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    Of Mice and Men Essay - Fate or Choice? Choice is defined by the ‘Shorter Oxford Dictionary’ as; “The act of choosing; preferential determination between things proposed.” It also states the definition for fate; “The principle, power, or agency by which events are unalterably predetermined from eternity.” Is our life choice, can we determine our fate by choosing our path or is our destiny determined for us? John Steinbeck puts forward this question in his novella Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie are two completely juxtaposed men that John Steinbeck portrays to his readers to show fate, using foreshadowing. A different approach to this question is that our life’s destiny is predetermined for us, but based on the choices we make; we choose the path to take to meet that destiny. Choice, as mentioned earlier, relates to the act of choosing. 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! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that…

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    Throughout the novel “Of Mice and Men” there were a lot of notable themes, but none more prominent than disability. In the novel, John Steinbeck displays various forms of disabilities including mental disability, race, and gender. Steinbeck also analyzes the affects that these disabilities have on the characters of the novel and their roles in society. Whether we analyze the relationships that the characters have with the disabled, or how their disability hinders them professionally or socially…

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    Obstacles to The American Dream The American Dreams is the idea that every American citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosper through hard work, determination, and initiative. Mental disabilities is one among one of the many issues that prevent people from reaching their dream. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story of two partners, Lennie Small and George Milton, who dream of owning a home with a bit of land to start a ranch and live off the land.…

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    Of Mice and Men Essay The 1937 novel Of Mice and Men engages readers with its plot through its underlying theme of human relationships and loneliness, which resonates with its audience as it is a universally applicable concept. He uses a number of narrative techniques to achieve this, conveying ideas successfully by employing powerful characterisation, symbolism, foreshadowing, dramatic tension and setting. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck engages with the nature of human beings’…

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    “As soon as you start to pursue your dream your life wakes up and has meaning.” -Barbara Sher. In the 1930’s dreams were essential if you were living through the Great Depression. In the novel Mice Of Men by John Steinbeck, it’s clear to see that each character has a dream. It pushes them to continue and is seen throughout everything they do. Although each character has a fantasy, it’s evident that Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie need these fantasies and are dependent on them. Firstly,…

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    Essay On Curley's Wife

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    The world can be a great place to live in full of surprise and dreams, but for some, it is a place of unjust and loneliness. For Curley’s wife, this is her everyday reality. The story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck starts off with the two main characters Lennie and George. They were running away from their old town, Weed, in search of a new job on the ranch. George is much like a role model and guardian to Lennie, who is mentally unstable. The ranch is filled with men and is own by Curley and…

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    In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, two men: George Milton and Lennie Small both land jobs at a ranch in the Salinas Valley and plan to pursue a dream of earning enough money to buying an acre of land and living the rest of their lives together. George has one major issue of making this dream come true. Lennie, who has a mental disability, struggles to act like a normal human being and cannot distinguish right from wrong. His innocence combined with his mental limitations make us feel…

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    Of Mice and Men “You’ve got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love”-unknown. Sometimes making a hard choice can be harsh but, if it means the person you love will be safe at the end it’s worth it. John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ is about two men,George and lennie,traveling together trying to fulfill their dream of owning their own ranch someday but they come upon one of them committing a murder. George kills Lennie and I firmly believe that it was the right thing to do…

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    Curley's Wife Loneliness

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    Loneliness is defined by Merriam-Webster as “being without company”. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie Smalls and George Milton are two men living in the midst of the Great Depression looking for work. They find jobs in Soledad, California after Lennie finds trouble with the law at their previous job. Working on a ranch, they quickly meet the boss, the boss’ son Curley, and the other workers, Slim, Candy, Carlson, Crooks, and Whit. The workers are a tight knit group, and there are…

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    At the beginning of the novella “Of Mice and Men”, Steinbeck describes the two main characters, Lennie Small, a large man who is mentally challenged and George Milton, a small and intelligent man. We already see a literary element, verbal irony with Lennie’s last name, Small. This exemplifies irony because Lennie is, in reality a large man, making his last name ironic. Lennie and George exhibit an interesting relationship, that is said to be similar to that of a dog and his master in the novel.…

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