Novella

The ending of the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck aptly concludes though, not in every aspect leaving the reader to have to formulate their own answers or simply comply with the information they’re left with. The final chapter takes place in the same location as the first chapter, the secluded little pond with the Gabilan Mountains on one side and sycamores and willows on the other. In Chapter 1, the willows are ‘fresh and green’ and animal are peacefully going about their lives but,…

In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George’s controversial response to Lennie’s climatic behavior provokes a question from which there is no clear answer: were the actions sought by George morally permissible? With no set moral rules to allude to, the ambiguity of George’s situation can be brought to light when it is analyzed under the guidelines of ethical theories. John Stuart Mill’s approach to ethics, known as Utilitarianism, would look favourably upon George’s actions solely…

Of Mice and Men is a novella by John Steinbeck, published in 1937. It is set in the Salinas Valley in California during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, have a work contract at a local ranch so that they one day might purchase property of their own; however, due to Lennie’s childlike mental state the goal seems far-fetched. In his poem, ‘To a Mouse’, which is also the source of the novella’s title, Robert Burns wrote, “The best laid schemes…

Many popular books that have been written use the various literary devices to show the theme or the life lesson of the novel. This is no different in the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men is mainly about two characters named Lennie and George. Lennie and George are opposites in mentality and size, but they traveled together looking for work. The men have built a dream together to settle down and buy a land filled with many rabbits. This dream is jeopardized at their new…

Q: Compare and contrast the personalities of Dr Henry Jekyll and Mr Hyde- how do they develop throughout the novel? Introduction: In Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, two men embody the polar opposites of good and evil and attempt to keep the two sides completely separate to the eyes of Victorian society and the Victorian reader; however the constant battle of sides is eventually won by evil. Evil is embodied in the form of Mr Hyde and good in the form…

fortune; however, to their surprise, conflict followed them everywhere. John Steinbeck used the symbol of the canoe to show that one object can be a part of a person’s life and go through the ups and downs of life with them. At the beginning of the novella, the canoe represents the stability and success of the family. They did not have a lot of money or belongings, but they had what they needed and they could count on being able to survive with the profit that came from their canoe. The…

Robert Louis Stevenson’s notorious novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is a narrative about the duality of human nature. It has become a cultural phenomenon, known even to those who have never read the book nor seen any of the adaptations. On the surface, the work seems to explore the struggle of good versus evil that occurs within every man. But, looking at the narrative from a slightly different perspective, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde can be read as a story…

An quaint view on history, George Orwell’s Animal Farm was a book made to influence. Under the guise of a novella, this book’s main purpose is to bring to light a viewpoint that is a bit darker than common themes of a “happy ending” founded on the the grounds of teamwork and friendship. Rather, Orwell presents his book simply. The concept is simple enough to grasp: animals on a farm. The tyranny is easy to see: Mr. Jones and later the pigs brutally governing the masses. And the challenges are…

second hand man. Also Curley’s wife is lonely and wishes she had a different life. Therefore, in the story Of Mice and Men George is the average man, Slim is the leader, and Curley’s wife is lonely. George is the archetype of the every man, in the novella Of Mice and Men, George always talks about his dream for the future one example was to have “...a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs ___” (Steinbeck 14). Most people in today’s society need to have a purpose to work,…

The author of ‘The Pearl’, John Steinbeck wrote a novella about how a man becomes completely obsessed over an inanimate object, a pearl. This obsession and greed leads to death and tragedy. The protagonist, Kino, finds a magnificent pearl. The pearl’s value and worth leads to the greed of others and the overprotective nature Kino adapts. He succumbs to obsession, greed and anger. This ultimately leads to the death of men and his own son. Steinbeck positions the reader to believe that Kino is…