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Understand His Strength Express His Ideas
1,684 wordsThe Great Depression was a difficult time for all Americans. The economy was terrible, no one was making any money, and people were forced to live on the streets or work for food. That is exactly what George Milton and Lennie Small did in Of Mice and Men. Set in the 1930 's during the Depression, Of Mice and Men deals with many moral issues such as retardation, euthanasia, and friendship. With such characters as Curley, Slim, and Crooks, this book was thoroughly enjoyable and realistic in every ...
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The American Dream In Of Mice And Men
905 wordsJohn Stienbeck's novel Of Mice and Men is about the death of the American dream. George, Lennie and Candy's dream is to own their own piece of land to work and live independently on. This dream is destroyed by Lennie's ignorance and Lennie's strength, which he cannot control. Curley's wifes dream is to be a famous Hollywood actress. Her dream is destroyed by her marriage to Curley and the Hollywood director who promised to contact her about her acting career but never has. Crooks dream is for eq...
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Understand His Strength Express His Ideas
1,097 wordsOF MICE AND MEN In the novel Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck illustrates the possibilities that life has and its effects on Lennie, Crooks and George. It shows a view of two outsiders struggling to understand their own unique places in the world. Steinbeck suggests humans have the natural potential to seek happiness although the potential can be fatal or harmful. Although Lennie does not have the potential to be smart, Lennie has the potential to be a hard worker. However, Lennie's strength did ...
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Rest Of His Life Pros And Cons
873 wordsAfter George shoots Lennie in the back of the head, who is better off, George or Lennie? The story Of Mice and Men contains a comparison of strength versus intelligence. Lennie has the strength and George has the intelligence. However, in the end neither prevails. Lennie is very strong but lacks intelligence. This combination eventually leads to his death. There are, however, both positives and negatives to this combination of strength and lack of intelligence. Lennie's strength enables him to b...
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Understand His Strength Understand How Strong
749 wordsThe Great Depression was a difficult time for all Americans. The economy was terrible, no one was making any money, and people were forced to live on the streets or work for food. That is exactly what George and Lennie did in Of Mice and Men. Set in the 1930 s during the Depression, Of Mice and Men deals with many moral themes such as loneliness, violence, racism, and friendship. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck illustrates the possibilities that life has and its effects on Lennie an...
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Understand His Strength Express His Ideas
1,672 wordsThe Great Depression was a difficult time for all Americans. The economy was terrible, no one was making any money, and people were forced to live on the streets or work for food. That is exactly what George Milton and Lennie Small did in Of Mice and Men. Set in the 1930 s during the Depression, Of Mice and Men deals with many moral issues such as retardation, euthanasia, and friendship. With such characters as Curley, Slim, and Crooks, this book was thoroughly enjoyable and realistic in every s...
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Lack Of Control Lennie Strength
782 wordsLennie Small is a gentle giant who possesses and almost superhuman strength that ultimately leads to tragedy. We first read about Lennie's great strength in the opening scene when he has killed, probably by accident, the pet mouse he has in his pocket. We learn that it is not the first time Lennie has killed pets. During the same scene, Steinbeck compares him to a bear and a horse, both strong animals. This imagery of Lennie as an animal continues. He is also compared to a terrier, indicating th...
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