In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses three main themes: American Dream‚ Loneliness and Isolation‚ and the nature of friendship throughout the novel. The novel Of Mice and Men is about two friends working as migrant workers during the great depression. Throughout the novel Steinbeck shows how each character is lonely and isolated in their own ways‚ such as Curly’s wife by her gender‚ Crooks because of his race‚ and Candy due to his disability and his age. Curly’s wife is isolated throughout
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novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ we learn about two ranch hands trying to make their dream of a couple acres come true. A major theme in the novel discusses that loneliness can be a very dangerous thing to people. Steinbeck uses literary devices to reveal the theme by creating tension and sentimental connections to the characters and through their dreams. Foreshadowing is used throughout the novel to show the how fatal loneliness can truly be‚ it shows this when George and Lennie are talking
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10/9/14 Of Mice and men Epilogue: after ten years After raising money for five years‚ George and Candy managed to buy a ranch. They committed five more years to improve the ranch.it was a small ranch‚ but it had a hen house‚ a barn‚ and land to farm. Finally they had a house‚ for Candy and George. The place was fairly clean and comfortable. Right beside the fireplace‚ Candy was brushing his dog’s hair‚ his name was pugs. George sat around the fireplace‚ Candy said‚ Today
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There are times when the person will achieve their dream‚ but most of the time they are shot down and destroyed. This is seen in John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ as he creates the idea that to make one’s dream into a plan involves taking risks and can turn into a dream again at anytime. This is seen in the novel when George‚ Lennie‚ and Candy’s dream of owning their own ranch is crushed wit the death of Curley’s wife. You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach‚ and you know it might
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How does Steinbeck present the characters of Crooks and Curley ’s wife ? In what way are these minor characters shown to be significant throughout the novel ? In John Steinbeck ’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ we gather our first impressions of Curley ’s wife from Candy‚ a man with one arm and who ’s only companion is his dog and is his equivalent of a friend‚ which he has had since it was a pup. "I had ’im since he was a pup". We develop our initial impressions of Curley ’s wife as being flirtatious
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Tension is created in chapter 3 building up to the moment Candy’s dog is shot with the repeated use of silence. The word ‘silence’ is used 3 times to describe the atmosphere of the room leading up to the moment the dog is shot. The silence is described as ‘[coming] out of the night and invading the room’. From this personification we can deduce that Steinbeck wanted the reader to view the silence as an intruder. Because it is seen as such‚ the presence of something unwanted can give a sense of danger
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April 2009 Of Mice and Men Outline Thesis: John Steinbeck uses various characters such as Crooks‚ Lennie‚ and Curley’s wife to portray the theme of alienation and loneliness in his novel‚ Of Mice and Men. I. Among the main characters in the book‚ Lennie’s distinct mental and physical qualities alienate him from the others. A. His mental handicap and “lack of adult intelligence” prevent him from being a successful worker. (Telgen 246) B. It is difficult for Lennie to understand
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The death of Lennie at the end of ¡®Of Mice and Men¡¯ seems‚ at first‚ to be the most tragic event in the novel‚ especially for the people directly concerned‚ such as George and Lennie himself. However‚ in actual fact‚ the novel is full of sad people suffering in a world where no one really cares about them. The men who worked on the ranches‚ the itinerant workers were sad and lonely people. As George says ¡°Guys like us‚ who work on ranches‚ were the most lonely people in this world.¡± They
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"Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart." - Marguerite Gardiner. In society‚ both modern and in the past‚ prejudice has been a tool of thinking and labeling a group of race‚ people‚ class and culture in order to distinguish ones superiority and dominance from one another‚ but is simply a way to judge without gathering valid facts. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ we see that prejudice was just as rampant in the 1930’s. In the novel‚ prejudice is demonstrated on 3 different
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men portrays the American Dream through the journey of two close friends‚ Lennie and George‚ as they seek to achieve their personal aspirations. Along the way‚ they encounter a number of hardships that challenge their ability to reach their dreams. Steinbeck further introduces to the world the idea of the “American Dream” by utilizing Lennie and George’s life experiences traveling throughout the United States in their pursuit of happiness to enlighten others of the hardships
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