Lennie and George dreamed up an idea for a perfect house in a perfect world. ... Lennie becomes obsessed and the dream house is all he eventually thinks about. ... Many of the things that happen to animals at the start of the book tell a grim story of what will repeat later to Lennie and other animals he kills. ... Whenever Lennie accidently kills animals, he lies about it to George by saying he found whatever it was already dead. ... He did not want Lennie to suffer but to dream of his perfect world where he didn't make mistakes. ...

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Not many people fulfill there dreams. ... That makes people unhappy and they become regretful and more and more surround themselves with the dream world rather then reality. When in fact they should be working on making there dreams a reality. ... But that's just an example of bites and pieces of memoirs all living things share with the following generations which give us the ability to understand our mistakes as animals. ... Because if we are the only things that limit our own dreams, what is holding us back from becoming the most important. ...

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The reality is that the summer that follows is dark and gloomy with nowhere to go not even for the animals illustrating the depression and lack of motivation in Ivan's life will follow him. ... She also has hopes and dreams that her husband does not understand. ... Chekhov implies that their estrangement was mutual and that she felt powerless to pursue her dreams. ...

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It wasn't long when she had fallen asleep, her novel still held in her hand, she began to dream. ... The forest was a place of mystery, apart from being an abode for wild animals, it had a sense of eeriness attached to it. ... She pinched herself to see if she dreaming but she wasn't. ... She was quite disappointed to have been woken up in the middle of her dream. ... Annoyed by the thought of this unfinished dream, she sleepily got out of bed to get ready for school. ...

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Mama gives a complete contrast to herself in the "dream reunion television show." ... Mama even describes Maggie's walk as a "lame animal that sidles up to someone who is ignorant enough to be nice to them." ...

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The number three is mentioned many times by the author "three animals, three hawks, three medals and three bridges. ... This represents the idea that he has many unfulfilled dreams and times of loneliness. ...

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His age helps him to become more independent and be more aware of his surrounding "Right up into the hillside, into the dry ticking dream of the forest. ... However he is often described as casual and he always seems to be lost in dreams. ... We're civilised folk, we don't go around naked" (page 215) several terms were you used to describe them as 'savages' and 'animals'. ...

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"Jane was terrified of everything, from the animals attacking her, the chickens at night and the sound of quietness." ... (Collins 72) In this short story Headaches and Bad Dreams" Edward ends up being innocent and this all is just a red herring, because Edward ran with John and knew his daily route he is automatically accused of killing him. ...

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Michael Ondaatje entwines adventure, romance and history, real and invented, enmeshing us in the lives of the immigrants who built the city and those who dreamed it into being: the politically powerful, the anarchists, bridge builders and tunnellers, a vanished millionaire and his mistress, a rescued nun and a thief who leads a charmed life. This is a haunting tale of passion, privilege and biting physical labour, of men and women moved by compassion and driven by the power of dreams - sometimes even to murder. ... Just like Alice's story of several actresses sharing the animal pelt...

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Is John Guilty of Causing Ann to Commit Adultery It is evident that John is guilty of causing Ann to Commit adultery in Sinclair Ross's "The Painted Door." John's desire, for instance, reveals his intentions. In addition, John's low self-esteem suggests his motive. Finally, the card game show...

• Word Count: 2012
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• Grade Level: High School