Language January 9‚ 2013 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck relates the history of the 1900s to the book he writes called Of Mice and Men‚ which is written in the 1930’s. The issue of segregation is one way Steinbeck compares the two. Another relation to Steinbeck’s life in Of Mice and Men is his job as a “bindle stiff” which means farmhand. One of the major settings in Of Mice and Men is on the farm that is believed to be referred to Steinbeck’s job. Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California. This is also
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Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck and directed by Gary Sinese offer different versions of the same story‚ by altering small elements of the plot that allow for new insight into certain situations and characters. In the movie‚ there are scenes that differ from the book to provide more context for the situation. The beginning of the book is especially different from that of the movie. The beginning of the novel gives a long description of the setting. These opening paragraphs do an effective
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From the beginning‚ the author provides a vivid description of Elisa in her natural environment by saying‚ “Elisa Allen‚ working in her flower garden‚ looked down across the yard and saw Henry‚ her husband‚ talking to two men in business suits” (Steinbeck ). Though Elisa’s flower garden is a setting of comfort‚ it also separates and distinguishes her and her work from the business of men. The garden environment she creates also serves as a prison to hold Elisa in the role of “female provider”.
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Mike and Elisa from the stories‚ “The Vigilante” and “The Chrysanthemums‚” from John Steinbeck novel‚ The Long Valley‚ both felt emptiness inside and wanted to fit in with their community to fill the shadow within themselves. A shadow is a portion of our personality that we neglect and never accept within ourselves. The shadow comes in different forms and once we think we understand it‚ it appears in another form. Jung states that‚ “ the shadow is an integral part of our nature‚ and it can never
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hundreds of years. Prejudice involves the negative preconceived ideas or opinions about a person without any reason‚ knowledge or experience. Prejudice derives from fear and ignorance of the unknown along with rigid attitudes. Both Harper Lee and John Steinbeck convey the clear nature‚ causes and consequences of different types of prejudice. These 2 authors depict the injustice‚ discrimination and inequality present in society due to racial‚ class and socio economic prejudice. Class prejudice occurs
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Compare how Steinbeck and Shakespeare present women? In the books ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘Macbeth’ both author/writer have presented women through the corresponding eras of where the setting of the book is and the time when the author wrote and published these two books. Steinbeck showed us how women were treated in 1930s using the character Curley’s Wife‚ whilst Shakespeare uses the character Lady Macbeth to present women in the 1600s. In this essay I will explain how these characters and women at
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A Woman Bound by Society John Steinbeck‚ in his short story "The Chrysanthemums" depicts the trials of a woman attempting to gain power in a man ’s world. Elisa Allen tries to define the boundaries of her role as a woman in a closed society. While her environment is portrayed as a tool for social repression‚ it is through her love of nature and her garden where Elisa gains and shows off her power. As the story progresses‚ Elisa has trouble extending this power outside of the fence
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reader may look more at how differently they would feel in the same situation. In an attempt to answer Henry James on how characters are only as interesting as their response to the particular situation we will look at “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. In “The Chrysanthemums” we are introduced to Elisa Allen at her ranch working in her garden. She is described in the story as: “She was thirty five. Her face was lean and strong and her eyes
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Why were George and Lennie run out of Weed? 7. What things does Lennie do and say that make him like a child? 8. Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble? Interpretation 1. How does Steinbeck convey Lennie’s animal-like qualities? (#4 above) 2. Why does Steinbeck describe the actions of Lennie’s hands (foreshadowing their importance) 3. What is George’s attitude toward Lennie in this section? Why does he stay with Lennie? 4. Explain the connection between Lennie’s
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ourselves have experienced." We as humans inevitably feel empathy towards people who have realistic fears and realistic hopes. We can understand the pain they feel because we have gone through it too. In the riveting novella‚ Of Mice and Men¸ John Steinbeck creates extremely realistic characters who reflect people we see in our everyday world. The characters have the same fears and suffer the same pains‚ and thus‚ we can sympathize with them. The two main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ live during the
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