Rummy

S 'pose you couldn 't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black how 'd you like that? ' Curley 's wife is the character who everyone wants to avoid because they all believe she is trouble for them. Her story is told at the end when she is with Lennie, she tells him how she is lonely and doesn…

Think of a time in your life, when you felt out of place, or lonely and craved for that companion who could understand you. Friendship remedies the feeling of loneliness with the acts of understanding, companionship, and sympathy. John Steinbeck uses characters actions, dialogue, and the thoughts of others to show the impacts of friendship along with the effects of discrimination in his novel "Of Mice and Men". Steinbeck portrays friendship through different character interactions along with…

In the 1930s a worldwide depression hit countries all over the world; in the United States it is known as The Great Depression (Smiley). Of Mice and Men is about Lennie and George trying to make a living during The Great Depression while facing a world of cold-hearted people who will do anything to make it to the top. John Steinbeck uses victimization, internal conflicts, and detachment to show isolation and the need for companionship in his novel Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck illustrates the…

Everyone can feel lonely In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and men Losing someone in life can make you become lonely. John Steinbeck has pointed this out everywhere in his book. Everyone feels lonely at times, it’s in our human nature. People feel lonely when losing someone in their life or sometimes people just want to be lonely at times. But no one wants to be lonely all of the time. Candy is a old man who lives in a bunkhouse with a bunch of men, but he keeps to himself mostly. Candy mostly depends…

In the novel "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck, uses the character of Crooks to represent racism and symbolize the separation of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel was set. Crooks is significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American Dream and the feelings of all the ranchers: their loneliness and need for human interaction. Steinbeck illustrates Crooks having an aggressive and defensive character when he and Lennie meet each other for the first time.…

John Mayer, a successful singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, once said “You’re not crazy. You’re just lonely. And loneliness is hell of a drug”. When John Mayer said this, he wanted to send the message that loneliness isn’t just about have no people around you. It's from not being able to communicate the things that seem important to you. Of Mice and Men is a novella, by John Steinbeck, that takes place in a town called Soledad in the late 1930s during the Great Depression. During the…

cruelly by everyone on the ranch because he is an outcast. One day, Lennie comes to visit him in his room and Crooks describes his bitterness to Lennie. Crooks says, “... S’pose you don’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy ‘cause you was black… books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody - to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he don’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you” (Steinbeck 72). This quote shows that Crooks is lonely…

The theme of a story is an idea the author wishes to convey to the readers. It can be expressed directly in the work or revealed through the details of the story, such as plot, characters, and setting. In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, one of the most important themes is dreams. The harsh truth that the American Dream-the idea that anyone can achieve goals through hard work and personal sacrifice is only granted to few, is represented in the book. The characters in the novel all dream…

but me” (68). However, Lennie’s innocence and happy curiosity wins him over. Crooks tells Lennie about the difficulties of being the only black man on the ranch, “‘S’pose you didn 't have nobody. S 'pose you couldn 't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black. How 'd you like that?’” (72). Crooks feels isolated from the other men, and knows that the color of his skin is the main reason that he is discriminated against. When Candy enters Crooks’ room, and tells that they have…

Throughout the early 1930’s, Steinbeck’s characters were in search of a better life. They believed that they would achieve freedom from their nomadic lifestyles in America. Unfortunately, after the Wall Street crash of 1929 many of them lost their dream once the Great Depression began. To make matters worse, the increased farming activity and the 7 year drought, which began in 1931, created the Dust Bowl in the Great Plain States. During this time, many people traveled to California in search of…