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“Uh i’m exhausted”.This is how we feel when we had a long day and you just want to relax. Well, imagine this.A cowboy taking the cows from texas to minnesota. 2 days of hard work without having a bit of sleep.How would you feel.This happend in 1866 right after the civil war.The cowboys would take around 2,000 cattle from teaxas to kansas. Some cowboys do sign up again for the long drive while, others don’t.I think the the texan cowboys shouldn’t sign up again because bad weather,unexpected…

In the novel, Carlson complains that Candy’s dog is too old and he has to shoot it. Other than the dog being too old Carlson also mentions that the dog smells awful and in very bad health. Overall Carlson argument for shooting the dog was that the dog was no good to candy and the dog was no good to itself. While on the other side Candy was very much against shooting the dog. Candy wanted to keep the dog because he had been with the dog for so long. The dog was there for him when everyone else…

This scene contains, Homer waking up, getting ready, and travelling down the elevator. Characters Homer is the only character shown throughout the scene, and shows how upset and reluctant to work in the mine. He was so unfocused and dreading what would come, that another miner had to say “turn your light on boy”. Recognizing that, in many people’s eyes, he is still just a boy, and shouldn’t necessarily be working in the mine. It also shows that Homer is obviously unsure about what he’s supposed…

many different ways. But most people say that George and Lennie should have run away instead of killing Lennie. My first reason that George should have taken Lennie life is that first of all. If Lennie had tried to escape with George both of the men would be considered wanted so it would be hard to have any type of job or place to live because their reputation would be murderers, But George thought that running away would be a bad idea so he did not want Lennie to deal with all this so he…

Of Mice and Men is an American literary classic. It is a novel, and was written by John Steinbeck in 1937. Of Mice and Men tells the story of two migrant farmers named George and Lennie. George is a short man - both in temper and height. He is traveling with his childhood friend, Lennie. In many ways, Lennie is the opposite of George: while George is small of stature, his companion is big. Lennie also has a mental disability, which causes many characters in Of Mice and Men to comment on his…

on the force a year longer than Dutch and Hunter, had his say even though he had yet to make detective. “He’s a nuisance. Hunter doesn’t know when to call it quits. I suppose you could consider his persistence as an asset in this line of work, but men like him end up beating a dead horse until it turns zombie and gallops away.” DK laughed at Brinker’s comment. “You’re skillful at talking crap. You should apply for a job at The Crier,” an up, and coming rag tag free circular that came at the…

The majority of these two chapters takes place inside or just outside of the 5th Judicial Court in Maycomb County. During these chapters Tom Robinson and Atticus speak for themselves in the case. How they say what they say is influenced by the surrounding culture of the characters. Tom Robinson talks in slang and “sounds” depressed and not enthusiastic. I think that is because he is black and is looked down on and he doesn’t think he is worth anything because nobody else does either. Atticus…

Steinbeck's novel of mice and men written in 1973 has a very in depth plot that pulls on your heartstrings. It is the story of George and Lennie a couple of vagrant workers in California during the depression, struggling to make their dreams come true while dealing with loneliness and the burden of Lennie’s disability. It ends in tragedy and sorrow, but the way the book was constructed and the rhetorical strategies used by the author easily convince the reader that George’s actions in the end…

In Freeman's "A New England Nun" we read and find that Louisa has two pets, and she lives with her old white yellow dog Caesar and a little yellow canary in her home. Both of these animals are exceptionally laid back and open to being bound to their home on an everyday premise on the grounds that these creatures mirror Louisa's breaking points being that both the creatures and their expert and irreversibly tamed and content with their bondage. They no more desire flexibility and are set to live…

Of Mice and Men: Reading Check CH 2 Chapter 2 of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck includes many themes including friendship, loneliness, mental disability, racism, strong vs. weak, and dreams vs. reality. One of the more obvious themes in this chapter, however, is mental disability. Once George and Lennie arrive at the ranch, they are forced to speak with several people, the first of which is the boss. During their conversation, the boss notices Lennie’s silence: The boss pointed a playful…