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    First Entry: Page 15 “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . . . With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.” Before George and Lennie got to the Ranch they stop and camp out

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    publication: September 1952 Author: John Steinbeck Setting: The story begins in Connecticut but is focused in Salinas Valley, CA. The story spans a good half century, from the Civil War era to World War I. Importance of the setting: Salinas Valley is paralleled to the biblical Garden of Eden, which is necessary for . Plot: The story starts in the late nineteenth century with a description of Salinas Valley, California and an introduction to two families: the Hamiltons of California and the Trasks of Connecticut

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    In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie Smalls is one of the main characters. He is a very rough, childish, short-tempered, and loyal man. An archetype provides the reader with traits of a character so we can better know them. By using archetypes, the writer attempts to convey realism to their work, which draws the situations and characters from experiences of the world. The ‘Innocent’ archetype is described as a character who is pure, wholesome, and full of virtue. Their innocence

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    Introduction: In the novel, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, biblical allusion is a literary device that references characteristics of judeo christian doctrine. Steinbeck alludes to the bible with his characters and setting in East of Eden. Salinas Valley and Adam Trask’s garden allude to the Garden of Eden. Steinbeck portrays the biblical allusion of the chapter Genesis from the bible throughout the book. The characters in the novel are allude to those in the book of Genesis. Steinbeck’s characters

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    As a father hoping to leave an inspirational impression on his sons, John Steinbeck portrays experiences he acquired from his childhood in the novel East of Eden through the characters’ conflicts and actions to encourage them to write their own story not dictated by their roots. Steinbeck admits in Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters that he “hopes his two young sons will find meaning in life when they grow and acquire the experiences to understand.” Steinbeck 's failure to feel accepted

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    Collaborative Health and Human Services has changed the way I see things in life. My perspective changed instantly once I started my internship with Monterey County Behavioral Health. I saw the importance and need of more bilingual social workers in the Mental Health sector and social workers just in general. Kiser (2015) mentions that “Most graduates of human services programs report that their field experiences were among the most important, valuable, and enjoyable part of their professional preparation

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    the theme of transience and temporariness found in each of the plays and intertwine the tale of the characters within the story to bring about a satisfactory closure. 3 Characters from 3 vastly different backgrounds meet at a crossroads that is the Salinas Valley and as their stories interlace, they explore themselves and leave the riverbend entirely new people. In To Be in a Rushing River, George’s coping of the grief after killing his best friend Lennie, being able to entrust each other as Dr. Rank

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    John Steinbeck grew up during the Great Depression in the Salinas River Valley. All of his books take place in the Salinas River Valley and his novella, Of Mice and Men, is based on a true story. Lennie Smalls and George Milton are the protagonists of this book, Of Mice and Men. Lennie and George have a dream of building a dream farm when they have enough money where Lennie can tend the rabbits. They include Candy and Crooks in their plan and they get everyone’s hopes up. But, something bad happens

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    and theme all aid the reader in feel the story. The setting makes the reader feel by starting every chapter with detail, as if Steinbeck was setting a scene of a play. For example, he starts the book by writing, "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas. River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve

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    more dramatic and it makes the responder question if the concept of giving what is due is justice.Finally, the use of biblical allusion is also incorporated to explore the idea of justice as giving what is due. When George and Lennie go back to the Salinas river, the sky is darkening. The river alludes to the peaceful and tranquil garden of Eden, but when it is getting darker, it alludes to the valley of death. The serpent in the

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