struggle of clash between people with different interest. Conflict occurs in all social setting, and has a great impact upon a person¡¯s day to day life. In the first text to be discussed - ¡®Of mice and men¡¯ by John S, the character George is a person that has confronted psychological and emotional conflict. Throughout the novel, George has openly complained that Lennie is a real pain who prevent him from working toward his dream. Thus, George¡¯s conflict arises in Lennie, to whom he has the
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poor guys, George and Lennie, who travel together to find work. Lennie is a big, clumsy man, who doesn’t know his own strength and he is also childlike, simple and easily forgetful. Lennie goes through life with his fellow George, a smart guy and hard worker who takes care of Lennie. The book starts with them walking down a road, they ran away from their job in Weed because the stupid, innocent Lennie touched a ladie’s dress (because Lennie likes soft things). Lennie and George have a shared
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knock at the door and then have it opened unto us. For those of you who haven't read Of Mice and Men recently, let me remind you of the basic plot: Two friends named George and Lennie are migrant farm workers, looking for employment near where Steinbeck grew up in Salinas, California. Lennie is huge, strong and mentally challenged. George is the brains of the duo as they travel from ranch to ranch. They have their own version of
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experiences (manual and unskilled) whilst supporting himself through college. His circular novella follows the lives of George Milton and Lennie Small who were two itinerant workers searching for jobs during the ‘Great American Depression’ of the 1930’s. Life was very hard during this time so people had to find work where they could, however low paid. It considers their relationship with both each other and the people they meet at the ranch. It is set over a time period of 4 days and has several different
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starting with best friends George and Lennie out in the wild, with nothing. The first character I am going to review is George and what his original dreams are, and how far he has come to them by the end of the novel. He is the first character introduced and shows simple understanding of basic common sense (something which his partner-in-crime doesn’t have), “Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much”. Lennie at this point is drinking from a “green pool”, and George immediately realises the dangers
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California. This essay will cover Of Mice and Men’s setting, the characterisation of major characters and the key themes identified within the novella. Two protagonists, Lennie and George, travel around together to obtain work. Within the novella, Steinbeck has presented two obvious settings, and focused on the contrast between them. Nearing the beginning of the book, the two men spend a night in a small, secluded glade near the river. The description of the nature area could be compared to heaven
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dreaming as it becomes a paradise for those who wish for something more in their life and acts as a beacon of hope yet over time dreams either materialize or they question reality and in the book no one achieves or has achieved their dream- Lennie and George, Curley’s wife and Curley. Dreams will always be a source of hope but if they are not achieved you begin to realise that they are futile which is why to some extent I agree with the statement. The killing of Curley’s wife accentuates the fact
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not the case for George and Lennie as their friendship means that they have someone who “gives a damn about us” which draws the attention of the Boss and Slim as it is unusual for men to be travelling around together, the majority of ranch workers lived very lonely lives. George and Lennie’s friendships rarity is one way Steinbeck explores the theme of loneliness. They are the only two characters in the novel who have a meaningful relationship (which is in contrast to the relationship
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Candy, Crooks and Lennie. Candy has a disability because he has lost a hand, Crooks had his back kicked by a mule and Lennie has learning difficulties. Lennie’s disability can be seen right at the beginning of the novel when Lennie starts to gulp down some water and George says ‘it aint fresh’. George has to watch out for Lennie because his disability has an effect on their relationship. As the effect of Lennie having this disability has the impact of him being a bit slow but George compensates for
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portrayed. In my opinion the four characters that exude the most identifiable sadness are Lennie, Curley’s wife, Crook’s and Candy. This is depicted in different ways for each character, each given a different form of loneliness. For some of these characters loneliness is the sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned which seems to be the case for Lennie. At the beginning of the novel Lennie and George are discussing Lennie’s Aunt Clara that cared for him when he was growing up. It was
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