perils of life. Dreams are one of the most freely experienced actions by humans‚ and still it is the most rigid and unrealistic thought process that is part of our lives. The dream of most American’s at this time period surrounding the book "Of Mice and Men" was only a large cesspool of dying hopes that were kept alive by wishes and aspirations even without success. They often have no power fulfillment or credence to them even though we as humans put so much belief and effort in them. Joesph Fontenrose
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Year 3 Of Mice and Men coursework Question choice one In the novel "Of Mice and Men" George and his simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters who move from town to town looking for a place to settle. When Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife everything changes for ever. At the scene where George kills Lennie‚ Steinbeck uses different writing techniques to make this moment moving and tragic. Quotations from the book prove that he has achieved it. "You ain’t gonna leave me… you ain’t that
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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 By John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men at a Glance John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie’s ambition of owning their own ranch‚ and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition‚ reveal the nature of dreams‚ dignity‚ loneliness‚ and sacrifice. Ultimately‚ Lennie‚ the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Q- “I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her” what is the reader supposed to think about Curley’s wife? * How is she described by the other characters? * How the author describes her * How she speaks/behaves * Her dreams * Is she the cause of all the trouble Written By Ruqayyah Draey Curley’s wife is not well described and respected by the other characters. She is often looked down upon and discriminated
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Of Mice and Men 1-2 Paragraph: Comparing Themes A common theme between “Of Mice and Men” and “Those Winter Sundays” is that they both talk about hard work. Of Mice and Men‚ they work hard and hope to own their own land to work on. However in “Those Winter Sundays” it seems like it is a father that works hard for his family‚ he works hard to keep them warm‚ and also to keep food on the table. In paragraph 1‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it states “George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch
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How does Steinbeck present the character of slim and what role does he play in the novel? During the novel Slim is respected and trusted by his fellow ranch workers and even has Curley following his orders. Slim advises George and becomes George’s confidant. As he acts as George’s confidant he subsequently becomes the moral arbiter of the play‚ he is the main character who can recognize things from right and wrong. Slim is a special character because he speaks to everyone from Crooks to Candy
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How does Steinbeck present and develop the character of Curly’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’? 1) In the beginning of “Of Mice and Men” we readers are made to perceive Curly’s wife as a vain‚ trouble making bully who provokes people and intends on bringing their anger out‚ especially Lennie and is incapable of seeing the world from any perspective other than her own. We then realise by the end of the novel that she is only a sweet‚ innocent woman who just wanted to be cherished and wasn’t able to
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How does Steinbeck Present the Character of Curley’s Wife and Whether She is a Victim‚ Herself or a Villian or to Blame for the Unfortunate Outcome of the Storyline? During the 1930s when Stienbeck wrote this novel the citizens of America were going through things like the Great Depression which was originally known as the Wall Street Crash. This made many businesses close down and made many people lose their jobs and have to try and find work‚ to do this they ended up travelling around and becoming
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Moreover‚ Steinbeck uses a descriptive form of language to show that the ranch workers have an unpleasant‚ narrow future. he demonstrates this when he says ’’the bunkhouse was a long‚ rectangular building’’ this gives the reader the impression of the bunkhouse being long and thin in shape‚ almost like a corridor‚ representing the men’s narrow pathways in life. This also shows that the ranch workers are restricted from fulfilling their dreams because they have an unpleasant future‚ as they aren’t
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