Hannah Chapman Year 10 Tuesday 12th February 2013 Controlled Assessment 3 Of Mice And Men- How Does Steinbeck Show Loneliness In ‘Of Mice And Men’ John Steinbeck shows loneliness in ‘of Mice and Men’ because in 1929‚ there was an event called the Great Depression which was set in America‚ when the dollars lost its value. Many people lost their jobs and people were unemployed. In addition to this‚ Farm workers had to travel around the country combing
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Curley‚ the boss’ son‚ is an evil character in Steinbeck’s world. Even Lennie feels the sense of menace when Curley first comes into the bunkhouse. Curley is a "thin young man with a brown face‚ with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair." According to Candy‚ Curley is an amateur boxer and is always picking fights‚ especially with guys who are bigger than he is. Curley tries to prove his masculinity by picking fights. Another way to prove himself is by marrying a physically attractive woman
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Lennie and his dream on the ranch would never happen. He started to believe he’d have a chance to share the closeness of George and Lennie. The audience can probably assume that Slim doesn The men encountered throughout the story were puzzled as to why two men would travel together. Most of them traveled alone‚ and didn’t care about anyone else. The only person who came close to understanding their closeness was Slim‚ which leads some readers to believe he had someone he traveled with at some point
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Crooks is not allowed to stay with the other men in the bunk house or allowed to do things with them. This is because he is coloured. Throughout the book it shows us how Crooks is being harassed and discriminated against because of his colour. In the novel Crooks tells Curley’s wife " you have no right comin’ in a colored man’s room. You got no rights messing around in here at all. Curley’s wife was shocked that Crooks said this to her and she said back to him " listen nigger‚ you know what I can
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John Steinbeck called his novel about migratory farmhands during The Great Depression. The title Of Mice and Men is Steinbeck alluding to Robert Burns’ poem “To a Mouse “. Burn states “the best laid plains of mice and mean oft go awry “. Therefore there are many reasons why this quote can relate to the relationship of George and Lennie and also others of this book. Here are my three main reasons why this quote is the main idea of the story and why Steinbeck’s message is true about the real world
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nature of human existence can all be explored through the bunkhouse and Crooks’ room. Paragraph of dreams: The playing cards in the bunk play a major role not only as a way to entertain oneself but also portraying the futility of dreams. When the men sit around the ‘big square table’ to play together they have the opportunity to succeed. They would enjoy this as they live in a life where their only companion is loneliness and defeat. The cards are a symbol of dreams as they take a gamble in the
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guys you suspect something. You’re a little hypocrite‚ you know that? I can’t handle this no more. I can’t do it. I can’t. I can’t. I can’t. There’s got to be more than this to life. Because of you no one respects me. I go on the ranch and all the men look down on me like I’m a little tart. Well I’ll tell you what! I’m the only virgin on this ranch. So Curley‚ I think you need to get your facts right. I need to let go. But the strange fact is....I’m in love with you. That’s a cold‚ hard bitter
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thought of as defining the plot and symbolism of Of Mice and Men‚ that theme is loneliness. In many ways‚ from the outspoken to the subtle (such as Steinbeck’s decision to set the novel near Soledad‚ California‚ a town name that means "solitude" in Spanish)‚ the presence of loneliness defines the actions of the diverse characters in the book. The itinerant farm worker of the Great Depression found it nearly impossible to establish a fixed home. These men were forced to wander from ranch to ranch seeking
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“Of Mice and Men” film review “Of Mice and Men” is a 1992 production by Gary Sinise of the widely acclaimed novel by John Steinbeck. It stars as lead roles Gary Sinise (George)‚ John Malkovich (Lennie). This is the enthralling but tragic story of two best friends George Milton and Lennie Small who travel together and look out for each other during the Great Depression. The film is set in Soledad (California). George is small but quick-witted and has the obligation to look after
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