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Your mom B6 January 13, 2010 Of Mice and Men essay An allegory is a work where characters are symbols of ideas. They may symbolize anything from honesty to sadness. In an allegorical novel these characters and the ideas they represent form together to suggest a moral. The novel, Of Mice and Men is one of these allegorical novels. Its theme or moral is about friendship: the friendship of George and Lennie. The actions of the characters that represent ideas in the story bring about the chance

Of Mice and Men       During the time of the depression, an author by the name of John Steinbeck wrote a novel called Of Mice and Men. The novel’s setting is in Southern California during the same time period. John Steinbeck shows us that friendship is a valuable thing to have in the novel Of Mice and Men. The book expresses how friendship can get you through hard times and help you keep going. Two of the characters in the novel named George and Lennie, have a relationship

Write a summary of the novel. Limit your summary to no more than 200 words. During the Great depression, two migrant workers in a farm of California--- George, a smart and quick man and his best friend Lennie, who has limited mental abilities but strong body, both have a dream of owning a farm someday. They come to Soledad of California for their plan. Nevertheless, they get in trouble in the trip, because Lennie‘s bad habit of petting soft things and petted a girl’s dress mightily. George doesn’t

It has been 20 years since Marc Johnston, my guardian, graduated from college. When he looks back at all the things that he has been through since he moved out of his parents’ house, his life has never been the same. He had to learn and struggle like an infant once again because he never learned how to be independent. However, this time, he doesn’t have his parents to bail him out like he did before. Marc realized he had to put some big boy’s pants on. Marc grew up in a Christian family in Seattle

- Is there one theme that is more important than any other In of mice and men? Throughout the novel, Steinbeck uses the use of themes to emphasise what the characters are feeling and also to set the mood for the novel. The first theme we are introduced to is set right from the start and this is the theme of loneliness, this is shown when George says ‘guys like us, that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world.’ The fact that this is at the very start of the novel really does sets the

The Grapes of Wrath Analysis The Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, is a novel which demonstrates the lives of families during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and the struggles they faced on their route to California. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck applies his writing style in order to convey the theme and general plot of the novel. To begin, Steinbeck incorporated an informal use of language in this novel. This can be seen through the colloquialism and slang used in the

Of Mice and Men, is a world-famous novel which was written by John Steinbeck back in 1937. The novel is mainly about George and Lennie and their life. But I am not going to write about that. I am mainly going to focus on the characters which live on the ranch in the book (Crooks, Candy, Curley and Slim). These are the characters which work on the ranch: Crooks takes care of the horses on the ranch. He has quite the history with those animals, the reason why he is called Crooks is that a horse

The book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck in 1937 covers the story and struggles of people in the great depression. The book pinpoints how a lot of people are discriminated against in 1937 from women, to mentally and physically disabled and even discrimination against people of color and so forth. Curley's wife is discriminated against because of her gender and Crooks because of his skin color. Crooks is one of the only black characters in the book which means a lot of

In the three text Of Mice And Men, Antigone and Death Of A Salesmen, the main characters all sacrifice their lives in some way or another. Lennie gets shot in the head, Antigone hangs herself and Willy drives off a bridge. In the three text, the characters sacrificed their lives they didn't really want. In OMAM, George is like Lennie’s caretaker. Lennie doesn't know his own strength and doesn't know how to control himself. Because of that, Lennie ends up killing one of Slim's puppies and killing

John Steinbeck once said, “Some men are friends with the whole world in their hearts, and there are others that hate themselves and spread their hatred around like butter on hot bread.” George and Lennie loved eachother very much, and would do anything for one another. Though it might be tough, friendship will come above some of the biggest issues. Of Mice and Men has become a staple in american literature among many high schools in the nation because of its characters, setting, plot, and theme