Jay Pasley 9/17/05 George Is the Most Tragic Character in the Book (True or False)? Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) is a novel overflowing with friendship‚ colorful characters‚ vivid detail and yet a tragic storyline. George and Lennie are two guys that travel the country looking for work during the depression era. Given that Lennie is "not quite right"‚ George must be accountable for Lennie’s actions and take care of him. Throughout several sequence of events‚ George gives himself up to
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short natural vignettes with the parallel struggles of humankind. Of Mice and Men‚ as is clear from the title alone‚ features this parallelism as well. It is a novel about the natural world – “of mice” – and the social world – “and men.” The relationship between these two worlds is not one of conflict but of comparison; he invites us to witness the similarities between the human and animal worlds. The title‚ Of Mice and Men‚ comes from an eighteenth-century poem by Robert Burns entitled “To a
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In chapter one of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men George is protective over Lennie‚ which means that George cares for him. In a conversation that George and Lennie have‚ Lennie questions if he should stay with George. George responded by saying “‘Where the hell would you go?’” (Steinbeck 12). Even though George sounds a little rude or harsh to Lennie‚ he really does not want Lennie to leave him. George also says “‘I was jus’ foolin’‚ Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me.” (13). George realizes
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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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novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the character Lennie Smalls is a large man who is physically fit but immature emotionally. He poses a danger to the other characters‚ as he is responsible for the death of various creatures‚ the accidental injury of Curley’s hand‚ and the gruesome murder of Curley’s wife. Although the outcome of the situations was unintended‚ innocent lives were lost as a result of his lack of fast reaction and childish mentality. Through the actions of Lennie and the negative
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Jacobzen Chang Mrs.Madrid English T/T 10/7/12 Lennie Small In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie Small struggles to perform the simplest of tasks‚ in the hardest of times. Lennie himself does not change much in the story‚ but he does change others. His unwavering innocent nature brings out the best in even the most callous of characters. Ironically‚ this goodness can lead to tragedy. Lennie unwittingly persuades others to believe in his dream. He convinces Crooks‚ Candy‚ and
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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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George and Lennie‚ two extraordinary characters in Of Mice and Men‚ Similar yet very different. Both Lennie and George rely on their friendship to survive. Lennie depends on his friendship with George to make the correct desisions. George relies on the friendship he has with Lennie in order to plan for the future. While Lennie depends on George‚ in some ways George depends on Lennie. For example‚ despite George’s impatience and annoyance with Lennie‚ and his remarks about how easy his
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Of Mice and Men 1-2 Paragraph: Comparing Themes A common theme between “Of Mice and Men” and “Those Winter Sundays” is that they both talk about hard work. Of Mice and Men‚ they work hard and hope to own their own land to work on. However in “Those Winter Sundays” it seems like it is a father that works hard for his family‚ he works hard to keep them warm‚ and also to keep food on the table. In paragraph 1‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it states “George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch
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dramatic break of violence between two men on a ranch in Soledad. Curly (who instigated the fight) became very jealous and cautious of bold but not too bright Lennie Small. Curly began agitated as he could not find his wife. He then began to assume the worst (involving other men working on the ranch). He soon grew embarrassed when he found these assumptions not to be true. Taking this rage out on Lennie‚ he began to punch and beat the child like man. Lennie defenseless and bewildered looked around
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