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Of Mice and Men, a novella written by, John Steinbeck, is about two traveling migrant workers, George and Lennie, during the Great Depression. George and Lennie travel to a ranch in the Salinas Valley, to work and make money to pursue their dreams. Lennie being mentally handicap, caused George to be his caretaker. Lennie, being mentally handicap, was not good at remembering things, which caused trouble. George informs Lennie to stay away from the boss’s son, Curley, wife but Curley’s wife can…

A Seat at the Table is a documentary depicting six ambitious young women from a very reputable high school interviewing accomplished women in various fields about their experiences with leadership. The documentary does a good job of trying to reach women of various races and diverse fields to discuss their struggles and success with leadership in a male dominated society that discourages women to be submissive and passive. However, the documentary spent a lot of time trying to gets the…

Interpreting the Innate Thoughts of Dominance, Femininity and Masculinity When the word dominant is said it brings up images of successful men and it invokes thoughts of being in control. Why do we almost exclusively think of men when it comes to dominance? Men, historically have been the movers and shakers of society. They where the hunters, the village leaders, and now they are presidents and company commanders, although there are women in control it continues to be heavily male dominated. We…

regular” (Morgan 455). Rappers have converted the black community into a place where demeaning terms for women are used frequently, and women do not refuse those names, but welcome them, and form themselves to fit the description of the word, “the ‘bitch, ho’ bullshit---isn’t personal but part of the illness” (458), says Morgan. At the same time, the way black women walk, act, talk, and dress only makes it easier to call them names. Even though advertising images show violence towards women…

The word love is one that is heard frequently on a daily bases in our society. While the meaning behind the word is anything but simple. The dictionary definition of love encompasses anything from a strong affection towards someone from kinship or personal ties to attraction based on sexual desire, to warm attachment and in a spiritual context of being unselfish and benevolent concern for the good of others. (Love). The stories, What We Talk About When We Talk about Love and The Story of an…

The Boy and the Girl The two met because of a teacher. At first, they were not impressed. The girl was annoyed that she was moved away from her friends and the boy thought the girl was a whiny prissy bitch. It took the two a while to grow adjusted to one another. The boy came around first and thought he misjudged the girl, he started opening up about his previous life. This is what made the girl come around, this boy had lived such a life, and maybe it wasn’t so bad being away from her friends…

“Fearful and unprepared, we have assumed lordship over the life or death of the whole world” (Steinbeck Speech). This daunting task presents man with great opportunity for advancement, and often results in exposing his imperfections. Steinbeck focuses on exploring these imperfections and their impact on human society. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck relies on irony to highlight deficiencies in humankind, such as fear of others and apathy toward others and how they manifest…

dream farm, creating another dream of his, which can be shown with this quote, “[Crooks] hesitated. "… If you … guys would want a hand to work for nothing—just his keep, why I'd come an' lend a hand. I ain't so crippled I can't work like a son-of-a-bitch if I want to." (pg 88). The ranch gives Crooks hope that he might actually be treated equally, making him too, dream of the ranch. After, Curley’s wife comes in, and Crooks tells her to leave, making her threaten to have him lynched. This makes…

Slim and Carlson whom also buck barley at the ranch. Slim introduces himself and he appears to be a respectful and kind man. He was described as having the utmost respect by every worker at the ranch. Slim and Carlson were then talking about how his bitch (female dog) had 9 pups. Slim drowned 4 and is currently left with five. He plans on keeping them all so they can drink Lulu’s milk. After Slim and Carlson left for supper, George already knew Lennie wanted a pup. George promised to get him one…

breaking her neck while stroking her hair. When Curley learns of his wife’s death, he immediately suspects Lennie is the killer and is determined to brutally kill him. “I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts.” (Steinbeck, page 96). Curley wants to shoot Lennie and have him die a painful death. George knows that Curley would spend the rest of his life tracking him down, to make…