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    past few years and is still currently being debated today. The Nobel Prize of Literature was rewarded to John Steinbeck in 1962 “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” (www.nobelprize.org). Published in 1937, “Of Mice and Men” is an appealing, classic novel and has been recognized for its descriptive writing style that Steinbeck possesses to illustrate of the time during the Great Depression. Despite the effective writing…

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    got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out.” (Of Mice and Men George-Chapter 1, Steinbeck) He seems to act in a naïve manner towards Lennie some times. But the rest of the time he respects Lennie and understands him, guiding him in the way a father would guide a…

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    Men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism in settings such as the Salinas Riverbank, Crooks’ room and the barn to foreshadow major conflicts in the story as well as to convey loneliness, isolation, dreams and discrimination. Through the Salinas Riverbank, Steinbeck questions the viability of George and Lennie’s dream and shows how the Salinas Riverbank is free from loneliness in three key moments. The first key moment occurs when the Salinas Riverbank is first introduced. In this moment, Steinbeck uses…

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    on April 14, 1939. He was in California when he wrote Grapes of Wrath. The Author John Steinbeck was writing books and he was gaining popularity with his book Grapes of Wrath. His intent was to spread word about how farmers were dealing with the dust bowl. He was trying to get the people who work with farmers. He was familiar with the subject because he did it in the perspective of one of the farmers. John would keep on writing books so he can get people to be more aware of stuff that goes…

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    John Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men, uses a legion amount of circumstances that exclusively portray the inducement of human suffering. The assets that promote human suffering, including friendships, loneliness, and even dreams, can be recognized in John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men novella. Steinbeck’s novella has included something that was rare and unusual during the 20th century; the friendship of two men, George and Lennie, who both dream to “ live offa the fatta the lan’ ”(14).…

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    The novel The Grapes of Wrath takes place in the early 1930s when events such as the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression occurred. These tragedies dramatically affected the characters of the novel. The Grapes of Wrath was written by John Steinbeck in a time where employment rates were lower than ever, people were kicked off their land and assured a better life in “the promise land” (William). The events that took place in the 1930s kept the characters from living their normal lives and forced…

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    Ibis” by James Hurst, and the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, both stories show prominent examples of symbolism. Although both “The Scarlet Ibis” and Of Mice and Men have their similarities in symbolism, they have many differences that set each story apart. Both “The Scarlet Ibis” and Of Mice and Men deal with loss and loneliness, but the characters, plot, and theme make each story unique. Symbolism is a common tool used by Steinbeck and Hurst. Both Of Mice and Men and “The Scarlet…

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    Candy and his Doggo Relationships are when two or more people or things are connected emotionally or physically. Of mice and men written by John Steinbeck a realistic fiction novel about two migrant workers, George and Lennie, start a walk to a California farmer where they start to work. George is wise with strong features, Lennie, George’s companion is caring with a disorder (that nobody can know about). A disorder is a state of confusion (noun) or Disrupt the systematic functioning, or neat…

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    anything to, or a person that is just always by your side when you are at fault. In John Steinbeck’s Novella, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie, the main characters are the same way. They are two peas in a pod some would say. This story is set in California in the 1900’s during the great depression. George and Lennie are starting their new jobs as buckers. During this whole story, there are many places that Steinbeck points out that Lennie and George need each other. In my opinion,…

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    Mice and Men Have you ever been treated unjustly because of a simple yet uncontrollable trait you possess? Unfortunately, treating people differently because of their unconventional attributes is a common theme in the novel Of Mice and Mice by John Steinbeck. The other characters' inexcusable actions towards Curley's wife, Lennie and Crooks confirm that people are afraid of what they do not understand. To begin, Curley's Wife is the only woman on the ranch and she is portrayed as a tramp that…

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