Comparing John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In 1920 women got the right to vote. In 1948 President Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to be elected to congress. Women’s rights have come a long way, nowadays women are CEO’sCeo’s of companies and doing great things. Although it wasn’t always like this, in Of Mice and Men, and in Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman speech women weren’t treated right. Men thought that women weren’t as strong as them, and couldn’t do a man’s job.

Of Mice and Men, a book written by John Steinbeck, is a story about two men that are migrant workers during the Great Depression going to the Salinas Valley in California looking for work. One of the two men was named George he was a shorter man and he was the smart one of the group. The other of the two men was Lennie. Lennie is a child-minded adult that was big in size and very strong and because if his child’s mind he wasn’t able to know his strength. This book has a movie adaptation released in 1992 and was directed by Gary Sinise.

George’s quotation contributes to Lennie’s and his characterization by introducing George’s complicated feelings toward Lennie. As much as he loves Lennie, Lennie really gets on people’s nerves because he is so helpless. Similarly, this quote shows that George tends to tell Lennie what to do when they are together for the benefit of both of them. Also, their relationship is established as it is shown that the two men have known each other for a long time and George looks out for Lennie and his best interest, regardless of how harsh he may seem. The conclusion of the plot is foreshadowed in this quote when George describes how out of sorts Lennie is, which leads him to accidentally kill Curley’s wife in the end.

Michael Bouchie What happens to a dream deferred? Of Mice and Men is about two men with their own Aamerican dream. Their Aamerican dream is having a little farm place that they can call their own. But why is their dream not a reality? There are certain obstacles in the way of the two.

The common emotion the two dogs caused the narrator is embarrassment because in the first paragraph the narrator quotes that “Scotch terrier named Jeannie was giving birth to six puppies in the clothes closet of a fourth floor apartment in New York had the expected seventh at the corner of Eleventh Street and Fifth Avenue during a walk she insisted the narrator take her.” This made the narrator embarrassed because she had the puppies on a walk in public. Then the French poodle was an embarrassing moment for the narrator when it was raining and the poodle had a red rubber bib tucked around her throat and he had to hold “a small green umbrella, really a parasol” and to top that, he walked into a garage with a man who saw the narrator carrying

We would all put our close ones out of pain or trouble if we had a chance. In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two men are employed on a small working ranch in northern California, sometime during the 1930s, during the great depression. They attempt to raise enough money to get by and to reach their dreams. But Lennie, one of the two men, made a huge mistake. He killed the boss’s son’s wife. Now George, the other man, has to make a choice. He chooses to kill his friend Lennie. But in this dilemma George made the right choice.

We as people often interpret ourselves as powerful but yet powerless. In the book Of mice and men and the poem “To a mouse” both demonstrate how not only people are powerless and powerful but how emotions can be too. Both, the book and the poem show these ways through feelings, actions, and their thoughts.

The essential question is based off the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. Should mentally disabled people be punished for crimes in the same way that non-disabled people are? Mentally disabled people should not be punished for crimes in the same way that non-disabled people are because mentally disabled people are mentally challenged and non-disabled people are not. Mentally disabled people can’t think and act for themselves. They need people to think and act for them. Non-disabled people don’t need people to think and act for them because they can think and act for themselves. Mentally disabled people and non-disabled people are different compared to each other

Why are we cruel to the people we love? “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurt and the short story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, George and Brother experience losing somebody they loved. Of mice and men is a story mainly about two migrant workers who can’t seem to keep their job. The Scarlet Ibis is a short story about two young brothers, but it was too late for the two young brothers to find out they had loved each other deeply. George and Brother didn’t realize how much they actually loved each other until they had lost them.

Of Mice and Men, novella written by a Pulitzer Prize winning American author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937. Tells you about the life of two migrant workers who go job to job searching for better job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. Two main character when the novella starts in George Milton and Lennie Small, George Milton was an intelligent, smart, confident man while on the other hand Lennie Smalls was a man of great form with metal abilities. Takes place thru various locations and Ranches they worked at and is an interesting story of two migrant workers and their journey to find success in life than being working for someone else.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck illustrates the downfall of two solitary men who have only each other to be liable upon. The greatest tragedy in this story comes from straightforward certainty that Lennie is left alone with Curley's wife in light of the fact that Curley's wife is the genuine scoundrel in Of Mice and Men; only she causes the inconvenience that prompts Lennie's demise. Numerous of George and Lennie’s struggles originate from things they cannot control, such as Lennie’s mental illness and the way that both men are stuck in the deadlock quest for rustic work in 1930's America. In his novella, Steinbeck analyzes the distinctive ways that men and ladies express their supremacy, whereas the men in his story depend on the power

There is an exciting chase across the countryside. These two men jump into the Salinas River. There is this Lady that is in a red ripped dress and running after these two figures named George and Lennie. The hook in the movie is very different from the book. It brings a lot of tension to the audience. George is a protective and caring friend. Lennie is really generous and sweet but also forgets a lot of things. Curley is a very angry and selfish man. Curley’s wife is sympathetic and lonely she doesn’t get to talk to anyone besides her husband Curley. Crooks is a crippled but nice man and he says s’pose a lot. Slim is very understanding. Candy is a very old but sweet man who has a very old dog that is in pain.

John Steinbeck wrote the book, of Mice and Men. The story is about two men that go from place to place looking for work. They were called migrant workers because they migrant to where they can find work. The story tells of the two men’s friendship and hardships.

The novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, portrays incredible characters and important messages. The novel is about two men, Lennie and George, who both begin a new job at a ranch. At the ranch, Lennie and George meet a number of other workers. As the novel progresses, a specific theme is displayed through the workers. The characters showed and the message presented are some of the reasons why many found the book enjoyable.

Throughout the film the shot (lighting, costume, and set design) set the whole experience. To some the shot and camerawork and the number one priority but lack the action and dialogue and the proper actors, but “beginners” seemed to have a balance, much like other films. The lighting throughout the film seemed to fit the mood for example, during some scenes the shot looked smoky or cloudy, but never dark and in scenes with Hal the sun seemed to shine every time he was in the shot, and when he was happy. Another important element in the shot is costume, and it plays a major role because the way someone is dressed helps people understand them better. The costumes fit each character, and although the costumes were simple they played a role in understating the character. Lastly the set design in the film was remarkable. The director