Of Mice and Men Characters: George George Milton. A migrant worker who travels from farm to farm with his mentally impaired friend Lennie during the Depression. Lennie Lennie Small. A gigantic‚ mentally disabled man‚ Lennie is simplistic and docile. Candy An old‚ crippled man who has lost his hand‚ Candy is the swamper at the ranch. He remains attached to his aging dog‚ who has become so weak and sickly that it depends entirely on Candy to survive. Curley The son of the ranch owner‚ Curley
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Second appearance of Curley’s wife In ‘Of mice and men’ Curley’s wife’s second appearance in Crooks’ room‚ the reader discovers why Curley’s wife acts as such a temptress‚ and begins to feel sympathy for the character when it is discovered she is in fact extremely lonely. We learn that she uses flirting and seduction as a way of gaining attention and spending time with the men. She uses the excuse of looking for Curley to find some company‚ but then slips up‚ admitting she knew where Curley had
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Of mice and men Back in the 1930’s Steinbeck introduced the characters dreams in the novel ‘of mice and men.’ The novel was set in America‚ it was the time when men had to travel the country looking for work and it was also the time of the Great Depression. Also the government were trying to tell people that they could achieve the American Dream if they worked hard. The novel was written to show what it was really like to try and live the American Dream at this time. Steinbeck presents characters
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“Of Mice and Men” is a novel by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck uses languages to create images in the responder’s mind. The composer uses languages to create images that communicate main ideas and add richness and depth to their texts. The novel relates mainly to friendship and loneliness portrayed through the relationship between George and Lennie. The composer’s language technique that he uses is American southern vernacular slang that invokes to the 1930’s. Responders can relate to the book which
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In Of Mice and Men‚ characters have dreams of living a better life in future. For one thing‚ George and Lennie often talk about owning a little house‚ a few acres of land‚ and live in serenity without having to work for somebody. George and Lennie recite‚ “Someday-we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple acres an’ a cow and some pigs…An’ live off the fatta the lan’…’An’ have rabbits” (Steinbeck 14). This expresses that both George and Lennie hope to achieve
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Explore the ways emotions are shown in the text you have studied. Steinbeck uses a wide range of techniques to explore emotions shown in of Mice and Men. Specifically in section 5 + 6 where three characters emotions are shown in contrast to what they had been interpreted as at the start of the novel through their emotions. George’s emotions dramatically change throughout the novel from a person who was seen as the brave man to the hesitant boy at the end. The abusive language George used was
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John Steinbeck wrote the inspiring book ’Of Mice And Men’ and it was first published in Great Britian in 1937.In this he explores the populous themes of isolation‚ violence‚ friendship and several more. These topics are symbolized throughout the novella expressed through setting and nature v man-made structures. In Steinbeck’s book "Of Mice and Men"‚ he illustrates the isolation of ranch life in the early 1930’s and shows how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from
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Section 1 – Comprehension 1. At the start of the novel you can tell that George and Lennie live very simple lives because their clothes are very basic and they are carrying blanket rolls 2. The mice that lennie pats are killed because Lennie‚ not knowing his own strength. Pats the too hard. 3. The relationship between George and Lennie is a strong friendship‚ George cares about Lennie very much because Lennie‚ Is not competent to take care of him self 4. The excuse that George
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with description of the bunk house‚ which reflects the time‚ place or social statues. It includes themes too that can be figured straight away from the book‚ such as friendship‚ death‚ and racism toward black people or women. The book "of mice and men" is based in the early 1930’s after 1929 Wall ST. crash‚ during the time of the "great depression". At that time it was very hard to find jobs‚ high unemployment‚ so that caused people to migrate to find jobs‚ leaving their families and friends
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Title of Book: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Setting: Shortly after the start of the Industrial Revolution (1930s)‚ South of Soledad California Characters George Milton: One of the book’s main protagonists‚ guardian and best friend of Leinnie Small. Through his friendship with Leinnie‚ George is able to imagine a better future. Leinnie Small: A mentally handicapped man (who makes up for lack of knowledge with sheer
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