John Gardner

Often times, authors include themes in their works in which they convey their opinions on certain topics. John Steinbeck, author Of Mice and Men, and John Knowles, author of A Separate Peace, include a number of themes in their written works. The realistic fiction novels give the reader similar portrayals of the same theme. In both, A Separate Peace and Of Mice and Men, the theme of friendship is similarly portrayed. Knowles has illustrated the tensions that can arise in a friendship, because…

Throughout Nawal El Saadawi’s God Dies by the Nile, women are preyed upon by the elder men of the village. Being mostly made up of poor peasant workers within the Egyptian village of Kafr El Teen, the mayor along with his group of men are able to exploit the poor peasants to their advantage. The value of the men is determined by their wealth and the value of the women is determined by their virtue. Powerful men in the novel control the social and political spheres of Kafr El Teen and do what…

Loneliness in Of Mice and Men Loneliness is a feeling that everyone experiences at some point in their lives. In John Steinbeck’s book Of MIce and Men, loneliness serves as an underlying theme that is portrayed by most of the characters. In fact, there are a very limited number characters who are not continually lonely and who have someone to call their friend. Lennie and George (the main characters) may serve as the exception, but many other characters, such as Curley’s wife and Crooks, are…

We’re taught to believe what is morally wrong and right to lead our lives. And in doing so, it should allow us to live life based on our morals free from the constrictions of ethical laws brutally enforced upon us. Although James Dillard, a medical resident, acted selflessly to save a drunk man’s life, looking back on it, he regrets risking his future as a doctor to save the man, a selfish act. Dillard’s moral standards as an almost qualified doctor to save the drunk man’s life were morally…

“Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it” is a quote by British naturalist and politician, John Lubbock. I strongly agree with his quote for several reasons. I believe Lubbock’s meaning behind his quote is that no person can allow society to determine the mental characteristics he or she contains. In all seven billion people in the world, not a single one of them carries the same characteristics as any other person. If society is in control of how we act then it is impossible…

scavenging around for somewhere to work. They need money because their big dream is to find a permanent home for the two of them to live in. They end up finding lots of acquaintances who help them and affect them throughout the way. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George´s dreams has the most lasting impact. His dream´s affect Lennie, Candy, and Curley's wife. His dream´s effect Candy because he wanted to be in on George and Lennie's big dream of owning their own land, Lennie because he…

an’ chickens…” (Steinbeck, 105) This emphasizes their dream and how close they were to reaching it, only to have it ruined. When George and Lennie first arrive at the farm and when they leave, they have made no progress toward reaching their dream. John Steinbeck neatly wraps up the story into a circle, starting in the same place that they ended, in their location and their pursuit of that plot of…

Besides providing immense entertainment for both kids and adults alike, certain children’s movies, such as Disney Pixar’s A Bug’s Life, explore deep sociological concepts and structures found in our society. The movie successfully and simultaneously shows both structural functionalism and conflict theory - despite their stark differences - in the interactions between the ants and grasshoppers. Throughout the film, there are also instances that show the theories of false consciousness, collective…

John Steinbeck is an influential writer that is considered the author of the 1930s. His most famous works are all inspired by the struggles in the Great Depression. All of these works illustrate the importance of relationships. One theme that he depicts is the theme of how opposites do not attract. This is certainly the case in Steinbeck’s short novel, Of Mice and Men. In Of Mice and Men, the two main characters, George and Lennie, experience and see many opposites that do not attract, whether…

Abigail realizes that Mary is trying to take her down, so Abigail begins to act like Mary’s evil spirit is possessing her in the courtroom (Act 2 scene II). This causes hysteria in the courtroom and makes everything go up in chaos, which also ends with John being accused and…