Randy Pausch

Crooks is alone in his room when Lennie appears in the door on a Saturday night. They're alone because everyone else has gone into town. At first Crooks sends Lennie away, but eventually a conversation ensues in which Lennie says he came into the barn to see his pups, and Crooks warns Lennie that he is taking the pups from the nest too much. Lennie's disarming smile finally warms Crooks, and he lets Lennie stay and talk. During their conversation, Lennie tells the secret about the farm, which…

In Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption, he explores the idea of institutionalism through the key characters Red and Brooks. Darabont uses symbolism, narrative structure and characterisation to express this idea, and does it through a wide range of filmic techniques. The first character in the movie we see as institutionalised is Brooks. Darabont uses characterisation to explore this theme through brooks. Originally, Brooks is a rather cheerful man. He does his job in the library and takes care…

Of Mice and Men is set outside the town of Soledad, California during The Great Depression, where two childhood friends make their way from the town of Weed to find work. Everywhere jobs are scarce and these men face many hardships on their journey. Throughout the story, Steinbeck hints that all will not end well; this creates a gloomy mood that winds its way to a dismal conclusion. In Of Mice and Men nearly every scene serves as foreshadowing for the inevitable tragic ending. In the first…

The new title I chose for the novella “Of Mice and Men” is “Always My Companion.” The meaningful quote I chose is, “With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” My new cover relates to my title, and quote and demonstrates the strong relationship George and Lennie had, throughout the novella. I chose the new title “Always My Companion” because it relates to the storyline of the novella “Of Mice and Men.” For example, in the novella the two…

Loneliness is the quality of being unfrequented and remote or isolation. Being lonely is almost always connected to relationships between people, or the lack of socialization. Mother Teresa once said “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” In the novel Of Mice and Men author John Steinbeck reveals the true meaning of loneliness throughout his characters. The loneliest character in Of Mice and Men is Crooks because he is the only African American on the…

Everybody knows Michael Jackson as the king of pop. His family sung in a group known as the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 was a group of young boys who sang and danced on stage. Jackson 5 stars 5 brothers who which one of them became a very famous singer with amazing dance moves. He was Michael Jackson. (Pratt, Mary) Michael Jackson had been known as the star of the Jackson 5. He was acknowledged for his beautiful voice and stunning dance moves. He struggled to go solo trying to prove he didn’t need…

Friendship Do you know the true meaning of friendship? George and Lennie, the characters from Of Mice and Men are the perfect examples. They look after and take care of one another. They have each other’s full support in their dream. And they make sacrifices and are responsible for one another. Those are some of the best qualities in a friendship. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship. George and Lennie take are of one another. “Because I got you to…

Perspectives How would like to be known as someone else’s property? Well, in the book Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife is known as just another one of her husband’s belongings. No one ever called Curley’s wife by her real name. Calling a person by someone else’s name makes them seem apart of someone and not their self. Of Mice and Men symbolized many things, but especially showed how women weren’t treated the same as men. It also showed that women didn’t have much of a choice on what they wanted…

In the book Of Mice and Men one of the main characters, Lennie, is shown to clearly have a mental deficiency. This can be said to have caused Lennie to get killed at the end of the story because Lennie has a hard time controlling his strength. Another way that having a mental deficiency led to Lennie being killed is that he has a hard time knowing what is right and what is wrong. Mental deficiencies also cause Lennie to meet his untimely death because back then there was no real place for people…

There are many acts of friendship and sacrifice displayed throughout The book Of Mice Men. The author, John Steinbeck, demonstrates friendship between Lennie and George. Most migrant workers traveled not in groups. Steinbeck exhibits sacrifice when George kills Lennie at the end of the book. George gives Lennie a more peaceful death but in return he has to live in isolation without his best friend. The previous statements are justification to the fact that George os right to have killed Lennie.…