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At the end of the book, Lennie returns to the pool where the story began and takes a long drink. Then his aunt appears to him in his mind and lectures him for being a problem to George. Finally a...
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The bunkhouse in Of Mice and Men is important because it shows the crude, almost prison-camp-like living conditions of the itinerant working men called bindlestiffs. Steinbeck describes the setting...
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From George's perspective, there are plenty of reasons to protect Lennie, including the fact that he promised Lennie's Aunt Clara that he would look after him. George also tells Slim about a time...
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To answer this question, let's explore the suffering of some of the characters. As always, with opinion questions, you will want to be sure to back up your opinion with support from the text. Most...
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The theme of loneliness is evident in the novel Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie move from ranch to ranch, trying to escape problems Lennie has created. George and Lennie can never seem to...
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An author can use either direct or indirect characterization to describe a character. When an author uses direct characterization, he is telling you about the characters. When he uses indirect...
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Initially, Crooks ridicules Candy, George, and Lennie's dream of owning an estate and living off the land. He tells Candy that they are just kidding themselves and that he will be a swamper on the...
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At the beginning of chapter 3, Slim and George enter the bunkhouse together and George thanks him for giving one of his pups to Lennie, who is enamored with the idea of caring for his own dog. As...
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There is significant discrimination in the novella, against the aged, against women, and against African-Americans. Candy is discriminated against because of his age and disability. He knows that...
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In chapter 5, Candy calls George into the barn to witness Curley's wife's lifeless body lying on the ground. While George is looking at the body, Candy asks who killed her, and George responds by...
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In the opening scene of the novella, Lennie's adolescent nature is depicted by his reaction to George throwing his dead mouse into the bushes. Like a child, Lennie reacts by crying and struggling...
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The book takes place near Steinbeck's hometown in Depression-era California. Lennie and George are migrant workers who have to skip from farm to farm because Lenny has once again gotten them in...
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In chapter four, Candy enters Crooks's room to find Lennie and begins discussing their dream of one day owning an estate, where they will live off the land and enjoy a life of independence. After...
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The characters of Candy, Lennie, and Crooks are all considered outcasts, in one way or another, in Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. First, Candy is considered an outcast given that he has simply...
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The differences between chapters 2 and 3 are subtle, but the atmosphere changes between the chapters. In chapter 2, as we are introduced to the boss and Curley, an atmosphere of menace and danger...
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In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses the setting to explain the isolation the characters often feel. The story is set during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The novel is set on a ranch in the...
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In Of Mice and Men, one strength is the companionship that George and Lennie share. George and Lennie need one another. They find comfort in the company of one another. Their relationship helps...
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[Please indicate the specific portion of the text you are referring to in the "extracts" so that we can more easily provide you with the answer you need.] In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the...
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In chapter 3, Carlson enters the bunkhouse and begins complaining about Candy's ancient dog. He comments on the awful smell of the old dog and mentions that it can barely eat its food. Candy's old...
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Steinbeck uses narration but also dialogue to show the insider/outsider dynamic of the ranch. Insiders include Curley, Curley's wife, and Slim. Outsiders include George, Lennie, and Crooks. An...
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Curley's wife is presented in three ways in the novel. She is an object of fear, danger and apprehension. She is a powerless person, belonging with the others in this category. She is also a...
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In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie dream of one day owning their own piece of land, of being self-sufficient, and of never having to work ever again for anybody else. Throughout the story,...
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There are many different justifications one could come up with regarding George killing Lennie at the end of Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. 1. George knows that if Curley and the other men find...
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Introduced in chapter two as the “old swamper,” Candy is an elderly man whose days of effective manual labor on the ranch are over. After an accident that resulted in the complete amputation...
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The bunkhouse is not a homey place. It is described, in chapter 2, as "a long, rectangular building." Inside, the walls are "whitewashed and the floor (is) unpainted." The windows are "small,"...
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Steinbeck depicts the difficult lives of migrant workers who travel throughout the country working arduous jobs during the Great Depression. Unlike typical migrant workers, George and Lennie travel...
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Curley's wife is the only woman on the ranch and is defined by her role as Curley's possession. Curley's wife is one of the loneliest individuals on the farm and suffers from discrimination. The...
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In Of Mice and Men, both chapters 1 and 6 begin with descriptions of the landscape of the Salinas River. In Chapter 1, it is evening; in Chapter 2, it is afternoon. The novel ends where it began....
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George understands that Lennie doesn't mean to hurt anybody and doesn't have a mean bone in his body, but he also understands that Lennie is dangerous. Lennie is large and very strong, and, because...
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Lennie is the ideal example of a gentle giant—and represents the dual nature of gentility and kindness in contrast with strength and destruction. Lennie is incredibly important to the story and...
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The town closest to the ranch where Of Mice and Men is set is Soledad, California. This word means loneliness in Spanish, and corresponds to the characters’ isolation and alienation. It is...
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In chapter five, Candy enters the barn and discovers Curley's wife lying deceased on the floor. Candy is astonished by his discovery and immediately calls George into the barn. Once George enters...
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Before she married Curley, his wife dreamed of becoming an actress. In Chapter 5, Curley's lonely wife finds Lennie in one of the stalls, stroking his puppy that has died, probably because he has...
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In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, loneliness is one of the primary themes. George and Lennie manage to stave off loneliness for much of the book because they have each other, thus demonstrating the...
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In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses the character of Crooks to convey ideas about America in the 1930s. America was a racist nation. Crooks is a black man who is ostracized by the other ranch hands...
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At the beginning of the story, George and Lennie are on their way to a ranch in the Salinas Valley to find more work. They have been chased out of the town where they were previously working...
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Steinbeck describes Slim as a tall, composed character, who moves with a "majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen." Steinback proceeds to describe Slim as an experienced jerkline...
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The conversations about rabbits are good quotes of friendship from Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie are close friends. They travel around together, and George looks out for Lennie even though...
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There are two feature length films of Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men. One was made in 1939 with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. It is an excellent adaptation but might not be as appealing...
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In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Lennie kills Curley's wife in chapter five. Even the best of lawyers would have a difficult time defending Lennie's behavior, but certainly the man's mental...
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Lennie has just overheard Slim tell Carlson that his dog, Lulu, has just given birth to some puppies. Slim has drowned four of the nine because nine is too many for Lulu to nurse. Slim is keeping...
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Lennie and George are friends, but because of Lennie's mental handicap, George does primarily take on a caretaker role with him. Evidence of George's caretaking can be found througout the novella....
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Gathered in the bunkhouse in Chapter 3 of Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, the men play cards and talk; that is, all but Carlson who looks down at Candy's old dog. After a while, he tells...
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is as much a story about place and socioeconomic setting as a story about people, despite its psychological depth of portraiture. The novella was originally...
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I think the lyrics of Spears song are a sad commentary on what Curley's wife wanted to be but never achieved. Spears sings: I'm a put-on the-show kind of girl/Don't like the backseat, gotta be...
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The modernist movement comprises many different elements. Some of these are stylistic, such as the manipulation of time or narrative techniques. Perhaps the most famous of these techniques is the...
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The different settings serve as the backdrop to amplify the characterizations in Of Mice and Men. The setting of the the Salinas River bank that opens and closes the novella is extremely important....
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The odd couple, George and Lennie, travel everywhere together. As someone with serious learning disabilities, Lennie is incapable of looking after himself. And George promised Lennie's Aunt Clara...
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Power is expressed in some fashion by nearly all the characters in Of Mice and Men, although some characters have more and others have less. However, perhaps the most fruitful example is the power...
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Steinbeck generally presents the American dream in an unflattering light. In the life plans of the various characters in this book, the dream comes across as something unattainable, no matter how...
