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    "Of Mice and Men" is a novel written by the 1962 Nobel Prize winner, John Steinbeck. It is an emotional tale of the extraordinary friendship between George and Lennie, who are traveling workers in the harsh depression years of the 1930s. George is a caring person whose love to Lennie is just like a father-son relationship, where Lennie, a mentally challenged man whose strength lies in body rather than brain, appears to be very dependent on George. "Of Mice and Men" teaches a universal theme about

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    In the literary work Of Mice and Men, the reader is introduced to the ranch as a world of its own, within which prejudice plays a significant part. The characters in this novel act as a community in a world of their own, having no connections to any other type of society. A strong point, enforced through many examples in the book, is the constant ability of the stronger to overcome the weaker. The prejudices of the majority towards the minority, at the ranch are the white-males, who retain power

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    Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck it shows us how important loyalty is. After watching Of Mice and Men which was based on John Steinbeck's novel it gave me a visual. This movie shows people how others put themselves first, it shows how people loyalty really is. Some people put their selves before their friends, family, even their significant others just to get to the top. The main two characters in this movie is George and Lennie. They both are migrants ranch workers who are moving from place to

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    Dreams, everyone has one, they are what keeps you going. Dreams are the light at the end of the tunnel. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the protagonists were Lennie and George, the antagonist was Lennie’s strength. In the beginning the protagonists were fleeing because of an unfortunate misunderstanding, they found refuge at a farm. The entire story is the span of about three days, with twists and turns on every corner. They were working, earning money, towards a dream. One of

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    Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the theme of friendship is portrayed by responsibility and sacrifices, as seen through the relationship between George and Lennie. George and Lennie both have to make commitments and sacrifices for each other throughout the book in order to retain their relationship. John Steinbeck wrote this novel during the Great Depression, a period of economic struggle where everyone had to make sacrifices for themselves and others. Set during the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men follows

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    Loneliness is attributed to many of the characters in “Of Mice and Men”. It is a major theme in the story because of how some characters are isolated by their differences from the rest. The most lonely characters in the book “Of Mice and Men” are Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crook. Candy is one of the loneliest characters because of his age. Curley’s wife is also one of the loneliest characters because of her husband. Crook is also one of the loneliest characters in the book because of his race/skin

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    Of Mice and Men is a famous Naturalist work in American literature. Various elements of Naturalism is exhibited in this novel through its character types and story plot. Charles Darwin, an English Naturalist proposed a theory called natural selection, meaning that nature selects the best adapted varieties to survive and reproduce. Darwin also identified this theory as survival of the fittest. Steinbeck incorporated this belief of natural selection in many instances throughout Of Mice and Men using

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    In John Steinbeck’s book “Of Mice and Men” the characters go through a lot of happiness and painful things. Some end up making friends and also losing friends. Best of all, this book shows a lot of what each character dreamed of and if they got it or how close they were to getting it. As Bernie Sanders says “For many, the American dream had become a nightmare. I believe this because every character in “Of Mice and Men” had their own dream and they weren't exactly lucky on getting their dream. Now

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    Loneliness in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, takes place during the Great Depression era in the 1930s. Life changed dramatically from the thriving 1920s. Work was hard to find because of the bad economy, and everybody lived tough lives. It was even tougher for African Americans, women, and the elderly because they were all considered useless at the time. Everyone had no respect for them, and they were very low on the social pyramid. Due to their low status and respect

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    Characters who are different from society are marginalized. In the book Of a Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie Small and, Curley’s wife are marginalized throughout the book. Lennie Small is a strong and kind man who suffers from a mild mental disability. Curley’s wife, is young woman who isn’t given a specific name throughout the book. She is the only woman on her husband 's ranch. Because she’s the only woman in the ranch, the only people she has to talk to is her husband, and the ranch workers

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