Steinbeck's writing style seemed to do just that, show the faults of men and women, but at the same time showed how great the power of the human heart is. ... In chapter two, the point of view enters a more omniscient view and we learn of Adam and his rivalry with his half-brother Charles, who feels that their father loves Adam more than him. ... Chapter four introduces a new character, Cathy Ames, and through the chapter we learn about her and how her life intersects with Adam's. ... Learning of the death of his son, Adam has a stroke and becomes partially paralyzed ...

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Steinbeck describes how the dust bowl developed and pushed the farmers out of the western plains states in the first few chapters of the book. ... In chapter 13, the family dog gets run over by a car, an event that foreshadows the death of Grandpa Joad. Grandpa Joad died of a stroke. ... That power passed over Pa Joad when Grandpa died. ... Steinbeck does a great job of showing how goodness prevails and doing the right thing is never a bad decision, even if it does not turn out the way we want it to. ...

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The story went from "I lost my land" to "we lost our land", and this shows how everyone worked together and were able to accomplish things with team work. ... Just as the house dies when the Joads are removed from the land, grandpa dies as the house is removed from his life. ... (Steinbeck) We see many examples of this, and one is in chapter 15 at the truck station. ... Then we look at chapter 17 and we see the person at the car dump gives Tom and Al things at a good discount. ... In the second chapter we take a look at the truck driver who gives Tom a ride. ...

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The story went from "I lost my land" to "we lost our land", and this shows how everyone worked together and were able to accomplish things with team work. ... Just as the house dies when the Joads are removed from the land, grandpa dies as the house is removed from his life. ... (Steinbeck) We see many examples of this, and one is in chapter 15 at the truck station. ... Then we look at chapter 17 and we see the person at the car dump gives Tom and Al things at a good discount. ... In the second chapter we take a look at the truck driver who gives Tom a ride. ...

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In chapter three, some symbolism is noticed in a turtle that has great difficulty crossing the highway, foreshadowing the journey in the next chapter. After meeting Jim Casy in chapter four, they finally reach the Joad farm that has been deserted and damaged. ... "If Al gets back from his squirtin' aroun', I figgered he could load the truck an' take all of it in, an maybe we could start out tomorra or day after (90)." ... Granpa becomes even sicker and dies while in the Wilson's sheltered tent after suffering a stroke. ... This shows how Ma is becoming the reckoning for...

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When she dies P98. ... When she is alive she is troubled and her face is always full of emotions but when she dies all that goes away from her. ... He also feels ashamed of how unhappy his wife is. ... In chapter 4 Crooks gets the chance to be horrible to some one else. ... The characters all speak in a 1930's American style, like in chapter one when George says to Lennie We ain't got any' and An' watta I got?'. ...

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In chapter three, Lennie gets involved in a physical quarrel, however, he does not fight back. ... When a loved one dies, many people become more occupied with their death rather than focussing on life. ... When we returned, he was gone. ... How did George's life continue without having Lennie in it? ... Once Lennie died, so did the dream. ...

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We then meet Tom Joad who hitchhikes his way home. ... Granma becomes very ill after her husband's death and dies before they reach California. ... Most of us have never even dreamed about how hard it was. ... One thing I didn't personally like though about the novel is the way he put informational chapters in the book. ... This book really makes you realize how lucky we all have it. ...

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Seeing how they were and how they shared life was really interesting. ... I felt that if these totally different people could get along and Look out for each other, why can't we get along with People who are different than us. They made me realize that I could learn something from how to treat people who are different than me? ... He only had two choices let the other people get to him first and watch them torture Lennie while he died a long horrible death or do it himself and get It over quick was Lennie did not know what hit him. ... Of Mice and Men New York Penguin Book Co, 1993 Table ...

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After having to kill Lennie for his own good, George for the first time realizes how lonely and helpless he is without Lennie. ... In the first chapter John Steinbeck tells us about George and Lennie thinking about the future and filling their minds with happiness. ... George always says "We both" which means that he always thinks of them having their money together (2A, Steinbeck, Page 59-60). ... This shows how much George needed Lennie in the process of getting the money to purchase the farm. " " We got ten bucks between us." ... This quote I chose shows how much George was dependent from L...

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• Grade Level: High School