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    The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a powerful representation of how life was in the United States during The Great Depression, one that is continuously being read by high schoolers across the country. Steinbeck describes the story of many characters, George and Lennie being the main characters. This novella takes place in a time of vast poverty and great sadness throughout the entire country, which did not make it easy for the majority of people, causing minorities, marginalization

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    How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role, he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie, and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around, and, although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch, he does not

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    author, John Steinbeck, utilizes a circular plot structure in his novel, Of Mice and Men, to show how prejudice and the impossibility of wishful desires will always be prevalent in society. He integrates multiple examples through the characters of this story; each individual representing a role in society. As Lennie and George travel from ranch to ranch, their dreams are challenged and Lennie is one of many who faces discrimination. To commence, repetition is used to introduce how Lennie has always

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    Of Mice and Men, is a world-famous novel which was written by John Steinbeck back in 1937. The novel is mainly about George and Lennie and their life. But I am not going to write about that. I am mainly going to focus on the characters which live on the ranch in the book (Crooks, Candy, Curley and Slim). These are the characters which work on the ranch: Crooks takes care of the horses on the ranch. He has quite the history with those animals, the reason why he is called Crooks is that a horse

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    possible reference to Carlson´s remark about Candy´s dog. This gives the impression that the general idea within the ranch is that Crooks is inferior to the others. This suggests that Steinbeck thinks that some black people feel the same way about white people as some white people feel about black people. Steinbeck uses 'Of Mice and Men´ to portray issues which he feels strongly about

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    How are women presented in Macbeth & Of Mice & Men? Shakespeare and Steinbeck present their female characters in a misogynistic light. To compare the respective pieces we must consider several factors, which acted as a driving force towards the portrayal of the female characters in their respective texts. Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a character who steers away from the stereotypical characteristics of women derived by the societal norms of an Elizabethan society. These three characteristics

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    Mice and Men Of Mice and Men is a story set during the 1930's America, this was a time when the great depression had hit the world. This novel was written by John Steinbeck who had based most of his work in the story location. The main aspect of this story evolves around the American dream, and how it is perceived by the characters. The American dream is an expression for everything great in life; it is based on a dream that has a future with happiness. The term American

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    “Of Mice and Men” is a novella written by John Steinbeck in the 1930’s and he used the line from an 18th Century poem by Robert Burns as the title of the story. “Of Mice and Men” (“OMaM”) as a title foreshadows the idea portrayed by Burns in his poem “To a mouse” because in this poem the mouse’s house was destroyed in an accidental mistake which implies dreams being shattered and depression along with death following as a result. Loneliness is a key theme in this book which outlines the harsh life

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    reality and in literature. John Steinbeck exhibits this concept in the literary work Of Mice & Men. Violent scenes and events assemble this post-civil war novel to unravel a twisted and somewhat unexpected climax. The climax is not the only purpose that the violence serves, however. These implicitly gruesome scenes fulfill foreshadowing, emphasize existing concepts, acknowledge seemingly irrelevant events, and present themes. From the first pages of the book, John Steinbeck describes Lennie as huge and

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    in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel In 1937, the American author John Steinbeck published 'Of mice and Men'. Set in the Salinas Valley of California, it conveys the story of the struggles of the American people during 'The Great Depression'. The Great Depression was a massive devastation throughout the whole of America where people suffered and the economy was at a huge crisis. The Unemployment rose from 3% to 26% and many people had died, showing how hard the

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