In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck explores the values and attitudes of America in the 1930’s through a realistic reflection of society. Steinbeck shows the value of the dream and friendship throughout the book. An attitude that that he presents is society’s attitude about racism. The novel presents certain characters that are affected and connected to these values and attitudes. For example‚ Crooks is discriminated against. Throughout the novel‚ some of the characters have friendships
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norm is causing major problems‚ because women want equal rights‚ they don’t want to stay home day after day‚ they want to be able to have the same jobs and get paid the same as men‚ they don’t want to obey. So what is the difference now compared to George Fitzhugh’s view in 1854. Let’s delve a little deeper into the past and the present.
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Byers Who are Lennie and George? Lennie and George‚ the two main characters of the fantastically written novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ go on a life changing journey while pursuing their “American Dream”. Their dream is to own a few acres of land along with a small ranch. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck makes comparisons as well as contrasting ideas based on the two main characters‚ Lennie and George. Lennie is a comical character in this tragic tale of two best pals. Lennie is the more childlike
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The Brush by the Salinas River is one of the most important locations in the entire novel. Steinbeck creates a beautiful and natural setting by his use of figurative language. “Willows fresh and green with every spring” and “leaves lie deep and so crisp” create an image in the mind of the reader that evokes a calm and peaceful mood. Steinbeck then uses the setting to introduce the two main protagonists. The arrival of the protagonists interrupts the harmony of the river bank‚ but before any sign
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How does Steinbeck’s writing make the fight‚ a powerful and significant moment in the novel? Steinbeck uses many ways to make the fight powerful and significant; he makes things in the scene fast paced‚ from where Curley sees George smiling‚ to him starting the fight and Lennie getting beaten up‚ to Lennie crushing his hand. Yet Steinbeck stretches the fight over 2 pages and a bit‚ where as it would have probably lasted less than 30 seconds which shows it’s a significant piece and amongst it there
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I believe george was justified in shooting lennie‚ george realized he would not want anyone killing lennie for something he did not mean to do. But also george knew if anything was to happen to him lennie would not be able to live on his own. Lennie and george have been traveling together ever since lennie’s aunt clara died‚ she asked george to watch after lennie because he’s not that intelligent and he gets himself into quite a lot of trouble on his own. When george and lennie was working in
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Symbolism in John Steinbeck’s work East of Eden John Steinbeck is considered to be one of the most talented American writers of all time. Most of his works are regarded highly by critics and celebrated as magnificent forms of twentieth-century literature. Steinbeck’s style remains consistent throughout many of his works; he almost always incorporates the Bible. There are few better examples of Steinbeck’s style than East of Eden. Throughout Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden
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Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a tale of two friends‚ George and Lennie‚ who are trying to make money and to stay out of trouble. George is a witty fellow who is aware of his surroundings while Lennie is a very large man without much understanding of his environment. Comparing George and Lennie obviously reveals one thing: they both care for each other. However‚ George protects Lennie using his reasoning and leadership skills while Lennie attempts to protect George by acting on his emotions
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paper may be used. Total Marks Instructions Use black ink or ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name‚ centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions. Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Calculators must not be used. Information The total mark for this paper is 100 The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Questions
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George and Lennie‚ two extraordinary characters in Of Mice and Men‚ Similar yet very different. Both Lennie and George rely on their friendship to survive. Lennie depends on his friendship with George to make the correct desisions. George relies on the friendship he has with Lennie in order to plan for the future. While Lennie depends on George‚ in some ways George depends on Lennie. For example‚ despite George’s impatience and annoyance with Lennie‚ and his remarks about how easy his
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