Soledad

loneliness, and she has learned to take on a new persona. Overall, Curley’s wife represents the treatment of women in the 1930’s, and her relationship with Curley and her loneliness adds much death to the novella itself. The setting of the novella is Soledad, California during the 1930’s has arguably one of the worst periods for men and women. The economy was falling apart as the Great…

commentaries during the 1930s. Of Mice and Men takes place during the Great Depression, a time where work was difficult to find and when many were left homeless or unemployed. Two migrant workers, George and Lennie, are looking for a job in a ranch near Soledad where their lives are anything but ordinary. From being challenged for more than fifty-four times since it was published in 1937, Of Mice and Men is an example of a social commentary because it is a written form of rebellion: which…

care for or someone who will care for me” (brainyquote.com). This quote from Anne Hathaway speaks about how loneliness affects people everyday and many people do not have anybody, or are fearful to be alone. The novel Of Mice and Men takes place in Soledad, California during the time of the Great Depression. The book is based around the found place of work of Lennie Small and George Milton, two migrant workers. The book focuses on the drama and true historical problems during that time. Some of…

Of mice and men is a book about dreams, friendship, lineless, and hope. Through John Steinbeck's characters of George, Lennie, Crooks, and candy. This story take place near the town of Soledad, the Salina rivers next to some mountain. The rivers and green and the water is warm from the strong sun. It's was early evening in late summer when George and Lennie going through other place to find the job. During the 1930s when California had…

John Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, Steinbeck dropped out of one of the most elite colleges and worked as a laborer before he became a successful and well known writer. He wrote immensely about the economic problems faced by the hard working and lower class during the Great Depression. He was also a very successful American writer, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature and the Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Grapes of Wrath, which was written in 1939, that…

How does John Steinbeck present the theme of power within the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’? Within John Steinbeck’s novel, ‘Of Mice and Men’, he expresses the theme of power in a variety of ways. Many theorists argue that Steinbeck created these fictional characters to put forward the unfairness of the society; one that banishes the weak and rewards the wealthy. We discover the story of characters that we can relate to, which portray Steinbeck’s growing exasperation towards 20th Century America. As…

street of the historical village of Mesilla, take a Saturday and explore the farmer’s Market in Las Cruces. The farmer’s market is noted as one of the best in the country. Go hiking in the Dripping Springs National park area or maybe a day hike at the Soledad Canyon day use area. You may want to visit the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum or the White Sands Missile Range. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument includes the Butterfield Stage Trail (22 miles), The Kilbourne…

Issues with the American judicial system and mass incarceration are subjects that we, in our modern state, hear and see often on all major media outlets on what seems like a daily basis. Of course, when we do hear about judicial issues like mass incarceration, we typically only hear about these abuses of power in relation to African Americans and the struggle they face and we very seldom hear about those of other groups. Native American’s are one of those groups that face this form of prejudice.…

Mice and Men, chronicles the life of the main characters George and Lennie. George is a poor man who jumps from job to job alongside Lennie, a mentally handicapped character. Travelling with just one another they arrive to a new job on a farm in Soledad, California. Through their storyline they establish the theme of the American Dream during the Great Depression (1930’s). However, secondary characters are carefully threaded into the storyline to heighten the particular theme. These characters…

Boxes of Loneliness In today’s world, people shop online almost daily. These items purchased online are then shipped out to the consumer often via some form of box. People eagerly await the arrival of their products. The excitement that opening a box brings is sometimes overwhelming. In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, three characters are similar to these shipping boxes in that they are “boxes of loneliness” just waiting to find their final destination and open up revealing all…