In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck commitment is one of the positive themes. ... In the fallen world of the valley, where human commitment is the only realizable dream, the fact that in the end as in the beginning two men walk together causes Of Mice and Men to end on a strong note of hope "the crucial dream, the dream of man's commitment to man, has not perished with Lennie."" (5). ... As Owens points out, " The death of the dream, however, does not force Of Mice and Men to end on the strong note of pessimism critics have consistently claimed. ... In the novel Of M...

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book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author reveals many aspects about George and Lennie's personalities and their friendship. ... On one occasion when Lennie got into trouble in Weed, George told Slim how they hid in an irrigation ditch all day so the party of men couldn't find and kill him (Steinbeck 46). He could've just as easily left Lennie for the men to find, but he chose not to. ... But, as Cliffs Notes for Of Mice and Men state, "George often made complaints partly because he does get annoyed at his large and simpleminded friend, but also partly because he is...

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Outsiders All of the people in "Of mice and men" are outsiders in there own right, they have all been disallowed, or to a certain extent not wanted to have certain rights because of things such a sex, race and different disabilities. ... For example the white supremacy group the KKK, would go around and lynch (hang) black men for looking at a white woman (this would get turned into that he had raped her). ... A woman is different to a man in the way they live and want to be respected, there feelings can be easily hurt and the men do not seen to understand or care. ... Because he is cripp...

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"The Storm" Since the beginning of time, men and women have felt passion for each other. ... Men and women both partake in long business trips, making their separation more routine. ... Another example can be the separation of men and women in social gathering. A woman might tell her husband that she is going out with her friends while she is actually going out to meet other men. These examples give meaning to the proverb, when the cats away, the mice will play. ...

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She is loved by men and despised by women. ... Meanwhile the factory bells rings and hordes of men line the square awaiting the arrival of the girls as they go back to work. ... All the men have their eyes fixed on her and she loves it, all but Don Jose, which makes Carmen want him even more than the other men. ... Just then Micaela shows up for a second time with a note form Don Jose's mother in which she tells him to ask Micaela to marry him, and he is all ready to do so until a brawl breaks out in the factory and off to duty he goes. ... Many of the themes in the opera were thought...

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At the commencement of the war, there was a rush on the part of young men in Europe to enlist in the armed forces. Many of these new recruits were talented, educated men and when exposed to the harsh reality of warfare, they naturally engaged in writing verse about the heightened emotion of those times what was known as war verse' (Swinnerton 249). ... Thus, snow which is of course white, seems to color the air black and is conveyed as hostile- attacking in shivering ranks of grey' and even something as ordinary as the wind tugging on the wire surrounding the trench is given a maca...

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Around 25 per cent of men and 55 per cent of women are illiterate (this is includes cities rural areas have higher illiteracy). ... The kids will catch M'beywa (the mice add protein to their diet), termites, small birds and fly larvae (for the same reasons). ... The men will usually till the soil (unless they are dead, missing, or working for someone else) and do most of the more physically demanding components. 80% of all arable land in Malawi is planted to maize. ... Partially because of the very high death rate (note that every village will have a coffin maker) there is a real...

• Word Count: 4793
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• Grade Level: High School