Novella

The 12th of July. 1925, Mrs. Eleanor Curley (26) was found recklessly murdered by a mentally ill ranch laborer, at Tyler ranch, owned by her father-in-law. It was reported that the unfortunate woman was found with a broken neck under a bunch of hay. According to the police officers, Lennie ran away after committing the crime. Later that evening, the main suspect, Lennie Small, was found dead nearby a lake, not far away from the actual crime scene. To reveal the motive behind both murders, the…

John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing throughout the entire novel. He uses it from the beginning when they are running from Weed to later in the novel with Candy and his dog, and Lennie kills anything soft. These key events grant the readers a deeper insight into the lives of the character and how they react to daily affairs. Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in *Of Mice and Men* to demonstrate to the reader how past events can predict what will happen and maybe repeat in the future accentuating…

The Voice Of An Outsider In the novel The Running Man by Michael Bauer the text captures the experiences of two marginalised characters named Joseph Davidson and ex Vietnam war soldier Tom Leyton. Michael’s use of metaphors and symbolism of silkworms help to reveal the secrets of Tom Leyton’s dark past. Tom is often misjudged and struggles to break out of his cocoon. This is reinforced by Mrs Mossop whose represents the voice of exclusion for Tom. Joseph Davidson is belittled by Mrs Mossop…

Sympathy is the feeling we get when we feel sorry for someone or something and when we have pity for someone or something. Sympathy is displayed in many different ways especially with people and the way they are taken away from everything they own. Like in tornadoes and hurricanes. In the book, Of Mice and Men there is great amount of sympathy about how the readers will feel pity amongst the different characters. There is pity against Lennie Small, Curley’s Wife and Crooks. Lennie Small has had…

A quote from W. Clement Store, a famous philanthropist, says “no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” George and Lennie, like Donovan, were homeless and poor. Even though the chances of achieving their dreams were slim, they persevered and refused to give up. George and Lennie’s friendship and devotion for each other assists them in having big dreams of owning a farm. Donovan’s homelessness inspires him to become successful in his business of making and selling soap. In John…

The situation with old Candy made George realize what he had to do, and that was killing his best friend. That and the many references Steinbeck made about Lennie being an animal. First of all, there could be numerous reasons as to why George killed Lennie, one of those being Candy. In the book, Of Mice and Men, (1975), Candy’s dog is very old, virtually as old as Candy himself. The men of the ranch persuaded Candy to let Carlson shoot the dog. Soon after, Candy admits he regretted it, “I…

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are two men named Lennie and George. George is portrayed as a leader and a caregiver for Lennie who is mentally ill and childlike. Lennie ends up being shot in the back of the head, because of his careless actions. Lennie was careless by killing animals all the way up to killing an innocent life. When Lennie started killing mice,George did not think anything of it because he knew Lennie did not mean to. Lennie then killed a puppy, and…

I read “ Cracker the Best Dog in Vietnam” by Cynthia Kadohata this book’s genre is Historical fiction. In this book a feisty German Shepherd named Cracker gets sent to the military to become a bomb sniffing dog because her owners can’t take care of her anymore. Rick is a guy from a small town in Minnesota, he decided to join the army to prove to his family that he was more than what they thought. Rick is partnered up with Cracker who at first was stubborn didn’t listen to ANY of Rick’s commands…

George kinda did the right thing, I mean there were other options but Lennie killed Curley’s wife, she scared him and Lennie really does not know his strength. Like what happened in Weed, that lady’s dress looked very soft and Lennie has a thing for soft things but she scared him and he did not know what to do so he held on to her dress, who could really blame him for that. Did George do the right thing? Well it was George or strangers, Lennie does not know his strength, and plus Lennie and…

Of Mice and Men is all about the pursuit of happiness. Lenny and George are paired as friends traveling together. Each represents a different view of the same situation. They are both workers during a time period called “The Dust Bowl”. Each of them is looking for comfort in this time. Lenny, who is mildly mentally challenged, finds comfort is soft things such as a dead mouse in his pocket that he can pet occasionally. George finds comfort in his dreams of the future; a farm, a family and…