...Back on subject about the authors personal life , think about what year the book and movie were published. 1937 that is over what 80-90 years ago , that is a long time things were a lot different back then . So the way people felt or handled things were differently. The book is Basically a grim lesson of human existence. All of his characters have experience loneliness and emptiness. I can see why they all suffered with that lots of things happened to them like in chapter five when Lennie is alone in the barn petting his dead puppy and has to cover it up with hay . That was sad . The reason why of mice and men is called that is because the way the characters are represented in the book all remind the author of animals...
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...1. The bird symbolizes Minnie herself. At one time she would wear pretty clothes, be happy and sing in the choir much like the pretty songbird. The fact that the bird is dead (probably by John) indicates the death of who she was before her marriage, her happier self. The birdcage symbolizes entrapment, as Minnie is trapped in her marriage. The quilt symbolizes Minnie’s mental state. At first, like the stitching, she is doing quite well. Then the stitching becomes messier and seems like she did them while very nervous. This signifies how Minnie becomes increasingly distressed. Ultimately the conclusion is knot the quilt, as Minnie decides to knot the rope for her husband. The house represents Minnie’s home life and relationship with her husband....
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...Entering the story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, the piece starts near a bank near a freeway. There we come upon our two primary characters, Lennie Smalls and George Milton. George, a stocky, tanned, determined man has been the head of the pair always helping out Lennie and supporting him. He’s quick-setting and pushy, occasionally hard on Lennie, but he seems to be protective of him. Lennie, the counterpart of George is a big individual who follows George and depends on him. Lennie is naïve and tender-hearted, meaning well, but many misinterpret his open actions causing difficulties with their careers. In the introductory part, they are setting out to their current position in a property because the work they had Lennie got in dispute...
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...In Of mice and men the story is told by an seemingly knowledgable narrator in other words in third person. He often starts with a scenic description like “ The sunshine lay in a thin line under the window” in order to set the scene but the narrator never goes deep into the characters feelings and thoughts, The closet the narrator says to the characters feelings, is describing facial expressions like “ frowned as he thought” but never the actual thought. Normally, omniscient characters go inside individual characters’ minds but in Of Mice and Men, it feels like the author is purposely holding back what the characters are actually thinking but instead describes an action or facial expression. The third person narrative also allows an...
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...Of Mice and Men Compare and Contrast In the novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, there are two shootings that occur. The first shooting is a dog and the second shooting is of man. The shooting of Candy’s dog happened in the third section. Everyone was telling Candy that his dog was useless and he smelled terrible. Carlson told Candy that he would be doing a favor for the dog if he shot him. Candy finally relented and Carlson took the dog outside with his luger and a shovel and shot the dog. Candy laid on his bunk looking at the ceiling and when the shot fired, Candy turned and faced the wall. Later on, Candy was talking with George and said that he should have shot his own dog because it was his responsibility. The shooting...
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...This book appealed to me particularly because of its beautiful cover. I love novels with a Victorian setting and the pier on the cover reminded me immediately of Brighton. I had never read anything about the bathing habits of de rich Victorians, so this seemed the ideal book! You do not get to know very much about the bathing itself. You follow Marnie and you see how she gradually gets obsessed by a rich guy, Noah de Clevedon. They meet each other on the beach where is mother is about to bathe. However, he has ulterior motives and sees the encounters with Marnie as a good way to prepare him for later marital life. You get to know this by the passages from his diary. Although I liked the story and its approach, I could not really identify with the characters. In my view Marnie was too naïve and Noah was portrayed as the perfect guy, but in reality he took advantage of Marnie’s credulity and he always got away with it. I was wondering how it would end for Marnie, who could only think of one person at the end of the book. Because of this the attention was taken of all sorts of possible secondary storylines and I thought that was a pity. The end was a bit of a disappointment too, as a result of choosing the easiest solution and making it a half-hearted happy-end. Despite all the above-mentioned reservations, I still enjoyed the book. The coastal setting is nice and it is also interesting to read about the very different lives of Noah and Marnie and how this affects their perception...
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...R.I.P Although people may have the best intentions and carefully-laid plans, factors outside their control can prohibit their dreams from becoming reality. Throughout Lennie and George's journey in the Novel Of Mice and Men we are introduced to a variety of characters. Each character is different in their own way and have different feelings for George and Lennie. Through the character of Candy, Steinbeck shows that issues outside the control of an individual often limit the achievement of an individual’s dreams. What makes Candy's dream special is that he shares it with George and Lennie. While eavesdropping on lennie and George's conversation he hears George explaining the dream to Lennie, Candy is fascinated about the idea of their dream. Having a farm with a lot of land is very appealing to him, so Candy buds into the conversation and attempts to get in on the dream. Candy quotes “ Suppose I went with you guys. That's three hundred and fifty bucks I'd put in. I ain't much good, but I could tend the chickens...
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...Opportunities, power, wealth, are all parts of the American Dream, a dream to achieve what not had. A selfish dream, but also a necessary one. Of Mice and Men is about two friends George, and Lennie. They both struggle to survive in the great depression. They work at a ranch, all is going well until Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife (The ranch owner’s son), in the end George has to kill Lennie. Steinbeck uses symbols such as the farm, Lennie’s rabbits, and Lennie’s death to represent George and Lennie’s unattainable dream. He uses the farm and rabbits as their goal, and Lennie’s death as an obstacle or failure for having the American Dream. Most of the people on the ranch shared a simple dream, to own land. George and Lennie had originally...
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...The book Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is based around the American dream. In this novel, Lennie and George work on a farm. George takes care of Lennie because he has some sort of mental disability. The two men dream of having a farm of their own. Throughout the book, Lennie and George work towards buying their own farm while getting through obstacles along the way. The novel portrays the American dream as unachievable which makes me believe John Steinbeck views the American dream in the same way. George never brings up the farm he and Lennie plan on owning, unless it’s for Lennie’s sake. This leads me to believe George thinks their American dream is unachievable. From this information, I presume George thought owning a farm would be nearly impossible while he was still caring for Lennie. Steinbeck indirectly shared his thoughts on the American dream through this novel and the characters in it. He believed one had to work hard for what they owned and what they wanted. The book included great examples of hard work, but the American dream was never accomplished. John Steinbeck himself worked as a manual laborer before becoming an author. That requires a great deal of effort, yet he did not gain success from that job. He...
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...The American Dream of today is all about being given everything without working for it. However, during the 1900’s it was all about working hard. People packed up everything and moved for a chance at a better life. This was a great risk and negatively impacted many people. There wasn’t enough jobs so people became poor. Also, the living conditions were terrible because of how many people had moved to find a better life. In the story Of Mice and Men the author, John Steinbeck, shows the reader that everyone works hard for the American Dream of the 1930’s but it is rarely attainable. One way the American Dream is unattainable is how it is just a dream. For example, the dream that George and Lennie had of them owning their own land seemed like a possibility, but it was crushed when Lennie killed Curley’s wife. This shows how anything that a person does can ruin their chances of attaining their perfect life, or the American Dream. Another example is: “More than a dream of land or property or riches or even a house of one's own, George's vision encompasses a broader range of values—freedom, abundance, fairness, nature, and companionship—that are universally desired by the novel's characters, even if they too often remain tragically unfulfilled” (Zeitler). This shows that no matter how much someone...
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...most beautiful and cherished girl in the whole kingdom. I'm sure nearly every little girl has the dream, but for most people it disappears over time. Not for me. True… it could be considered near impossible, but ever since those memorable nights I have dreamed to work as a Disney character at the resort.Transition needed here between your dream and theirs. Like nearly every person, real or fictional, George and Lennie have a dream. “ O.K. Someday—we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and' a cow and some pigs and—" "An' live off the fatta the lan'," Lennie shouted” (Steinbeck 14). In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men George Milton and Lennie Small find themselves traveling together in order to find work. Though some deem (since you used “find” in your last sentence) it strange that two men spend so much time together, George and Lennie compliment each other. George, the smaller yet intelligent one, helps Lennie to function with...
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...The American Dream is a wish that someone really really wants that they truly believe can become possible but is currently unachieved. In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, written about and during the Great Depression in 1937 California, he demonstrates how everyone in the book has their own version of the American Dream. The people that will be used are Curley’s Wife, Candy and Crooks and they are 3 totally different people who all have one thing in common: an American dream. One person who has her own version of an American dream is Curley’s Wife, which was to become a movie star. At the time of the quote, Lennie had just killed his puppy and Curley’s Wife enters the barn house. She spots Lennie holding his dead dog and she sits in the hay next to Lennie, trying to strike up a conversation. She says to him at one point, “ ‘Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes---all them nice clothes like they wear. An’ I coulda sat in them big hotels, an’ had pitchers took of me. When they had them previews I coulda went to them, an’ spoke in the radio, an’ it...
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...of Independence and saying that all men are created equal and have the “inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ”. So I believe that the american dream for anyone has not been able to be established by our founding fathers based on sexism, racism and depression. In the book of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck sexism has thoroughly been displayed throughout the story. “So that’s what Curley picks for a wife” (Steinbeck 17). When Steinbeck states that Curley “picks” his wife he shows her more as a object than a human being. Also in Of Mice and Men a character says, “Wait’ll you see Curley’s wife” (Steinbeck 15). Curley’s wife is still being treated as a sexual object not a women. Curley’s wife even says “I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a...
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...George and Lennie have an unusual relationship. They are exact opposites to each other. George for instance is very smart and short, while Lennie on the other hand is dumb but his is big and tall. Despite their differences, they enjoy their friendship because for one thing, George takes care of Lennie by fixing his problems and helps him with everything, while Lennie keeps George company and keeps him entertained throughout the day and that's what makes them such good friends. They somewhat complete each other by making their differences a strong point in their friendship. Allowing them to always have eachothers backs. Even though having a friendship like that with someone who is the exact opposite from you may seem rather strange, it occasionally...
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...Is it acceptable for people to kill? Is it EVER justified, even if the person committing the crime thinks it is satisfactory? In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men , George Milton is confronted with these questions, which have major consequences, with little time to think of the possible outcomes. Even though George may be able to keep his crime hidden, the law is the law. If a person disobeys it they pay. Ignorance of the law is no excuse and Lennie would have been better off in prison serving out a sentence for the crime he committed. Thus, George should be punished for killing Lennie because he is supposed to take care of Lennie, George wanted to be by himself, and he stole a gun and used it when it was not permitted to him. One of the many reasons the killing should not be justified is because George Milton made a promise to take care of Lennie, and murdering Lennie did not fulfill that promise. In fact, it was the exact opposite. In chapter 2 when George was speaking to the boss about...
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