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    violence‚ the setting‚ syntax and the comparisons of Hyde to Sir Danvers. A way how Stevenson makes the reader feels the evil of Hyde is the use of violence‚ such as ‘trampling his victim’. This is how he attacked the small girl‚ very early in the novella. Also‚ Stevenson makes us feel the evil of Hyde is when he ‘Clubbed Carew to the earth’. This implies that Hyde pushed Carew with such a force down on to the street. Another way in which violence is used is when Hyde ‘broke out of all bounds ....

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    In the 1930s‚ 1.3 million people migrated to California looking for any work to make a better life. In John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ he specifically shows the different reactions to the 1930s conflicts: racism‚ The Great Depression‚ and itinerant jobs. Steinbeck shows the many contrasting reactions of people in the face of adversity and hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and

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    importance of friendship and dreams‚ especially in difficult times. Explain how the author has created a range of characters to develop his story”. It is a basic human instinct to dream and to have life long ambitions. John Steinbeck’s classic novella‚ Of Mice and Men tells us the story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two ranch workers searching for new job possibilities in California during The Great Depression. Of Mice and Men portrays the characters longing for something more than the monotonous

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    John Steinbeck uses visual imagery and dialogues to show the relationship of George and Lennie in the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. On page 19‚ a master and servant relationship is shown in the quote‚ "even in the open one stayed behind the other". This indicates that George is leading Lennie along the way and that Lennie relies on George to give out instructions. It creates a master and pet dynamic on the readers. On page 26‚ the phrase "I want that mouse" shows that George is the person in the duo

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a short novel by John Steinbeck‚ which is set in 1930s America. At this time in American History they were suffering from a hard hitting economic depression. This book is set on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. Throughout this novella‚ Steinbeck addresses key theme‚ for example discrimination‚ loneliness and the American Dream. Curley’s wife is a complex character. She is the only woman on the ranch. Curley’s wife is used as a plot device by Steinbeck to explore themes like discrimination

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    1) In a country where liberty‚ freedom and the land of opportunity is a pivotal part of American society the American dream is born. The dream was of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunities for each according to ability or achievement‚ the American dream was targeted at poor people who wanted to have a better future. The American dream is fundamentally the notation that no matter your race‚ religion‚ sex or social class if you work hard in America

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    rejected from society. Psychologists believe that physical isolation‚ the death of a loved one‚ or low self-esteem are all contributing factors. Those who struggle with this disease may experience depression or drastic personality alterations. In the novella Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck conveys how adversity shapes character by illustrating that loneliness influences individuals to appear cold-hearted or detached. An idea Steinbeck develops is that without proper human interaction‚

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    influence for The Hulk‚ Two-Face and the general superhero genre for the story’s ties to a double life. This story represents a concept in Victorian culture‚ that of the inner conflict of humanity’s sense of good and evil.[10] In particular the novella has been interpreted as an examination of the duality of human nature (that good and evil exists in all)‚ and that the failure to accept this tension (to accept the evil or shadow side) results in the evil being projected onto others.[11] Paradoxically

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    Workers seemed to have an awful life. As it explains in the novella‚ “Most of men who work on the ranch are the loneliness men in the world. They would have nothing in the future to think about”. (61). Shown through the characters of Lennie and George and also other workers throughout the book‚ it can be shown that

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    would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. No sir‚ I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street‚ the less I ask.” (35). This is an important epigraph for the entire novella because when Dr. Jekyll‚ Mr. Utterson‚ and Mr. Lanyon become curious‚ someone gets in trouble.

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