H/W Of Mice and Men Notes up to page 9 5.11.12 Page 3 – On this page I thought that John Steinbeck described the overall setting of the place. “A few miles south of Soledad‚ the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.” Straightaway Steinbeck sets the scene and puts us in place. The description on this page is visual and also audial. The writer achieves this by saying‚ “recumbent limbs” and “skittering”. Steinbeck personifies the trees branches by saying they
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In Of Mice and Men‚ characters have dreams of living a better life in future. For one thing‚ George and Lennie often talk about owning a little house‚ a few acres of land‚ and live in serenity without having to work for somebody. George and Lennie recite‚ “Someday-we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple acres an’ a cow and some pigs…An’ live off the fatta the lan’…’An’ have rabbits” (Steinbeck 14). This expresses that both George and Lennie hope to achieve
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Explore the ways emotions are shown in the text you have studied. Steinbeck uses a wide range of techniques to explore emotions shown in of Mice and Men. Specifically in section 5 + 6 where three characters emotions are shown in contrast to what they had been interpreted as at the start of the novel through their emotions. George’s emotions dramatically change throughout the novel from a person who was seen as the brave man to the hesitant boy at the end. The abusive language George used was
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Q- “I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her” what is the reader supposed to think about Curley’s wife? * How is she described by the other characters? * How the author describes her * How she speaks/behaves * Her dreams * Is she the cause of all the trouble Written By Ruqayyah Draey Curley’s wife is not well described and respected by the other characters. She is often looked down upon and discriminated
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John Steinbeck wrote the inspiring book ’Of Mice And Men’ and it was first published in Great Britian in 1937.In this he explores the populous themes of isolation‚ violence‚ friendship and several more. These topics are symbolized throughout the novella expressed through setting and nature v man-made structures. In Steinbeck’s book "Of Mice and Men"‚ he illustrates the isolation of ranch life in the early 1930’s and shows how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from
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with description of the bunk house‚ which reflects the time‚ place or social statues. It includes themes too that can be figured straight away from the book‚ such as friendship‚ death‚ and racism toward black people or women. The book "of mice and men" is based in the early 1930’s after 1929 Wall ST. crash‚ during the time of the "great depression". At that time it was very hard to find jobs‚ high unemployment‚ so that caused people to migrate to find jobs‚ leaving their families and friends
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overcome the state of loneliness; loneliness being the monster. 2. What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Stand a little taller‚ doesn’t mean you’re lonely when you’re alone.” In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ George has to kill his best friend‚ Lennie. He feels he has betrayed their bond as best friends. In the song What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger by Kelly Clarkson‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger/ Stand a little
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Of Mice and Men notes Slim: Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the 1930s. Steinbeck explored the life of migrant workers during this time and wrote the finding during his research in the novella. The novella also explores many social attitudes during this era. One of the workers on the ranch in the novella is Slim who is a jerkline skinner. Steinbeck uses Slim’s character in many different ways. “He is the god like and moved with majesty” people admire him. Lots of people respect
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Of Mice and Men is not kind in its portrayal of women. In fact‚ women are treated with contempt throughout the course of the book. Steinbeck generally depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Curley’s wife‚ who walks the ranch as a temptress‚ seems to be a prime example of this destructive tendency—Curley’s already bad temper has only worsened since their wedding. Aside from wearisome wives‚ Of Mice and Men offers limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions of women
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John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men "The American Dream is "a dream of a land in which life should be better‚ richer‚ fuller and with opportunity for each. It is a dream of social order in which each man and woman should be able to achieve the fullest stature of which they are capable of‚ and be recognized for what they are‚ regardless of the circumstances of birth or position." It ideally constitutes life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness as stated by America’s forefathers in the Declaration
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