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    Of Mice and Men weaves an intricate tale of two migrant workers, George and Lennie, as they struggle to make a living in California. Steinbeck spends the entire book delving into the minds of the wide spectrum of characters, focusing on their disadvantages and desires. Steinbeck is also a master at creating and setting the scene for characters to interact in. Steinbeck uses multiple stylistic devices in order to create different tones and atmospheres. John Steinbeck’s writing style in Of Mice…

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    Of Mice and Men the After-show Life was extremely difficult during the 1930’s. The Great Depression was in play, people were unemployed, and the scarcity of food was very common. Chaos was everywhere, so why not take a killer’s life into your own hands? Although the events in the novel Of Mice and Men may seem a bit harsh and unpleasant to a number of readers, George’s decision was indeed the correct one in spite of Section Six’s outcome being a disappointing finale. The way George handled the…

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    exploration of human nature. This is a large context of the novel Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck explores the nature of human beings through a majority of his characters including the two main characters George and Lennie. George is a short man who is in a companionship with a mentally disabled man. They face many challenges regarding the natural reaction to take out people weaker then themselves. Steinbeck uses his novel Of Mice and Men to expose the predatory nature of human existence through…

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    These dreams are important because it explains what someone wants to achieve, and sadly, most people do not reach their dreams. This novel is called Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and it is about two men who are working towards their dream and at the place they are working at, they encounter several characters that have dreams too. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Curley’s wife experience shattered dreams in the way that they are never achieved. In this novel, John…

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    Of Mice and Men is a story about two friends. One of the friends is Lennie that has a mental disability, and the other friend, George that takes care after Lennie. In the movie version of ,Of Mice and Men there are differences as comparing to the book version. Even though it has many differences it is still giving the same objective that the book was depicted to have. The first difference between the movie and the book was at the beginning point when the movie started in a different…

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    Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck is about two homeless men named Lennie Small and George Milton. I am rating this book fair because I had some problems with some specific topics, however the overall story was good. The problems I had with the book includes some uninteresting side characters, a bad ending, and the book does a bad representation of real people and real judgement. Of mice and men has some interesting side characters with little to no use in the overall story. These characters…

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    forms of literature. In the book, “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck, he demonstrates each archetype in a different character. There is the hero, the innocent, the wise man, the femme fatale, the outcast, the villain, and the caretaker. Some common characteristics of the Innocent are that they are pure, full of virtue, honest, and full of positive energy. Since they are so innocent and likable, they are often taken advantage of, or are a target. In “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck portrays…

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    are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place.” Loyalty and devotion both play a very big role in Of Mice and Men due to the amount of friendships in the book. True Loyalty can help you thrive through the toughest times, and this theme is shown through the characters of George, Lennie, and Candy & His Dog. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck shows George and Lennie's loyalty to one another when george says "... because I got you to look after me, and you got me…

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    had dreams you wanted to come true but never did? Or have any of your goals fail because something and or someone gets in the way? Many people have wanted tis truth of seceding their goal but failing. This truth is shown in John Steinbeck's book Of Mice And Men, characters lose their dreams. His characters Lennie, Candy and Curley’s wife have their dreams crushed by the cruel real world. First, Lennie’s dream of having rabbits to tend to and play with is ruined. The real world wrecks his…

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    Of Mice and Men a novella by John Steinbeck, tells the story of two migrant workers, George and his mentally handicapped partner Lennie. The story is set on a ranch in Salinas Valley where they meet various characters among whom are Candy, an elderly swamper and Crooks, a black stable buck with a crooked back. Candy, Crooks, and George have the hope of owning their own property and having a place to belong that they could call their own. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck shows how they have…

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