Of Mice And Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1929 during the great depression‚ before WWII had started. It stars two poor‚ working class men‚ Lennie and George and they struggle to get by. The men move from farm to farm in search of work. Lennie is aged 30‚ but has a special needs condition that gives him the maturity and mindset of a six-year-old. He is mentally just not there but he’s strong as an ox. George is his cousin and even though he is fairly intelligent and could be better off‚ he
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How far do you agree that Much Ado About Nothing shows the truth of the claim that “good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”? “Good comedy is tragedy narrowly averted”: these words were spoken by Jonathon Bate and Eric Rasmussen in their publishing of ‘William Shakespeare: Complete Works’. They show how many elements of comedy could be interpreted as almost tragic. The comedy in Much Ado About Nothing is often created when the audience can see that something could go horribly wrong‚ however it
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"How far do you agree with the idea that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s suicide?" “I’m the king of the Castle” is a dark novel‚ written by Susan Hill. The novel is based on two boys; Charles Kingshaw and Edmund Hooper‚ and their experience of psychological bullying and power. Due to the lack of love‚ isolation‚ frustration and confusion; all these feelings from Kingshaw were responsible for his suicide. I do not think that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s death at
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The novel ’Of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck in 1936. It is set in the society of the 1920’s. The author sets up our perception of the character ’Curley’s wife’ in a way that allows us to develop our understanding of her‚ and enables us to later decide how far we agree that she is an innocent and vulnerable victim‚ or a manipulator who deserves her fate. We are first introduced to the character ’Curley’s wife’ in chapter two by Candy. We immediately see her being blamed for causing
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“...I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you.” In the book Of Mice and Men‚ George is a true friend to Lennie. George has shown acts of friendship towards Lennie throughout the entire book. George took care of Lennie ever since he left his Aunt. Providing food and protection. George also defends Lennie when he gets in trouble. George is constantly telling Lennie stories to try to make him happy and tells him he can tend to rabbits‚ a dream of Lennie’s. In the final scenes in Of
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How far do you agree that family is at the centre of Jerusalem and Death of a Salesman? Compare and contrast the presentation of familial responsibility in both plays. The concept of family has changed since the 1950’s‚ compared to the present day. Back then‚ the old fashioned family value system was seen as the norm – the wife typically stays at home taking care of the domestic side of the household including looking after the children‚ cleaning and cooking. While the husband goes out and does
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How far do you agree that the role of the Royal Navy did not substantially change between 1763-1914? The period between 1763 to 1914 was a time of major change for the Royal Navy. In their attempt to gain full control over the waters‚ they adopted multiple naval tactics‚ incorporated new technology in terms of ship types and weapons on boards; all effecting the role of the Navy worldwide. The British Royal Navy had no match or rival; especially evident after they decisively destroyed their European
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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How far do you agree that the Reichstag fire handed Germany to Hitler? On the 27th February 1933‚ the Reichstag building was burned down. Hitler was able to take advantage of this. The Reichstag fire was very important it was a step in Hitler becoming fuhrer of Germany. The communists were his closest competition in the election‚ and he made it look like it was a communist plot‚ and was able to go and have the members of the communist party arrested and killed‚ of course all for the good of the
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people take seriously‚ these are rights given to all Americans. I agree with this because‚ everything needs to be done in a proper manner. If the evidence leaves the chain of custody or is collected in an unlawful manner this can be a deciding factor in the case and a guilty person can be set free. Also if anyone can come up with the evidence than an innocent person may be sentenced. So it better to do things the right way first. In our book there is a case that is named Weeks
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