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    and lower class people. John Steinbeck shows realism throughout Of Mice and Men by creating unique characters that have stories, and or dialogue that shows realism that also has happened in the real world, someway, somehow. John Steinbeck shows realism in the book, Of Mice and Men through the characters George, Lennie, and Crooks. Steinbeck uses the character George to show his audience realism throughout the book. George is one of the many unique characters Steinbeck uses to shine his use…

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    The Great Literature Debate John Steinbeck uses repetition and accents making the language emphasizing the great depression and the Dustbowl era, the struggles the Joad family had gone through and the goals they’ve created in order to find work and settle down, to express the time period before to modern day, marking this book as a classic novel. Repetition and accents emphasizing old times (Language): A) “Listen to the motor. Listen to the wheels. Listen with your ears …Listen to the pounding…

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    Of Mice and Men Response Of Mice and Men was not one of John Steinbeck's best works when it comes to the idea of the story. This was considered out of the box in this generation because people with mental disabilities were treated inept. For an author to take that into consideration and show the people of that time what they can do is extraordinary. This story did follow the same concept Steinbeck had of showing the hardships folks were going through during those years. Of Mice and Men focused…

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    road along the way is what makes the journey worthwhile. In the novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, the use of dreams recurs many times throughout the story of George and Lennie’s adventure. George and Lennie just found work on a ranch in Salinas, California. They are striving to achieve their dream, but there are many obstacles that are holding them back. Through the novel, John Steinbeck uses dreams to show what the characters have in common, he shows how dreams play a definite…

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    Horses come and go but family is always there. In the book The Red Pony written by John Steinbeck a young boy named Jody learns about the importance of animals and family. John Steinbeck writes about the countryside and uses vivid detail to describe where he grew up. Steinbeck is a well known author with many popular novels including The Red Pony. In this book Steinbeck successfully shows the many lessons a young boy has to learn to be able to grow into a man. In the book The Red Pony there…

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    experiences, too,” anthropologist and human behavior researcher Helen Fisher hypothesizes. John Steinbeck and William Golding’s experiences in the midst of tumultuous times in history shape the distinct message each attempts to convey throughout their most famous works; however, their views differ significantly. While William Golding reiterates humanity’s inherent evil with absolute conviction, Steinbeck analyzes the dark and evil aspects of society, to which he attributes any perceived evil. …

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    own farm. One conflict in Of Mice and Men is Man versus Man. In regard to the internal conflict, George feels responsible for Lennie and his wellbeing. He made a promise to Lennie's aunt which forces George to care for Lennie. BC) A man named John Steinbeck wrote a story about two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities…

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    Lennie’s disability always causes him to get into trouble. The reader sees George’s great faithfulness towards Lennie and his devotion to keeping the handicapped man safe, which constantly uproots his life and causes it to be in an incessant disarray. John…

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    motivate you are true friends. In the book OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck there’s two very special people who motivate each other. George and Lennie, they take care of each other, while they make sacrifices for each other. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship. George and Lennie take care of one another. As John Steinbeck writes “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you”(Steinbeck 14). George has Lennie to look after him while Lennie has…

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    john steinbeck jr. john steinebeck has several award winning novels one of his better ones is, The Grapes of Wrath, this story portrays the plight of migrant workers during the great depression. He has also writen one of my personal favorites, Of Mice and Men, witch was about the relationship of two ranchers who had to strugle in life to achieve their dreams, george one of the caricters is ambitious and keeps his eye on what he wants, lenny the other rancher, is a simple minded hulking man who…

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