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to understand that to reach her dreams, she has to work hard, she cannot give up. Sadly, one aspect of dreams her ever so innocent mind may never accept is, some dreams do not come true. No amount of work can change that harsh fate. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck tells a tale of many different people striving to escape the grueling lifestyle of the Great Depression; Lennie, Curley’s wife and Candy all share the desire for a dream and the incapability…

Friendships are symbiotic relationships, where people share their talents and qualities to help each other through life. The novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, exhibits many forms of these two-way relationships, the strongest, between the characters George and Lennie, and the other friendships between Crooks and Lennie, and George and Slim. These relationships show how each pair benefit from each other’s companionship, and help each other in the harder times of life, the most important…

people are not for mercy killing is because it can go against morals or beliefs but other see it as a peaceful way to end a life. Even though euthanasia can be dated all the way back to Roman times, it is still being talked about today. In Of MIce and Men by John Steinbeck, mercy killing is a major point of the book. In the book, there are two main characters which are Lennie, a big, mentally disabled man, and George, who is in charge of watching over Lennie. The story is about George and Lennie…

Of Mice and Men is a tragedy because Lennie’s nature as an simple mind paired with an uncontrollable strength led to the demise of not only Lennie’s life, but to George’s friendship, and their dream of having their own farm. The novel is slightly anti-feminist by making the only female in the book a not only stereotypical flirt, but also only showing her as an object with no specific name. The author probably did this on purpose though, because the woman had to be an object of discord that the…

Of Mice and Men takes place on a rural farm in California. The book takes place in about 1936 because that was the time when it was written. The story takes place in about a week. The book is written in third person point of view. The author John Steinbeck refers to the book as a playable novel. He wrote the book in such a way that it can either be read as a short novel or read as a play. At the beginning of the book we find our main characters, Lennie and George, on a trail after just…

The ending of, Of Mice and Men was a very emotional ending not only because Lennie died but because George was the one to kill him. I do not believe this act is considered murder but more so mercy. Although I think that in today's times this would be considered murder by law. This is an act of mercy because Curley was going to kill Lennie and make him suffer by shooting him in the gut and letting him bleed out. George decided it would be best for him to kill Lennie and not Curley and he made…

the The Hollow Men which revolves around the idea of how war affects and devastates society. The overall tone of this poem is grim and foreboding. The theme of The Hollow Men expressed through imagery, similes, allusions, and metaphors is that war ruins men and society. Historically The Hollow Men was written in response to World War I and its effects on society. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a Harvard graduate and an extremely prolific writer for his time. The poem the The Hollow Men is one of his…

During the 1930’s, there many men that were classified as ‘migrant workers’. These men, moved from ranch to ranch, looking for jobs. Almost all of these ranch hands were travelling alone, for many months, or even years. They did not have families or friends because they did not stay in one spot for too long. There were few men that travelled in pairs, and those friendships were usually the strongest there was. This kind of friendship is shown throughout Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This…

relationship, with George taking on a role of a guardian for Lennie due his mental illness. As the story keeps going unfolds their hopes and dreams for the future. Also, it been presented their struggle to survive in an unforgiving society. In “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck shows us that George kills Lennie for good reason; furthermore, George is a good friend…

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck in the year of 1937. This novel is set in the small town of Soledad, California during the great depression. While suffering in the battles of the time period they are set in, two friends, George and Lennie strive for the hopes of owning their very own ranch one day. While this novel is about George and Lennie’s friendship, it is also about the theme of loneliness and isolation. Many of the minor characters in this novel have one thing in…