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    one being a retarded fellow (Lennie), and the other, a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him. On the path to achieving their dream, they run into obstacles, but stick together, stressing the importance of true friendship. Steinbeck wrote this book to tell us how important it is to have a friend to share your life with. The book starts off set in Soledad, which, when translated into English means "lonely". But when Lennie and George are together, they are anything but lonely. They share

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    Of Mice and Men- Curley’s wife. How does Steinbeck present Curley’s wife to the reader? What is her importance in the novel? In order to discuss how Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife to the reader one would determine that many readers would interpret her character and importance in many diversified ways. In this essay, one must elaborate on Steinbeck’s true definition of the one and only female in the novel. First and foremost other females in the novel are mentioned but not greeted with a presence

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    We are told that Crooks reads a great deal, but Steinbeck tells very little about what he reads or even where he acquires his books.244 In the harness room, where he sleeps, “have books, dictionary, Anna mall copy of the California Civil Code for 1905”, but significantly there is no Bible. This is the

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    Violence plays a key part in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice And Men, and there must be a reasoning behind this. In this essay I will pick apart some of the acts of violence that feature in the book, and try to explore why Steinbeck has included each one, how it develops the novel, the characters in it and helps him convey the key themes or messages he wishes to incorporate in his “valley of the world.” In Of Mice And Men, violence affects every character in some way, whether they are the instigators

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    societal issue whether it is racial or gender. Steinbeck evokes the pain and broken dream in demonstrating the American Dream fails minorities due to their treatment by eliminating opportunities. In examining the failure of American Dream for minorities because of their treatment, the forefront minority figure in the story is Lennie Small, who is challenged by his mental disability. Throughout the novel, he is often described as ‘jes like a kid” (Steinbeck 43) and his actions showcase his inability

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    Mice and Men characters I am writing this essay to explain how John Steinbeck presents good and bad in the characters George and Curley from the novella “Of Mice and Men.” Also in this essay I will discuss Steinbeck’s uses of explicit language to help us understand character types for the characters Curley and George. The last thing that this essay will show is how Steinbeck engages us to show good and bad in characters. John Steinbeck wanted us to understand men, as “if you understand each other

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    the book and I will be exploring how Steinbeck presents this theme through the character of Curley’s wife. Many of the characters are lonely, and seek different ways to find comfort, for Candy it is his dog, this is why he finds it so hard to let him go during chapter 3 “The old man squirmed uncomfortably” this shows he’s in a lot of discomfort, as he does want to be lonely, and his dog accompanies him. For George and Lennie it is each other, they often speak about how important it is for them to travel

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    “Of Mice and Men” is written by John Steinbeck, published in 1937, it was set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in California. George and Lennie are the two protagonist characters; they are farm workers who have a dream of one day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad and are met by different characters, most of which are lonely and the only thing keeping them alive is their dreams. Loneliness is the unpleasant emotional response to isolation and lack of companionship

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    A childlike adult and a hardworking friend. Dead mice, puppies and a beautiful blonde women. What do all of these have in common? They are all related to the book Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men is a realistic fiction novella by John Steinbeck set during the 1930’s in the Salinas Valley, California. The main characters George and Lennie are itinerant workers on a ranch who work throughout the story and experience challenge throughout the book. Living in Sym is an informational piece explaining many

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    California, set during the Great Depression, Steinbeck crafts this universal question of acceptance from the world into a book of 107 pages. Of Mice and Men pursues the adventure of two men traveling to a ranch, with an american dream in their sights. Meeting new people, this dream almost seems like a reality, but dire situations rip this dream away from them. The actions and emotions of a lone woman, a negro, and a privileged man created by Steinbeck show an ubiquitous, profound overlying theme

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