Monday 23rd June 2014 Jagoda Horozanska 9c Explore the ways marginalised groups are presented in The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare was very subtle when introducing the problems marginalised groups faced during the era the plays were set. The characters in the plays ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚’ are frequently used to portray and convey Shakespeare’s feelings
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companions‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton is a farmworker who is "small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp‚ strong features … [with] small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms‚ and thin and bony nose" (Steinbeck 1). And Lennie Small well Lennie is a strong child like character‚ Lennie has the looks of a man but the mentality of a child. Throughout the novella George treats Lennie nicely and lovingly. This is only because George is a good friend to Lennie. The reason as to why
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A. George uses his stronger intelligence to abuse Lennie‚ and Lennie suffers from it. B. Lennie‚ is unintelligent‚ and because of this‚ George abuses Lennie. For example‚ he tells Lennie to jump in a river when he can’t swim. C. George tells Slim about how he used to abuse Lennie all the time‚ saying‚ “One day a bunch of guys was standin’ up around on the Sacremento River. I was fellin’ pretty smart. I turns to Lennie and says‚ ‘ ump in.’ An’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned
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annoyed at Lennie and is frustrated with his life. He gets very angry when Lennie keeps pestering him that he likes ketchup with his beans. George is described also a
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Steinbeck‚ people question Gorge on whether or not it is morally right of him to kill Lennie. Are his reasons good enough? Many believe that it is immoral if George to kill Lennie. Despite the fact that he is killing him and killing is thought to be morally forbidden‚ one needs to understand why he thinks its the best thing to do. George is doing what he thinks is right. It is not immoral of George to kill Lennie. Lennie does not understand what he is fully capable of. He is never able to reach
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book Of Mice and Men‚ a man named George shoots his friend Lennie before another character can kill him. In the book‚ Lennie is a disabled person who does bad things. Since he is disabled‚ he doesn’t know right from wrong. George is his friend that travels around with him sort of watching him. Curley is their boss’ son who lives on the ranch that George and Lennie work on. He wants to hurt Lennie because Lennie killed his wife. She let Lennie feel her hair and he started to mess it up. When she started
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best friends‚ Lennie. “Of Mice and Men” is about some farmers that dream to get there own place. The book takes place in the Salinas Valley. George and Lennie travel together and Lennie is always getting them into trouble‚ though‚ Lennie truly doesn’t mean to. It lead to a heartbreaking decision for George. George made the right choice on shooting Lennie because he did it out of love. George could have got blamed also for killing Curley’s spouse if he helped Lennie. George and Lennie might have been
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In “Of Mice and Men” George wants to believe that Lennie will not go against his words. However‚ this complete trust that Lennie has in George can work against him. Lennie trusts that George would never lead him wrong and that George’s words are final. However within chapter five‚ readers and Lennie realize that this is not always true. In chapter five‚ Lennie is in the barn with his puppy. However‚ the pup is dead due to Lennie’s hand. Lennie knows that George will be upset due to the fact that
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nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ‘em -’ ‘but not us!’...‘Because I got you an’ you got [me]’” George tells Lennie on the riverbank while looking at the gun in his hand (Steinbeck 104). In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers that travel together in the 1930s. George is little‚ tan‚ and quick‚ while Lennie‚ contrary to his name‚ is big and strong‚ but also mentally disabled. George looks out for him‚ but he consistently gets into
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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 is able to emphasise
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