1. Of Mice And Men
Another topic Steinbeck's books reflect on is the issue of the family. ... In the two books he portrays the role of women in the family completely differently. ... As the emotional and physical backbone of the Joad family, Ma demonstrates her leadership skills throughout the journey to California. ... Another issue dealt in both books is the cruelty of the world. ... Throughout both books there is a lot of racism and prejudice. ...
I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an he gets sick" (Steinbeck, 13) In terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is really needed and that is friends. ... This can be determined based on his emotional behavior. ... Crooks spent most of his nights reading and he keeps away from others because of the way he is treated and this eventually leads to his very own emotional downfall. He is treated as an outcast and is forced to find friendship the only way he can, through the books that he reads. ... (Karlene Robinson, www.ub-counseling.buffalo.edu) Obviously, Crooks is aware of...
In terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is really needed and that is friends. ... This can be determined based on his emotional behavior. ... Crooks spent most of his nights reading and he keeps away from others because of the way he is treated and this eventually leads to his very own emotional downfall. He is treated as an outcast and is forced to find friendship the only way he can, through the books that he reads. ... (Karlene Robinson, www.ub-counseling.buffalo.edu) Obviously Crooks is aware of his problem and tries to cope with it through books and magazines...
Warped with anxiety, confusion, and apathy, the average teenaged mind is interesting to say the least. Being a said-teenager, I throw all my credibility out the window. Being primarily surrounded by other teenagers, I expect my humble assessment of life be in some, if not most ways, skewed. It is h...
The loneliness affects Crooks deeply, he remains in his room when he has some books to read but as he says "Books ain't no good. ... As John Steinbeck has created wonderful deep characters that have to deal with issues we all have to loneliness, loss of hope and destruction of the emotional and physical. ...
For instance, William Shakespeare used irony in his most famous plays; Stephanie Meyer uses symbolism in her books; and Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery in his poems. ... Workers, like George and Lennie, moved constantly from barn to barn; therefore, they carry little possessions and have no emotional link with other workers because eventually they would be leaving. ...
With Lennie, she shares her dreams and regrets of not standing up to her mother and of being forced into a financial and non- emotional marriage with Curly. ... He is lonely and intelligent and "sets alone out [there] at night readin" books" (67). ...
