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    norm is causing major problems‚ because women want equal rights‚ they don’t want to stay home day after day‚ they want to be able to have the same jobs and get paid the same as men‚ they don’t want to obey. So what is the difference now compared to George Fitzhugh’s view in 1854. Let’s delve a little deeper into the past and the present.

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    named george and lennie george was a miniature guy and lennie was a big guy. They were running from some men that were chasing them the reason why they were chasing them is because lennie likes to feel soft thing so he touched a ladies dressed and he wouldn’t let go so the lady screamed and told the men.Lennie and george ran through fields just to get away from the men that were chasing them. George and lennie are the two main character of John Steinbeck’s book of mice and men. George and lennie want

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    George and Lennie‚ two extraordinary characters in Of Mice and Men‚ Similar yet very different. Both Lennie and George rely on their friendship to survive. Lennie depends on his friendship with George to make the correct desisions. George relies on the friendship he has with Lennie in order to plan for the future. While Lennie depends on George‚ in some ways George depends on Lennie. For example‚ despite George’s impatience and annoyance with Lennie‚ and his remarks about how easy his

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    Symbolism in John Steinbeck’s work East of Eden John Steinbeck is considered to be one of the most talented American writers of all time. Most of his works are regarded highly by critics and celebrated as magnificent forms of twentieth-century literature. Steinbeck’s style remains consistent throughout many of his works; he almost always incorporates the Bible. There are few better examples of Steinbeck’s style than East of Eden. Throughout Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden

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    During the Great Depression all Americans suffered economically‚ but the African Americans suffered disproportionately. If someone were to be fired from a company the African Americans were the first to be let go which caused an unemployment rate up to three times that of whites. Because of segregation they received less aid from charitable organizations. Overall they suffered economically and socially more than their white counterparts. The 1930s were a turbulent time for race relations in America

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    How does Steinbeck’s writing make the fight‚ a powerful and significant moment in the novel? Steinbeck uses many ways to make the fight powerful and significant; he makes things in the scene fast paced‚ from where Curley sees George smiling‚ to him starting the fight and Lennie getting beaten up‚ to Lennie crushing his hand. Yet Steinbeck stretches the fight over 2 pages and a bit‚ where as it would have probably lasted less than 30 seconds which shows it’s a significant piece and amongst it there

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    I believe george was justified in shooting lenniegeorge realized he would not want anyone killing lennie for something he did not mean to do. But also george knew if anything was to happen to him lennie would not be able to live on his own. Lennie and george have been traveling together ever since lennie’s aunt clara died‚ she asked george to watch after lennie because he’s not that intelligent and he gets himself into quite a lot of trouble on his own. When george and lennie was working in

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    Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a tale of two friends‚ George and Lennie‚ who are trying to make money and to stay out of trouble. George is a witty fellow who is aware of his surroundings while Lennie is a very large man without much understanding of his environment. Comparing George and Lennie obviously reveals one thing: they both care for each other. However‚ George protects Lennie using his reasoning and leadership skills while Lennie attempts to protect George by acting on his emotions

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    paper may be used. Total Marks Instructions Use black ink or ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name‚ centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions. Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Calculators must not be used. Information The total mark for this paper is 100 The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Questions

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    Steinbeck uses the fact that Curley’s wife is the only female of the ranch to post her as a threat to the male ranch workers. When she is first introduced it isn’t pleasant. Candy starts of by saying ‘I seen her give slim the eye’ this instantly gives the reader an idea she is a bit flirtatious. He then continues to say ‘Well‚ I think Curley’s married…a tart.’ This gives the reader a view of her characteristics and we are put off by them. When we finally meet Curley’s wife for the first time she

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