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the guys on the ranch. He expresses his loneliness through his disability of having only one hand and when he lost his dog. Frist, while working on the farm, Candy got into an accident, which caused him to lose his hand. Working on a farm is a hard job and when you only have one had to use it can be harder. Candy finds him not being able to do as much as the other men can do. He often says, “They’ll can me purty…

existed as well. While reading ‘bad luck way’ all those memories came back to me. All of Bryce’s struggles and all his rewards as well were all relatable to me. While I worked up there I got to see how big parts of this valley still are, I worked on a ranch that was on the way to Sopris mountain. There were times when I got to see all these elk in a group of what I may have guessed to be about 50 elk. Up to that point I’ve only seen deer or bears never these huge elk. It was nice that while…

demonstrated throughout John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. In this novella, characters in the Great Depression struggle to find and keep work, make money, and achieve their goals. Friends, George and Lennie, are motivated by the image of their dream ranch and earning their own money. Other characters, including a stable buck named Crooks and a housewife watch as their lives crumble before them, their dreams turned to rubble as a result of death or injury. In Of Mice and Men, everyone has…

went to go settle in Cruillas, Nuevo Santander where they began to ranch. Later though in 1805 De Leon decided to settle in Texas by Chiltipin Creek and the Aransas River. In 1807 De Leon petitioned Manuel Maria de Salcedo to establish a colony in his vicinity. The petition was denied the first time and the second time in 1809. As a result though the people heard rumors that Martin was not loyal to Spain. De Leon then made a new ranch near the Nueces River. By then he moved several animals to…

the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, never loses sight of. Set back during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl George and Lennie, two migrant workers who travel together, travel to a ranch in Soledad. On this ranch they learn about many dreams of the other people who live and work on the ranch. George warns Lennie to not talk to Curley’s Wife because she’s nothing but trouble. Despite his attempts to ignore her, Lennie encounters Curley’s Wife multiple times throughout the novel and…

George, though not purposefully secluding himself from others, creates a sense that his connections with others aren’t genuine, except for the one with Lennie. Him being driven towards owning a ranch with Lennie can show that he is only befriending others in order to gain success and respect from others at the ranch. He admits that he isn’t fond of any of the ranchers saying, “‘I ain’t got no people,’” and, “‘After a long time they get mean. They get wantin’ to fight all the time.’” (Steinbeck,…

These two men are Lennie and George. They begin to walk to the ranch, but they found a spot and decide to call it a night. When they arrive to this place, Lennie pulls out a dead mouse and George quickly tells Lennie to get rid of the mouse. (I picked up on the title of the story here.) The next day they continue walking and finally make it to the ranch, where they meet their boss. In George’s effort to get the job, he tells a white lie, and they are hired…

The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place in the nineteen-thirties. This was an era of economic crisis. Previously prominent families were brought to their knees financially. Farmers lost their jobs, families lost their homes, and businesses were closing daily. The richest of rich became the poorest of poor, and the poorest of poor were losing the battle against starvation. The country was in a depression, and everyone was seeking superiority in any way that they could find it…

might as well set down” (69). His tone was a little friendlier. Crooks has been friendless and so lonely for a very long time that he can’t really stand anyone being nice to him, like Lennie. Crooks is being left out of everything besides work on the ranch…

Mr. Hassler, the owner of the ranch Sean goes to in Hero. He is not special in any way other than his desire to help people. For instance, when Sean asks about the other kids who come to the ranch, James says, “‘Boss gets to have some say in the kids we get. He’ll only take them if he thinks maybe he can help them… Boss doesn’t want more than one here at a time. He wants to be able to give you his full attention’” (Rottman 78). Additionally, Mr. Hassler uses his ranch to help the community with…