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    Steinbeck writes about the impossibility, and the failure of the American dream for the characters of mice and men. In addition to the novel of mice and men, George Milton is trying to live his life, and have an American dream.It is kind of impossible for George because he has to take care of Lennie, and make sure that he doesn't get into any trouble.See George is a farming kind of man he has to find work on the ranch to live;"Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields they hustle work…

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    "Poky and Friends: Tails of Friendship" The story Poky and Friends: Tails of Friendship by Bruce Talkington starts out by the Poky Little Puppy wanting to go exploring. As Poky is exploring, he runs into Sylvester the Snake. Poky runs away, but it seems that everywhere he goes, Sylvester is always at the same place as him. Finally, Poky meets Kit, a skunk who was practicing her spraying in the garden and ends up scaring Sylvester off (Talkington). The book would be considered a folktale,…

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    Lennie Forgetful Quotes

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    The book Of Mice And Men is written by author John Steinbeck. This story is about 2 men receiving jobs as farmers on a ranch. George and Lennie have a dream of owning their own ranch someday. In their journey, Lennie has many newfound character traits that outline his character. He is unaware of his great strength, very forgetful, and has extremely childlike personality. Steinbeck makes the reader understand Lennie’s situation and makes you feel sympathetic for Lennie. On the ranch, Lennie and…

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    Why Do We Lose Hope

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    We all lose hope and get it back, but it’s not all done in the same ways. In three different stories, there are different ways that the characters get hope back after they lose their hope for their goals, and dreams. Walter Mitty lost hope about keeping his job, George, from Of Mice and Men, lost hope about getting his own farm, the children in Uganda lost hope about having happiness with the war in Uganda. Hopes, dreams and goals, encourage people to set objectives they can achieve and through…

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    In “Loneliness” by Laura Cortes shows how much a man had little hope from the past that helps him live today. He is living day to day without looking further more into life because he is simply not looking forward to anything anymore. The poem expresses how a man is living in hopelessness without a family or a friend but living with trees that he simply appreciates but also the only thing he has. The man is of old age and knows that his life is coming to an end. The speaker mentions “He…

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    The story that we read is “Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. The story is about migrant workers who are friends, their names are George and Lennie. Lennie is big and strong, but also caring and gentle which makes readers sympathize for him. Lenny is caring. He cares for the people he meets and the animals as well. When George and Lennie are by the river, Lennie finds a dead mouse and wants to pet it. In the text, Lennie says “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.” (Page 6.)…

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    In Of Mice & Men the two main characters foster an interesting type of relationship that was very uncommon to find at the time of this book’s story. George and Lenny both follow the dynamic of “lone wanderers, working for a living, never settling down” type that was very attractive to a lot of men at the time. It allowed them to be there own person, make their own money and not have to worry about being ‘settled’ necessarily, and also having the freedom to romanticize what the future may bring.…

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    The Little Prince Fact Sheet

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    Name ___Daniel Stephenson____ The Little Prince Chapters 1 and 2: Vocabulary: Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right. Then use each number word to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. __c___ Apparition a. amazed __e___ Prey b. dwelling place __d___ Pondered c. ghost __b___ Habitation d. thought, contemplated __f___ Isolated e. animal hunted for food __a___ Astounded f. secluded, alone If all your friends left, your telephone was not…

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    George’s secret is that, despite what he tells Lennie in the beginning of the novella, he is a lonely man. He tells Lennie that their friendship is special and that they’re different from the other migrant labourers because they have each other. The reality is however, that George provides more of a friendship to Lennie than Lennie could ever give to George because of his mental illness. Throughout the novella, George uses the dream of a farm with rabbits to motivate both himself and Lennie,…

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    Friendship in Of Mice and Men In the novella, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie have a complex and non-average friendship, yet still has much love in it. George and Lennie show much support towards each other and always help one another out. They also both share a goal in life which brings them closer to each other. Finally, they will always stick together no matter how many bad things happen. Steinbeck believes that all friendships are different, but to keep them together, the street must go…

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