time”. On the other hand‚ George and Lennie saved their pay so they could buy a property to have a small farm and house. Almost no one back then‚ or now for that matter‚ would give away their lives so they could protect and comfort a mentally challenged person. George was different for he took Lennie in‚ helped him make money‚
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novella shows the relationship between the protagonists‚ George and Lennie‚ and showing how they try to achieve the American Dream by working together. This is in contrast to many of the other characters who are alone by themselves which seems to be the norm at the time of the Great Depression. The reader is able to look at how the need to have a companion is portrayed by Steinbeck‚ especially during the harsh economic times that the story is set in. The reliance that George and Lennie have on one another
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during the Great Depression Era in the 1930’s in America. There are two main characters in this story are called George and Lennie. These two men struggled from the Great Depression Era by an economic failure and stock marketing failures which lead to unemployment and poverty in North America that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. I believe that Lennie is the loneliest character because he is
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In traditional fairytales‚ ogres are man eating beasts. The prince usually rescues the princess and they live happily ever after. 18.10.10 The main themes in a traditional fairytale are always either based on Romance/Magic & Evil. The main elements always are the antagonist (the bad guy)‚ the protagonist (The good guy) and mainly sometimes the helper. In traditional fairytales the antagonist‚ the protagonist and the helper are often stereotypical‚ take Cinderella for example the
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