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Kindness or Cruelty Throughout the story in Of Mice and Men the author, John Steinbeck, shows a comparison of two characters of how they can be kind or cruel. These characters are Crooks and Candy. They are both distant from the other men because of artificial barriers put on them by society. For Crooks, it is because of his colored skin and for Candy, he is old and crippled. Both of these characters show a mixture of kindness and cruelty. Crooks is a black stable worker who cares for horses. He…

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…

Loneliness is the worst emotional pain a person can go through in life. In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, three main characters experience loneliness during the story of George and Lennie. The story consists of two migrant farmers named George and Lennie going to work on a farm, trying to get enough money to buy their own farm. On this farm is a slew of characters, but some are more isolated than others. The message of “everybody needs somebody” is delivered through Candy, Crooks, and…

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 type of commitment often requires difficult decisions to be made. Steinbeck uses conflicts between Lennie and other characters to convey that commitment and loyalty can lead to hard decisions, like risking one’s own…

Gilman explore the themes of isolation, confinement and loneliness within Of Mice and Men and The Yellow Wallpaper? Isolation, confinement and loneliness are major themes within Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. Without isolation, confinement and loneliness, the novels would have an entirely different consequences and outcome. With the narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper and Lennie from Of Mice and Men being isolated in the setting of the novels, there is no escape…

Gabbie Smiley Of mice and men Since the farm dream is dead they are going to have to work for a long time or just give up on the dream . Also the reason why the farm dream is dead is because crooks was telling Lennie and George that a lot of guys have had the same dream as Lennie and George but they never walked out with it. In the text “Of mice and men” it states that “every damn one of em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An never a god damn one of em’ ever gets it.” (ch 4). Crooks…

Literary devices are used to create the idea of a futile existence in Of Mice and Men and The Yellow Wallpaper, specifically through the authors’ use of symbolism of colour. Steinbeck and Gilman also use the devices of dialogue and metaphor, which show that the hopes and dreams of the characters within both texts create the idea of a futile existence. The device of foreshadowing is used within Of Mice and Men to create the idea of existence being futile, and this is similar to the symbolism that…

In his novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck emphasizes loneliness amongst his characters how each seems to grasp for companionship but usually doesn 't find it. The exception being Lennie and George which baffles the other characters as to why they are traveling together. The Boss and Curley 's wife are not given names it seems like in this book because they are just there as plot points. The Boss is just there to be a grumpy bastard, as soon as he meets George he assumes he 's trying to…

symbols In the Novel Of Mice and Men Written by Join Steinbeck are important to the story, as it helps develop specific themes explored. Many symbols were discovered in the novel to help readers get a better understanding of what the symbol is trying to portray and identifies the theme. Some of the Major Symbols that were in the novel Of Mice And Men was Candy's dog, Lennie and George Dream farm and Lennie's Puppy that he ends up killing. One of the Symbols in the Novel Of Mice and Men was…

In the case of Of Mice and Men, there are many choices that the characters have made. Resulting in either pleasant or unpleasant circumstances. George chooses to look after Lennie after his Aunt Clara dies. George is often seen getting angry at Lennie as shown in this quote from the novella: “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all.” “An’ whatta I got? I got you…