COM 1102: WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE Fall 2013 class time: M W F 10:00 am office hours: M W 11:00-11:45 am; M 5:00-6:00 pm and by appointment office: 626 Crawford phone: 321-674-8370 email: lperdiga@fit.edu website: my.fit.edu/~lperdiga turnitin.com course number: 7023849 turnitin.com password: Hangman Class Schedule 9/11 E. Annie Proulx‚ “55 Miles to the Gas Pump” (87; 578-579) 9/13 Mark Twain‚ “The Story of the Good Little Boy” (615-619) Due: Peer
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Lennie small’s eulogy I would not consider Lennie and I friends‚ no‚ definitely not friends‚ we were way much more than just friends. Lennie did not deserve to die. He was like a child. He was innocent. Every day I spent with that fool‚ and yet I do not regret a single moment. Most of you picture Lennie as this big guy. Well‚ I’ll admit to you‚ Lennie was huge‚ but so was his heart. He could do the work of three men without even breaking a sweat‚ and he would not complain a single time. He would
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Techniques That Steinbeck Uses To Present George & Lennie and Their relationship leading up to the Dream. Leading up to their dream Steinbeck builds up a clear image to who Lennie and George are. Immediately the main point is made to us that George is an intelligent‚ curious man who is portrayed as a motherly character who looks after Lennie and shows him what to do. Lennie is portrayed as the complete opposite as he is compared to a horse (huge‚ powerful) and a bear (massive‚ powerful‚ clumsy and
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George tells Lennie why their life is good by comparing themselves to others‚ he explain that it is actually because of their friendship which makes them different than others. It can be told that Lennie is very important to George since he always take god care of him and never leave him; on the other hand‚ George is also essential and important to Lennie. (This can be proved in chapter 4 in the conversation between Crooks and Lennie especial when Crooks says pretend George will not back.) 2. “I
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Lennie‚ a character in the novel Of Mice and Men‚ was a timid good hearted man whose personality‚ appearance and nature set him apart from others while enabling unique friendships to flourish. Lennie’s humble personality helped him develop a number of these relationships on the ranch. Candy‚ “a tall stoop shouldered old man‚” was the first person Lennie met on the farm. Candy always carried a “big push-broom in his left hand” and was a quiet soul‚ just like Lennie. Lennie
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How Steinbeck presents the relationship between George and Lennie in particular at the beginning and the end The relationship between Lennie and George is very close throughout the book. ’Of Mice and Men ’ is set in the 1930s depression years in America. This means that their relationship was under a lot of strain. It was unusual in those times to be able to sustain friendships because life was all about living for the moment after America ’s great depression. They are in a place called the Salinas
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Regardless to the fact Lennie is considered one of the principle characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ he is arguably the least exciting. Throughout the novel he seems to be the same person as on the first pages‚ enduring no development‚ growth or significant changes. His character is very simple‚ in most scenes he is in‚ it is reinforced that he is very strong‚ he enjoys petting soft things and is devoted to George and the American Dream‚ that he and George will someday own a farm. It is this simplicity
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situation and decision. George Milton ends up killing Lennie Smalls‚ the man who he had been traveling with for years. He is forced to kill Lennie for his own good. It is arguable that George had selfish reasons for the murder but Lennie was his family‚ his companion. He would never do such a thing for personal gain. Lennie was a nice guy‚ and he never meant any harm. However‚ he always ended up getting into trouble or doing “bad things”. All of this often angered George‚ who fantasizes about what
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Ryan Nelson 9/21/2010 Criminology Short Paper 1 In my opinion Lennie Small is not guilty of homicide due to insanity pertaining from his lack of cognitive ability‚ which can be determined by the irresistible impulse test. Lennie knew that murder was wrong but could not stop himself. Lennie is a gentle soul and would never harm anyone on purpose. He didn’t know how to act when Curley’s wife threatened to tell George that he touched her hair‚ which in turn would take his beloved rabbits away
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How does Steinbeck emphasise the unusual nature of the friendship between George and Lennie? In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck stresses the importance and abnormality of the friendship between George and Lennie by using a variety of methods. They are complete opposites‚ yet they share a journey through the struggles of The Great Depression as friends and have faith in the same dream. This pulls them together through the most stressful parts of the novel. These two itinerant workers meet
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