Men of War

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck that is about the friendship of George and Lennie. George and Lennie travel together in the search for a job because of what happened when they used to live in Weeds. When they find a job they find trouble as well. People find out about the incident that happened in Weeds in which Lennie had been accused of rape. This is because Lennie is mentally sick so he is not really aware of the trouble he causes in which he grabbed a girl’s dress…

are saying, a dog always his ears open for you. Afterall, a dog is a man's best friend even though his is an animal. Many people have all kinds of different animals as pets and consider them as one of their family members. In Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”, he uses animals to describe the characters to allow the readers to get to know what each character is like in an interesting way. Steinbeck writes about two best friends, George and Lennie, who are looking for a job they can keep in the…

Thesis Statement and Main Ideas: Judy Garland/Dorothy “Somewhere over the Rainbow way up high,There’s a land that I once heard in a lullaby,somewhere over the rainbow,” Oh hello my name is Dorothy Gale from Kansas I’ve lost my path and need to find the way back home, Can you help me? My real name is Judy Garland. I was born in Minnesota on June 10, 1922, and immediately my career took off in 1939 when I scored a lead part in the award winning movie “The Wizard of Oz”. I started filming “The…

There are over 20,000 Lost boys in Sudan. In the book “A long Walk to Water” show how Salva had many challenges that he faced before, during, and after the Sudanese Civil War. Three reason that show the challenges Salva faced before, during, and after the Sudanese War are that he had to take care of cows and had to do school work, to keep on walking even though he was hurting, and how different the weather was. First of all the only worry he had before he started walking was taking care of the…

From the story “Of mice and men” by John Steinbeck. Lennie should be killed because he hurts a lot of people and he also has some problems with his mind, physical problems and some people thought that George should not have killed Lennie because they were friends but Lennie would have killed by someone else anyway. George should have killed Lennie because he cannot hurt anyone anymore because if he is still alive he could hurt someone else without knowing that he is hurting them, when he was…

Relentless Racism on the Ranch John Steinbeck portrays racism on the ranch through the interactions or lack of interactions between Crooks and the other ranch workers. Even though Crooks has worked at the ranch longer than most of the other workers, he is not allowed to play cards or live with the other workers because of his color. Many of the workers on the ranch display racism towards Crooks through their interactions with him. For example, many of the workers use derogatory names toward…

In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie's irrational behavior can be seen as reasonable because he was just following his instinct or following the instructions given by others. Lennie was described as having a child like mind, but children are said to be good judges of character, so the same can be said about Lennie. Little was known about mental disabilities in the 1930s, so Lennie was often misunderstood and judged for some of the things that he did or said. From his strange…

I read the book The Ghost of Spirit Bear and I thought it was pretty good. They had some similarities and some differences. The theme of The Ghost of Spirit Bear was to always learn to forgive. On page 81 of The Ghost of Spirit Bear it says “ Peter wrinkled his forehead with a puzzled look. Why are you doing that! Peter asked. He tried to run you over!” That shows that Cole is learning to forgive and he is forgiving Keith for his actions. The theme of Touching Spirit Bear was to always take…

Did he make the right decision? Is he a murderer? In the book “Of Mice and Men” there are many difficult decisions to be made. George, one of the main characters, must deal with a mentally disabled close friend, known as Lennie who is also one of the main characters. Throughout this story Lennie gets him into lots of trouble unknowingly. George desires to have a home of his own however, he is unable to accomplish this dream due to Lennie’s actions which affect George. George must go throughout…

red. This shows that red means many things to many people. The color that best represents Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is red because it represents anger and violence, which often come with the other, as well as love. Another emotion that red represents is anger. Anger is colored red by red cheeks and how your vision flashes that same color. It is an emotion often felt in Of Mice and Men by people, such as Curley's wife. One time she gets angry is when Crooks talks back to her. She thinks that…