Steinbeck introduces us to George ande Lennie‚ two migrant workers who are traveling to work on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. The old duo is trying to suruive and save up some money during the 19305: Great Deprssion. George and Lennie are introduced to the swamper ‚Curley‚ the boss‚ slim‚ Carison‚ and Curleys wife. Lennie and George is learning about the boss and the others. He lied about the bus driver giving him abum steer. The swamper had only one hand. Curley wife is always whereing
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How does Steinbeck explore different attitude towards women in the novel Of Mice and Men? John Steinbeck provides a variety of different attitudes towards women in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men.’ I will explore these attitudes in order to represent the portrayal of women in the book; in which there are many different women with different attitudes respectively. Steinbeck uses the portrayal of Curley’s wife‚ who is the main female protagonist to show how women were treated during the 1930’s ‘Depression
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division within the community. Additionally‚ the gossiping neighbors function as a representative of the oppressive nature of fascism and how the pressure of fascist ideals are a destructive force. The discord in the community is also accentuated in the scene where the tenants of the apartment building break out into an argument over something as petty as how often people should use the elevator. De Sica uses the disharmony within the community to once again undermine fascist ideals and highlight
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How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in the novel? Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the mid 1930’s and published in 1937 when America had started to recover from the Wall Street Crash. The 1920’s were a ’boom-time’ in America‚ there was plenty of work and money was easily made but the 1930’s brought unemployment and poverty. The attitudes to women in his novel are in the main unflattering. Steinbeck depicts them as unintelligent and most of the women in the novel
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him‚ and one of a giant rabbit telling him off. They reveal exactly what Lennie is thinking and feeling at that precise moment. He is in fact feeling great guilt‚ but also astonishment and frustration. It is also the most important insight we have on how Lennie thinks‚ feels‚ and therefore acts. I find it is almost a final insight into Lennie’s mind and a further confirmation of his childishness‚ innocence and simple-mindedness. The two visions are really manifestations of Lennie’s conscience reprimanding
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How does Steinbeck create a sense of drama in this section of the novel? This section of the novel is about the fight between Curley and Lennie; it is dramatic because it is unfair on the both of them‚ Lennie because he didn’t do anything wrong and Curley because Lennie is a lot stronger. Steinbeck creates the drama by using things like imagery for example when he says “flopping like a fish”. The tension between the characters in this section makes the fight inevitable (it is definitely going to
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The tension that Steinbeck creates in chapter six is very prominent; there are moments of peace and moments of despair. The first case in which Steinbeck creates tension is at the very beginning of the first chapter where the reader can hear peace. It is only after reading chapter six that the reader on hindsight can compare the peacefulness in the first chapter to the tension in the last chapter‚ this creates tension as the reader is now well aware that one of Steinbeck’s narrative techniques is
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How does Hill create a sense of conflict and tension between the boys at this moment in the novel? Hill uses the narrative voice to show how the both of the boys react negatively to the new arrival . “we do not properly belong” (Kingshaw) ‚ “we live here ‚ its ours ‚ we belong” (Hooper) in this two quotes the reader can see that Kingshaw already feels unwelcomed in the house while Hooper is showing his egoistic personality. The repetition of the word belong highlights rises up the tension as the
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important role in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. As Steinbeck illustrates through Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ and Crooks‚ companionship and a sense of belonging are vital to human happiness; all three characters face problems and negative feelings because of their loneliness and isolation. [pic] Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel‚ John Steinbeck shows the enormous effect that loneliness has on the characters. Steinbeck most clearly illustrates this
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damn world is scared of each other” (Steinbeck 35). Not many people travel together during the Great Depression thus creating many examples of isolation and loneliness. John Steinbeck demonstrates loneliness and the need for companionship through the characters Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife in his novel Of Mice and Men. In this novel‚ Steinbeck uses his character Crooks to show loneliness. Character dialogue was one way Steinbeck showed loneliness in his novel. Crooks says to Lennie‚ “You know
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