In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck crafts two lead characters who share an intricate but evident friendship together. This novella is set in the late 1930’s in rural California. During the 1930’s‚ America fell into an enormous economic recession throughout the country known as the Great Depression: unemployment rates soared‚ industries under-produced‚ businesses got disrupted‚ and people starved. Families were unable to support themselves‚ so during these times of hardship‚ people relied
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OF MICE AND MEN How does Steinbeck prepare the reader for Chapter 5? Steinbeck has prepared the audience for what is about to happen in chapter five in many ways such as: How Lennie is always in trouble‚ the death of the mouse‚ Candy’s dog‚ the pup etc. The way he has used this makes the readers quite aware of what might happen admirably. Within the first chapter‚ you are immediately known how Lennie manages to get into some sort of trouble which causes him and George to flea. Like for example
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with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide‚ sloping shoulders” (2). He worked hard‚ but was always doing something wrong which caused trouble. One day Lennie’s actions ended up hurting him. This altered his life forever. Through the character of Lennie‚ John Steinbeck illustrates in Of Mice and Men how a character’s actions can cause shocking outcomes. From the initial beginning‚ readers can tell through Lennie’s actions that he was not a smart man‚ rather a mentally challenged individual. Lennie “dropped
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1930’s America saw many different groups within society be prejudiced against. At the time minority groups had no standing within society. Steinbeck; in his book Of Mice and Men‚ presents the common minority groups within society in 1930’s America and how they were forced to live their lives. The book references four characters that all represent different groups seen as minorities at the time that the book is set. This essay will follow the characters in the book and explore how and why they found
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In the novel ‘‘ Of Mice and Men’’ loneliness is present troughtout th novel.Many of the characters amit suffering from it. Early in the novel George says‚ : ``Life working as a hand ranch is on the loneliness of life.As the story develops George‚Crooks and Curley’s wife all confess their loneliness.Each of these character searches for a friend to talk to. First of all‚George is a lonely chacter because he has to take of his mentally handicaped fren Lenny.George could of have abandon him and lived
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the book; this gives the characters purpose and hope in the Great Depression. In the time this book was written migrant workers had no friends and often went alone to find jobs‚ that is why everyone questions Lennie and George traveling together (Steinbeck‚ 21). The book starts with Lennie and George running from Weed because Lennie accidently assaulted a woman‚ most people in George’s situation would have left Lennie as he is always getting in trouble and George could be way better off. The first
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Steinbeck opens his novella with a description of a natural utopia where animals loiter jovially and trees laze idly. He portrays the wild setting as lively and lush by using words with mostly positive connotations‚ such as “twinkling‚” “golden‚” “fresh and green‚” and “crisp.” It seems that the location Steinbeck describes has been largely undisturbed‚ as the trees are described as complacent and “recumbent‚” and rabbits sit around lazily. However‚ there does appear to be an aftermath of violence
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minutes before. For instance‚ “The little man jerked down the brim of his hat and scowled over at Lennie. So you forgot that awready‚ did you? I gotta tell you again‚ do I? Jesus Christ‚ you’re a crazy bastard!" "I forgot‚" Lennie said softly. (Steinbeck 42) Throughout the book this happened many times when George was unhappy with Lennie and how he acted. Many times George would react in a disrespectful manner being mean to Lennie calling him names. Happiness was shown in the book many times
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to explain my opinion. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story about the Great Depression. The setting of the novella is a Ranch in the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a time in American history where everyone is struggling to survive. Of Mice and Men leaves the reader feeling dark and haunted. John Steinbeck describes a word where the American dream is an illusion. Steinbeck paints a dark portrait of America in the 1930s. Steinbeck reveals the challenges of the Great Depression
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Loneliness‚ however‚ played a major part in what originally lead to this catastrophe. As stated in the novel‚ “I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An’ I seen her give Carlson the eye" (Steinbeck np). As perceived in this quotation‚ the old man‚ Candy‚ believes she gives “the eye” to the other men on the ranch. What makes him think or see that? This is an unfair conclusion made. It is not her fault that she is considered to be this way. On
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