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    People are lonely in the book Of Mice and Men. Curley’s wife is lonely‚ Crooks is lonely‚ Candy is lonely without his pup‚ and Lennie is lonely in his own special way. Many characters have a lonely trait in the book‚ Crooks isn’t aloud to hang around with the ranch hands because he is a different color than the other people that work on the ranch. Curley is always leaving his wife to sit in the house by herself so Curley’s wife gets really lonely. When Carlson shot Candy’s dog that really broke his

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    John Steinbeck in the first chapter of "Of Mice and Men" attempts to make the setting appear as paradise or as the Garden of Eden. Yet‚ later in this play the paradise changes into the opposite of what it was and many of the descriptions are foreshadowing‚ for example‚ the dead mouse in Lennies pocket represents the fate of people who are in the dark or are weak. In these ways‚ he attempts to use the paradise setting to catalyze the storyline into the final chapter where most of the descriptions

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    In the novel Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck places a lot of characters as having free will and determinism when in all truth they have none. The author uses stereotypes and discrimination to convey a message of how they are trapped. To quote a quite distinguished reader‚ “Characters are ‘trapped’ either by what others think of them‚ or by their situation.” A lot of the character’s feelings about themselves and what others think of them shows the extent of their freedom and determinism. The characters

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    goals. John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men focuses on the significance of dreams as well as the problems with solitariness and helplessness. Lennie and George‚ the two main characters of the book‚ are migrant workers who recently arrive at a ranch in Soledad‚ California to work. Their experiences at the ranch show how hard it is to live in 1930’s society‚ and how they are different from the other migrant workers. Loneliness‚ powerlessness‚ and the nature of dreams are major themes in Of Mice and

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    In Of Mice and Men the men are united by their shared dreams of stability‚ security‚ freedom‚ and of course to tend the rabbits. The theme for Of Mice and Men is everyone has dreams and dreams don’t always come true. To George‚ his vision of having their own residence means individuality‚ security‚ being their own boss‚ and feeling as if he had a good social status. While talking to Candy‚ George says “S’pose they was a carnival or a circus come to town‚ or a ball game‚ or

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    The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ is abounding with literary devices that assist in conveying the theme of the evils of greed. In the novella‚ Steinbeck tells about Kino‚ a Mexican man‚ who finds a great pearl which he believes will change his life entirely. However‚ when the pearl dealers attempt to deceive him into selling his pearl for a low price‚ Kino ventures to the capital‚ but after facing many trials‚ he must return to his home after his infant son is killed. After this ultimate hardship‚ Kino

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    nobody." (pg.72) In John Stienback’s Of Mice And Men‚ Crooks was able to live a life filled with loneliness and persecution. He was shoved aside on the farm‚ ignored and alone. He endured the persecution against him because he was an African-American. Because Crooks existed in conditions that could drive one insane‚ he is a survivor. Crooks did not live in the bunkhouse with the other men‚ but lived in the harness room of the barn‚ alone. It was not only not living with the other men--they excluded him

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    How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George’s friendship in Of Mice and Men? “Of Mice and Men” was written by John Steinbeck in 1937 to illustrate the pain and miseries of migrant workers during the Great Depression in America and to illustrate that the American Dream lacked possibility. In “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck presents Lennie’s and George’s relationship in a variety of different ways. Steinbeck depicts the George and Lennie’s companionship through body language‚ speech‚ description

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    the novel‚ ‘Of mice and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story‚ poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits‚ mice‚ the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which the

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    Of Mice and Men Essay Everybody dreams‚ but not all dreams become reality. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ all the characters had dreams‚ however none of them came true for different reasons. George and Lennie’s dream was to someday own their own land‚ so they could have animals and farm crops. The next character who had a dream was Crooks. He wanted to be treated equally and own land as well. Finally‚ Curley’s wife wanted to become famous by being a movie star. Unfortunately‚ none of these

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