Of Mice and Men Chapter-by-Chapter Reading Notes and Questions Please answer all questions on a separate page. Of Mice and Men Reading Notes: Chapter One (pgs. 1–16) Introduction While reading Of Mice and Men‚ we will pause to make some observations. These observations are intended to improve your ability to see and interpret key ideas and events in the story. Write your responses to these questions on a separate sheet of paper as you read. It’s fine to type your responses if you prefer
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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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Section 1 – Comprehension 1. At the start of the novel you can tell that George and Lennie live very simple lives because their clothes are very basic and they are carrying blanket rolls 2. The mice that lennie pats are killed because Lennie‚ not knowing his own strength. Pats the too hard. 3. The relationship between George and Lennie is a strong friendship‚ George cares about Lennie very much because Lennie‚ Is not competent to take care of him self 4. The excuse that George
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‘Of Mice and Men’ In John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ set in the 1930s‚ it presents a negative view on women. Throughout the course of the book‚ the women are treated with contempt. Steinbeck highlights that women are generally troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. He shows a prime example of this destructive tendency with Curley’s wife‚ who flaunts around the ranch as a temptress. In the novella‚ Steinbeck introduces us to limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions
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Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck portrays the characters as suspicious of each other and their actions‚ misunderstanding as they let their strongest feelings remain hidden which causes the loneliness and the gruffness of many characters that we associate with the book‚ as they feel that they have no one to talk to. In Of Mice and Men‚ the suspicion between the men is caused by the men not having close friends and so they have become accustomed to not having a close friend and so the
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“Of Mice and Men”-Response to Literature Essay “I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚ and that’s why.” ― John Steinbeck‚ Of Mice and Men The novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck explains the importance of having someone with you when you’re the loneliest and when you have all this economic crisis raising into the climax. At times life blesses us with experiences that instill feelings of happiness and joy‚ in which we are able to celebrate life
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Of Mice and Men ‘Soledad means loneliness. Why is this relevant to Of Mice and Men? Discuss’ Soledad derives from the word Solitude‚ a state of social isolation. It is the situation/state of being alone. Loneliness is defined as an emotional state in which a person (or animal) experiences an immense feeling of emptiness and isolation. Loneliness and isolation is a theme that is reflected constantly throughout Of Mice and Men such as; the characters‚ in the minor actions that the characters pursue
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Consider the theme of Loneliness in the novel `Of Mice and Men` The novel `Of Mice and Men` by John Steinback is set against the background of the American Great Depression in the 1930`s. In it‚ we meet the characters of George and Lennie who are migrant workers who find work in various ranches. George and Lennie are different to the rest as they have each other to look out for‚ were as the rest of the characters are all‚ in some way‚ lonely. Crooks is discriminated and is alone because of his
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heart of every novel.” In your view‚ what are the distinctive ideas explored in Of Mice and Men? Explain how these ideas are developed throughout the novel. Themes are integral and fundamental aspects which render the literature valuable. They usually provide insight into the author’s perception and internalisations of the world in which they live. Set in California during the Great Depression‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by Steinbeck‚ illustrates the hardships experienced by individuals as they roamed the
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The novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ written in a cyclical structure‚ focuses on hardships ordinary men faced during the 1930’s Great Depression‚ using the strong friendship between two ranch workers‚ George and Lennie. Just from the title of the novel‚ we can see that the best laid places of Mice and Men often go wrong. We can understand from this‚ how the fate of man in the novel‚ is the same as the mice which Lennie pets. They will die and their dreams will result in grief rather than happiness. Steinbeck
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