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John Steinbeck: The Woman’s Writer In the year 1900 only six percent of married women worked outside of the home. The women of this time period were expected to cook, clean, make meals, and tend to the garden, while the husband handled work and business. Women did not speak, make decisions or hardly leave the house without their husbands. John Steinbeck uses symbolism in the short story, Chrysanthemums, to represent the role and relationships of men and women in the early 1900’s. Stanley Renner said

from the Midwest and Southwest migrated to California, for work and pay during the harsh times. Many men went alone and worked hard to get their pay, most didn’t mind much about others, except a few lucky ones. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells an interesting story on two migrant workers. Lennie Small and George Milton, who have an unbreakable bond and travel together to their new workplace where they plan to stay and earn money so that one day they will own an acre of land and a

When reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the reader is introduced to the character “Lennie.” Lennie is a male adult that has some kind of disability. Steinbeck doesn’t disclose what disability Lennie has. This report will contain some information on some possible disabilities that Lennie could have, information on those disabilities, and my opinions. Lennie acts like a child, but he looks like an adult. Many people might think of down syndrome, autism, or something related to that. Lennie

Steinbeck is sort of sympathetic towards his characters , but also very realistic. The end of this story really shows that realism by the writer giving the story a sad ending like most realistic stories should have. This really shows at the end when George is contemplating on killing Lennie. Steinbeck shows the real world of poverty, limited resources, limited social skills, and violence going along with the American dream, wealth, friendship, and loyalty. Steinbeck uses clear and simple language

In the novella, The Pearl by John Steinbeck, if kino threw the pearl back into the gulf because he feels guilty the pearl represents greed. Before Kino found the pearl he was living a simple life as a pearl diver in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. He was poor but rich with his family. He had a small brush house that he lived in with his eventual wife, Juana, and his baby son, Coyotito. They didn’t have a lot as a family, but they did have hope. One day Kino’s opinions on things changes when

Greed is a powerful emotion that can have dangerous consequences and test human moral values. The Pearl by John Steinbeck addresses how greed consumed the main character, Kino, after he finds a large exquisite pearl. Kino is a pearl diver trying to earn a living for his family. By discovering the pearl, Kino believes it will allow him to take better care of himself and his family. However, with the realization that the pearl will bring great wealth, greed overcomes Kino and as a result the pearl

In the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck, It was about a penniless Mexican family who found a pearl that will hope to bring change to their family forever. Little did the family know that the pearl would bring them to a downfall that greatly impacted them. In the book, society has certain expectations towards Kino receiving the pearl. JUst like how Americans have certain expectations towards the U.S government having E-waste, which lead to both Kino and the U.S throwing it away. Society makes an impact

The harsh and lonely characteristics of crooks emphasize the loneliness theme shown throughout the book. The realistic fiction novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck explains the journey of two migrant farm workers. The main characters: Lennie and George are thrown at with many challenges they are forced to overcome, one being the time it takes place in. The story takes place during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression around 1938, which makes jobs even harder to come by because everyone wanted

John Steinbeck explores the theme of discrimination in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ illustrating the insignificance of some of the characters for being characterized as different. Discrimination is portrayed throughout the novel trough three simple ways: racism, sexism and disability. Racism is a major discrimination throughout the novel for Crooks as he is black. Curley’s wife points out how insignificant crooks is as she says ‘I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.’ Curley’s

The lady who just wanted some attention. And the lady who was JUST a property of Curley, and whose was known just as “Curley’s wife.” But, at the end of the story the one who caught our hearts was Lennie. The novel Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck takes place at a ranch in California. George ends up having to take care of Lennie because his Aunt clara who took care of him had died. His friend Lennie is a migrant worker as well as George, who both end up working at ranch in California. Lennie