John Myers Myers

At one point, life in the Great Plains was as its name may allude, great! Farmers crops flourished and produced enough for the entire country to eat and export for profits. It was a picturesque lifestyle but this quickly changed. One day you awaken to something frightening, something so terrifying and drastic that your life will be changed forever. When looking out your window, you see not bright blue skies, but billowing clouds. They are unlike any cloud you have seen before and made of dust,…

kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts.”(Steinbeck 96). In the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, set in the 1930s, two men are determined to achieve a dream of owning their own land and farm. This dream lands them in Soledad in search of jobs as migrant workers. Both are determined to work and achieve that dream of owning their farm. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men to give the reader a sense of caution and awareness of the patterns…

made up of what a person has learned and experienced within their lifetime, making it difficult to change beliefs and values. This can cause complications, as an individual will often become possessed with proving their own convictions correct. In John Wyndham’s novel The Chrysalids, the character of David Strorm, a telepath in a religious community watchful of abnormality, struggles with the beliefs forced upon him, particularly by his zealous father. However, David does not adhere to his…

Box. As Rebecca Barnes stated, “The myth of Pandora bears striking similarities to the Christian creation myth most frequently associated with Steinbeck’s novels” (Barnes, 159) Women are depicted as releasing evil throughout history, especially in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and East of Eden which hold heavy similarities not only to the story, the Garden of Eden, but to the myth, Pandora’s box. All of the aforementioned literature hold women as antagonists, being far too easily tempted to…

The Crucible Writing Prompt #2 The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is known to be a play with much controversy. Additionally, the Salem witch trials, the event taking the setting of this story, proves to be very complex when considering the characters in the novel. Susan Abbotson, an author commenting on the play, states that while reading The Crucible, the audience is able to see characters in the twisted society that are “open to corruption in the pursuit of personal gain.” The story may be very…

“Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I 'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me” (Hathaway). Loneliness is one of the main problems that affects all characters in the story of Mice and Men. The problem was a reality due to fact that the setting of the story takes place during the time of the great depression in California. Because of this, loneliness affects characters in of Mice and Men through Crooks…

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe” (“ Dreams Quotes”). The saying in this quote is that one must dream ,but also believe that is what Lennie, George, and Crooks did. For Lennie, George, and Crooks their dreams were harder to reach. Dreams affect the characters of of Mice and Men through Lennie causing trouble, George choosing to care for Lennie, and Crooks being limited by being African American. First of all, Dreams affect…

Of Caste Systems and Men For centuries people in a society have been sorted into different levels so that the most valuable people receive the best in life and the invaluable people receive close to nothing. This system of social ranking is similar to the farm in Of Mice and Men. The characters have a definite place in their own little world, and a set perception of them depending on their place. The caste system levels include The Kings, The Princes, The Workers, and The Untouchables. The book…

In order to judge a situation using Social Contract theory, we have to understand a few principles behind the theory first. These include the Social Contract, John Rawl 's Principle of Justice, and the Difference Principle. Using these three ideas, we can determine what constitutes a community of people, what makes a moral rule correct, and which correct moral rules would be accepted by a community of people. The Social Contract is this idea that when people come together to form a community,…

Explore some of the ways in which Steinbeck makes the characters’ reactions to the dream of ‘livin off the fatta the lan’ so revealing. John Steinbeck’s riveting and lachrymose novella, ‘Of Mice and Men,’ was set in the 1930’s, during the Great Depression. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is about two drifters who struggle to find a job where they both can work, together. The only thing that keeps these men going is the hope and the dream of ‘livin off the fatta the lan’. In the midst of the Great Depression,…