Of Mice and Men revision Social and Historical context: 1930s America Of Mice and Men is written against the backdrop of a troubled America The Great Depression began in 1929 – lasted 10 years. Severe economic slump. Businesses lost everything meaning mass unemployment. (25% of population unemployed.) Terrible drought lasting 10 years hit 27 states and meant farmland became a dustbowl. Many farmers lost their land or had to sell it cheaply. Farmers had to travel to look for work (economic
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Franklin English 9 Pre-AP 15 February 2016 Novel Synopsis Assignment Title of Novel: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Year Written: 1937 Author’s Nationality: Salinas California‚ United States. Type of Novel: Historical fiction and realistic fiction. Setting of Novel: It takes place in Soledad California in the 1930s. Protagonist: George Antagonist: Curley Brief Plot Summary: It starts when two men‚ George and Lennie‚ are walking to a ranch in order to look for work. George makes all of
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At the beginning of chapter 5‚ Jo is in her exercise clothes‚ and Meg can not believe that Jo decides to go out on such a cold‚ wet day. Jo heads over to her neighbor’s house‚ the Laurences. Ever since the New Year’s Party‚ Jo has wanted to talk with Laurie. To get his attention‚ she throws a snowball at his window. Laurie pokes his head out and explains that he is very sick and very bored‚ so he can not go outside. However‚ Laurie invites Jo over. When Jo comes in‚ she has a large dessert that her
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’’ George stood up nobly and said firmly‚ ’’I’ll get that weak bastard‚ Curley‚ for you. I’ll get him Lennie.’’ With that he gracefully left Lennies grave in peace. He returned to the calm‚ cold ranch and quietly entered the workers bunkhouse. The men all lay in a deep slumber from the hard days work. George sat down on his damp bunk and stared at Lennies old‚ deckendant bunk. George was angry‚ he believed that Curley had defeated his intelligence and won. He turned to the white-washed wall on his
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Hey this essay is about me not having one and just wanting a free account.GCSE JOHN STEINBECK The first 200 words of this essay... Of Mice and Men Essay âOf Mice and Menâ is the fictional short novel written by John Steinbeck in 1937. Steinbeckâs perspective when writing the novel could be based on the fact that he had once worked on a ranch and had a certain fascination about it. The novel is set in 1930s America and this can be seen as the cause of the very enduring culmination that takes
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck World Literature Mrs. Finke December 7‚ 2012 Of Mice and Men: A Classic for the Ages Thesis: Despite some impurity Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck should be considered as a classic due to its honesty‚ truth‚ loveliness‚ justice and of good report. I. Introduction II. Impurity A. Swearing B. Violence C. Economic poverty D. Psychological corruption III. Honesty A. Steinbeck’s
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What Makes Chapter 5 of ‘Of Mice and Men’ so Powerful? Out of the whole book‚ chapter five is definitely the strongest and most effective out of the six parts. As well as having a major role in the storyline‚ the way the author developed such an atmosphere makes this chapter one of the best in the book. Steinbeck has created such a compelling chapter by the use of many techniques‚ the first of which being‚ pathetic fallacy. The chapter starts‚ similarly to the others‚ with a description of the
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Of Mice and Men Friday 06 September 2013 · One of the main historical contexts in of mice and men is the references to the great depression · Another is the biblical links Steinbeck uses throughout the novella · After World War I‚ economic and ecological forces brought many rural poor and migrant agricultural workers from the Great Plains states‚ such as Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ and Kansas‚ to California. · a seven-year drought that began in 1931‚ turned once fertile grasslands into a desertlike region
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Novel: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men examines the idea that the American Dream is a futile ambition. This "Dream" proposes the fact that social and economic success can be gained through means of hard work‚ ultimately determining that the pursuit of happiness cannot be attained in our modern society. Steinbeck outlines this theme by employing symbolism and‚ via Curley’s wife‚ a protagonist within the novella. This poem suggests to me that although
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