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    rancher is hard and rough but you keep doing it‚ why? because of the hope that someday you will make enough money as a rancher to have your own house. Hope gets people through hard things as seen in Of Mice and Men. Pale yellow which is the color of hope best conveys John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men through the many characters’ different hopes and dreams for the future. Lennie and George hold onto the hope throughout the entire book that they will one day have land of their own. George often brings

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    describe how John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to show that something is going to go wrong. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to get the reader hint that bad things are going to happen. In the very first paragraph of the novella he gives us hints that Lennie is going to end up getting in trouble by having George say “Well‚ look. Lennie--if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always do before‚ I want you to come right back here an’ hide in a bush”. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing

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    “Sometimes the hardest things and the right things are the same” (The Fray). A tough decision comes across‚ and the decision made is the one that took the longest to overcome. Within the novelle‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the toughest decision within the text was George Milton’s choice to kill Lennie Small. The death was harsh‚ however George was justified and wise to kill Lennie. In the text‚ Lennie has a mental deficiency‚ and has made many mistakes in the past and would definitely make

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    Loneliness Outline It is a melancholic feeling which everyone tries to triumph over and experiences at least once. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a novella which expresses the theme of loneliness. George‚ Crooks‚ and Candy try to overcome their loneliness by having items or companions that distract them from being morose. George overpowers his loneliness by having Lennie by his side. Although George does not receive any advantages in return for taking care of Lennie‚ George still keeps Lennie

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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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    Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men deals with the plight of migrant labourers in California during the Great Depression‚ with the focus on two random migrant workers‚ George and Lennie. The first chapter sharply establishes the relationship between the two primary characters. George is a realist who must care for the simple child-like Lennie. George consistently reprimands and gets angry with Lennie for his actions‚ while Lennie strives to please George. We see this in the scene by the pool where Lennie

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    Throughout the book‚ “Of Mice and Men” George is Lennie’s everything! From dusk to dawn he is Lennie’s caretaker‚ friend‚ and he also works in place of himself and Lennie‚ too! He doesn’t have the easiest job in the world‚ either. He is faced with many challenges throughout the book. I do believe that towards the end George was finally getting enough‚ and he was getting tired of watching Lennie struggle. It got the best of him in a way. George has a job as a ranch hand out on the ranch. He does

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    Friendship Of mice and man The friendship in of mice and men is a great example of how a friendship will make u do crazy things in life to help that person. The two people that I will be talking about is lennie‚ George‚ and candy. The friends did a lot to do there a dream but had to compromise so they could help one of them. Lets start with George. He is the leader of group he made the choices. At first I thought that he was mean and was a really bad friend but later on he started to see

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    Many people have power or are overpowered by others. This applies both in real life and the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Many of the characters in John Steinbeck’s book excel or are limited in power. But all characters have certain aspects about their personality and physique that gives them power or shows why people have power over them. Many details and aspects make characters the way they are and their abilities and limits display their dominance. George might not be that big in size

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    The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ examines the way that contrasts between key characters affect their relationships and how they develop throughout the story. The author‚ John Steinbeck‚ explores themes such as; friendships & relationships‚ racism & violence‚ and gender & sexism. These themes are explored through different techniques of presenting and contrasting the key characters‚ Lennie and George. The way in which Steinbeck does this leads on to key events in the storyline‚ and provides a good‚ clear

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