Of Mice and Men(written by John Steinbeck) is about how workers during the Great Depression would take any job they could get. It is also about how many people during the Great Depression had big dreams but the dreams were never fulfilled. The character I chose is Lennie Small. Lennie is a nice guy and he likes animals but he has the mind of a child. The character trait that suits Lennie is cordiality. One of the themes in the story is, “Life is unpredictable and you never know what’s going to happen
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Of Mice and Men A theme of the book “Of Mice and Men” is loneliness, because throughout the novel they tell the story about the rabbit farm and how lonely all the migrant farmers are. The following quotes show how lonely they are. Loneliness is used to show that most of the migrant farmers didn’t have friends to depend on, and that is what made them lonely. This can be shown because George wasn’t lonely when he had Lennie to look after, but once Lennie is gone, he becomes lonely. Once George and
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Of Mice and Men is a popular book written by John Steinbeck. In Of Mice and Men we are shown a brotherly relationship between our characters, George Milton and Lennie Smalls. George is almost like a parent or guardian for Lennie, and Lennie often gets into trouble. Lennie is unaware of his own strength, thus killing many small animals like mice and puppies. The deaths of these animals are just one symbol out of the many throughout this book. There’s symbolism from mice to Curley’s wife, and from
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Of Mice and Men Essay Of Mice and Men is a classic American novel that addresses many topics including discrimination, disability, and the American dream. Several topics that were potentially controversial at the time. Each character in the story has something that holds them back or limits them in some way. This holds them back from completing their goals or achieving their dreams. The two main characters George and Lennie are an exemplary representation of this. George is an average man who looks
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was published in 1937 during the Great Depression in the United States. The novel follows two men during the trying period as they search for work. Lennie’s mental condition proves to make keeping a job difficult, but George is always there to protect Lennie when he gets himself in trouble in a time when so little was understood or accepted about mental disabilities. Steinbeck uses literary devices such as symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, metaphors, and oxymora
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Loneliness and isolation; the unfortunate reality of having the slightest chance of success. All people face the provocation of having no one by their side, yet facing a world full of challenges. Every person must fend for themselves in order to achieve the great American dream. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows loneliness and the need for companionship through characters, conflict, and setting. Steinbeck depicts the effects of loneliness through characters in Of Mice and Men. Curley’s
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In the book, “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck, two men named George and Lennie are dreaming of owning their own place where they can work on their own terms. I believe that three important character traits that Steinbeck wants to convey of George are that he is caring, cautious, and hopeful. One important character trait for George is that he is caring. George was looking out for Lennie for as long as he can remember. George knows that Lennie doesn’t have much common sense, and therefore tries
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“All brawn, no brain” In the novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, every man symbolizes their larger group. Lennie Small symbolizes different things but he is mostly symbolic to the archetype, “all brawn, no brain.” He is very childish and innocent, but is strong as a bull. Lennie is not aware of how strong he really is. The consequences of him being so strong and not very bright gets him in huge trouble. The novel shows his all around character and portrays his simple life and how he
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Through the entirety of the classic novella ‘Of Mice and Men’, John Steinbeck uses a variety of dramatic techniques and stylistic devices to convey a clear message of: hopes, dreams and reality. Steinbeck’s placement of such techniques allows him to effectively create a causal loop within the narrative, subsequently applying heavy foreshadowing; whether Steinbeck used this consciously or not. The main plot explores the themes of idealism and more prominently- realism, Steinbeck connects a lot of
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John Steinbeck uses a range of language features and techniques in his novel Of Mice and Men to convey the idea of George and Lennie’s dream being important yet unattainable. Steinbeck creates a sense of powerlessness for the characters George and Lennie as well as Crooks and Curley’s Wife. Steinbeck also highlights the importance of friendship through George constantly looking out for Lennie. He does this by the use of repetition, characterisation and other language techniques throughout the novel
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