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    stories or in novels. Factual evidence of history that has occurred is very limited. Throughout the history of our work, and past people many factors of discrimination, inequality have been brought more to our attention told through stories from people who have actually talked about it from their eyes…

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    Dan Wolschlager Mrs. Lutrell English 11 American Literature 5 February, 2018 Total Destruction of the Female Role In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, women are looked at as objects. Steinbeck crafts Curley’s wife’s character in order to demonstrate the effects of loneliness, also; by showing the incapability of women to have any success in life, making the idea of the American Dream unattainable for women of this era. Throughout this novella, Steinbeck perfectly displays the ways…

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    John Steinbeck’s theme in Of Mice And Mice is dealing with attempting to overcome loneliness, he uses the lack of and presence of friendship to reveal the theme. He uses the friendship of Lennie Small and George Milton to show the loneliness within friendship. In contrast, with the relationship between a man and dog to reveal loneliness in a man who has nothing but an old companion. The relationship between Curley’s wife and other men on the ranch is another relationship the author used. The…

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    non-perfect children would be looked down on because they might still carry some sort of disease or have a disability (Caplan). Not to mention that there could be less women, at least in other countries where men are highly favored, like India or China. Plus, designer babies cause discrimination towards the disabled. “PGD itself as a “social establishment of a procedure, the explicit goal of which is to prevent the existence of sick and disabled people” does discriminate against the disabled”…

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    in the 1930s. Considered one of Steinbeck's greatest works, the novel Of Mice and Men distinctly illustrates through Curley’s Wife’s and Crooks’s behavior in the face of vilification, how those who seek power are often in a place of weakness. The most clear example of…

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    The Novella Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a great demonstration of how life was in America during the 1930’s. This novella is based around the time of the great depression, many people were lonely, and people did not trust each other. Workers would travel to find any work possible just to keep food on the table. However, the American dream was still alive for most workers in that time except for African Americans, women, people of old age and people with disabilities. They were…

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    During the Great Depression, the economy plunged, and with it the social environment as well. John Steinbeck emphasizes this in Of Mice and Men, where the people on the ranch are in a state of isolation where there is a lack of social interactions. The characters of Of Mice and Men are socioeconomically unwell to show the harsh experiences many had during the time period. Steinbeck uses Curley’s Wife, Crooks, and Candy to show how damaging the Great Depression was to remind the reader the…

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    that loneliness acts as an uncomfortable condition which caused by social isolation. However, loneliness has severely spreaded around every side of the world, strongly affects social life of individual, usually in a negative manner. The novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck shares a similar idea as what has mentioned above, the main characters - Crooks, Curley’s wife and Candy, have all suffered from loneliness, despite its consequences developed differently. Loneliness develops…

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    Of Mice and Men The 1930s in the United States of America were a hard time, first to the people and then to the government and economy. For this short period of time, the United States was not the welcoming land of abundance that it was usually perceived as. Instead the social and economic burdens caused a large majority of the people, more than what the nation had ever seen, to suffer from obstacles that limited their capability. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men shows that the misery of the…

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    surrounded by others feel lonely. They seek attention from others, whether it’s through attitude, pride, or by other means. The loneliness faced by the characters is often due to their position in society during the era of The Great Depression. Of Mice and Men in many ways explores the hidden isolation of characters such as Curley, Curley’s wife, and Crooks. Their loneliness may not be as noticeable due to the actions to not be perceived as such. One of the characters who face loneliness due to…

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