Power isn’t just strength. Power could be a couple other ways too. A book that is science-fiction called “of mice of men” by john Steinbeck. The book is about two men who work on a California farm. In the time they were in the great depression. It was very hard to have power during that time. The book kinds of are power that Steinbeck was trying to show in the book was mental‚ racism‚ and strengths. To start in the book “of mice of men” is mental. George is smarter than Lennie because Lennie is
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In John SteinBeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ he uses the characters Crooks and Curley’s wife to show that loneliness and isolation can poor effects on people. In this book the effects that are shown by these characters are‚ pushing others away and desperately seek out any interaction. Crooks pushes others away while Curley’s wife will talk to anybody to not be lonely. Crooks is being isolated from the rest of the rest of the workers because he is black. The isolation that Crooks has been subjected to has
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Crooks Disabled and lonely‚ are two main traits about Crooks. Crooks is a character in the book “Of Mice and Men‚” by John Steinbeck. Crooks is the stable hand who works with the ranch horses. He lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. Throughout the book‚ we learn that Crooks is bookish and likes to keep his room neat‚ but he has been so beaten down and mistreated because of who he is on the outside that he is now suspicious of any kindness he receives. In return for his
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Women Matter In the book “Of Mice and Men” by Steinbeck‚ they lack women and the women that are in the book are not treated as equals. In the whole book only one women is presented and only two women are talked abou. The one woman in the book is cheated on‚ the men visit prostitutes on the weekends‚ and the women do not have names. When the men talk about women they talk as if they were just property‚ as if they are not even people nor do they have any feelings. Through
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True Friendship In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ George and Lennie are best friends and migrant farmers. George takes care of Lennie because Lennie is mentally challenged. After Lennie gets in trouble in Weed‚ George and Lennie go to a new ranch to work. There Lennie gets into a fight with Curley‚ the boss’s son‚ kills a puppy‚ and kills Curley’s wife. Because of these unfortunate events‚ George kills Lennie. George does the right thing by killing Lennie because not only does George save
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Of Mice and Men Prompt E: Allegory When a character is presented in an average story‚ one has a general set of thoughts of how their role will be played in the story. They each serve meaning towards both the story and the other characters. Though‚ with each character there is a symbol. A hidden image that comes to visualization in the mind when read. A image that symbolizes others out there in the world‚ outside of the book‚ to make it seem relatable. Three characters that emit these traits which
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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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Is Isolation Ever for the Better? John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men contains multitudes of themes in which Steinbeck shows his disgust with society. One such theme is the theme of isolation. Steinbeck portrays isolation through several characters throughout the book. Three characters in particular stand out as isolated. crooks‚ the only black man‚ Curley’s wife‚ who is the only woman on the farm and never named‚ and Candy‚ an old man who cannot work very much. These three characters are isolated
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Discrimination and alienation are two major contributing factors to whether or not a society is able to work together and be one. In the novels Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ discrimination and alienation play a key role in the failure of their societies. Of Mice and Men tells the story of George and Lennie‚ two men who work on a ranch together. Numerous characters throughout the novel experience discrimination and suffer because of it. Holden is the
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“Ain’t many guys travel around together‚” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other” (Steinbeck 35). Not many people travel together during the Great Depression thus creating many examples of isolation and loneliness. John Steinbeck demonstrates loneliness and the need for companionship through the characters Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife in his novel Of Mice and Men. In this novel‚ Steinbeck uses his character Crooks to show loneliness. Character
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