Recently I have read a book called "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. ... George is a short man with a dark complexion and a down-to-earth attitude. Lennie is a huge bear-like man with a mind of a small child. ... Candy is an old, grey-haired man who lost his hand in a machine accident. ... I think the title is perfect for this book because its taken from a famous line in a Robert Burns poem, "The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men Gang Aft Agley" which means the best plans of mice and men sometimes go wrong which is exactly what the book is about. ...

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Of Mice and Men In terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is needs and that is friends. ... In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck makes a descriptive theme of loneliness as it affects many characters on the ranch. ... Crooks is lonely because he is the only black man on the ranch. ... Curley's wife character in the book shows that she's very lonely, a individual that needs connection with another person. Another character in the book that suffer from loneliness is Candy. ...

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Of Mice and Men fits these criteria. ... However, it is only natural; man might thrive, even more so than it currently is, under conditions similar to this, where life itself is a struggle. ... Mans recent tampering with natures laws have placed him outside the evolutionary circle. ... Of Mice and Men will always be a good tale, even for generations to come, people will forever learn from this book by discussing its deeper elements. ... Of Mice and Men is a thoughtful, controversial tale and in short, it is a teacher. ...

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His cruel treatment made her try and find comfort in another man, which happened to be Lenny. ... Of Mice and Men Of mice and men February 17, 1999 Of mice and men Author: John Stienbeck Category: Fiction Author John Stienbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. ... I found the writing style of this book to be really slack and basic. The English in this book was elementary, very easy to understand and follow. ... Throughout the book he wrote and spelled words as if they would have been said them. ...

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The use of symbolism is one of the many reasons why Of Mice and Men is such a great novel to readers around the world. ... This symbol is very important because it represents a goal that ever man would want. In the novel, an old man named Candy is intrigued by their plan and wants to live that life too. ... An important character in the book is also used as a symbol. ... In the book, Of Mice and Men, symbolism is so important because it allows the reader to get familiar with different characters and objects described throughout the book. ...

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Throughout the book and film, "Of Mice and Men" by John Stienback, there are many similarities and there are many differences. ... The book did not present in detail a perfect picture of the characters. ... Lennie's character is revealed very similarly in the book as well as the film. For example, Lennie is a large, nice man shown with childlike behavior. The man who plays Lennie in the film does a great job showing the expressions on Lennie's face when he is talking to George and when he is petting the puppy. ...

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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck's, Of Mice and Men, is a novel recounting the events and conflicts migrant workers confronted during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. ... Segregation also plays a important role in the novel Of Mice and Men. Crooks is a black who is an essential character to the book. He is the only black man on the ranch, and therefore the boss forces him to stay in the barn and live with the animals of the field. He usually protests that he"ll stay out of the white mans quarters if they"ll stay out of his. ...

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The '92 film version of "Of Mice and Men," was well done in every regard, but many things were different from the book. ... Lennie is a strong man, who can easily handle manual labor, but is very intellectually challenged. ... The ranch boss's son, Curley, is a very contentious man who often gets into fights. ... In the book, she doesn't have a book when she comes in. ... In the book, this never happens. ...

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Disappointed Guys This essay is from the story "Of Mice And Men" That is about two workers on a farm. ... Candy, Crooks, Curley and George are all characters from the story "Of Mice and Men" And they were all working on the same farm. ... They always worked together and sometimes George was shamed of having this man always in his way. ... Candy was an old man who had worked on the farm for a long time he had lost one of his hands and because of that he was not working very much only sweep and taking care of the chickens. ... The story Of mice and men is a pretty harsh book and should ...

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OF MICE AND MEN Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a story which shows how weak the human trait of loyalty can be if put through the test of time. ... Of mice and men is a novel about two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, who go to work on a ranch in California together. ... GOOD POINT IN THE BOOK The good point in the book is how close George and Lennie really are. ... BAD POINT IN THE BOOK The bad point in the book is Georges personality that gives the book a tragic and sad ending. ... I recommend this book to everybody that struggles with a friendship. ...

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Friendship in Of Mice and Men Friendship, something everyone on the planet needs at one time or another in life. ... "This short novel allows Steinbeck to focus almost exclusively on one of the oldest issues in human relations: man's responsibility for his fellow man.""... Vol. 4, 1472) A few of the characters of the magnificent book, Of Mice and Men, have proved this. ... Candy, probably the most elderly working man on the job. ... Slim was the only man on the ranch that George told the truth about Lennie and why they left Weed to. ...

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Another significant symbol in the novel are mice. In the book readers see Lennie's obsession regarding animals: "I don't know why I can't keep it. ... Through this quote readers can identify the importance of mice. ... The mice are an important symbol to represent weakness and vulnerability, the same way Lennie would feel without George. ... Lennie is big and strong man but has no control over his force, this is shown throughout the novel. ...

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John Steinbeck relates his personal experiences during the Great Depression to bring life to the characters in his novel, Of Mice and Men. ... John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, takes place during an era in the Depression known as the Dust Bowl. ... John Steinbeck's father owned much of the farm land in the Salinas Valley, where John worked fruit picking, and doing odd jobs to earn some extra money when he was a young man in the 1920's and 1930's. ... Steinbeck depicted much of his father's farm, to create the scenery, and background of his famous novel, Of M...

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"Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much"" (71). ... Another character in this book that represents loneliness is Candy. ... A book that shows this is John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, a story about two friends, that have a dream to live on there own farm, Lenny and George, who go to a farm where they see discrimination first hand. ... Throughout the book Candy keeps to himself, away from others, because he's rejected by others, just like Crooks and Curly's Wife. Candy, a sweet old man, is also discriminated against.  ...

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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). In the book other people quote on George and Lennie as being friends they say things like it is weird that you don't see people usually walking together. ... For while the dream of ...

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In his book, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck realistically portrays the hardships of life and how people unnecessarily suffered during those years because of that cruel and unjust treatment. Of Mice and Men goes even deeper into the issue and illustrates prejudice in more ways than just skin color. ... Steinbeck provides an example of this prejudice in his book with his black character Crooks. ... Candy, an old, crippled, yet kind and gentle man, holds a deep love for his dog Lulu. ... He is a man of tremendous size and build, yet is kind, but he displays weakness and a lack of intelliegence. ...

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Of Mice and Men 1.) At the beginning and end of the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, both George and Lennie are seen in the same place. ... The third kind of loneliness that is experienced in this book is that of emotional and physical loneliness which is experienced by Crooks, the stable black man with a crooked spine. ... It's like its taboo to talk to black man that lives in the stable. ... One conflict in the book Of Mice and Men, is that of the conflict between George and Lennie. ...

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There characters speak of the common man and his struggles, his small triumphs but mostly of his defeats. ... This can be confusing at times because his portrayal of women differs so drastically from book to book. ... In Of Mice and Men there are also many examples of the cruelty of the world. ... This exemplifies the cruelty of the world that people think a man is like a fruit; you eat the fruit and then throw away the peal. ... One character that had to endure racism in Of Mice and Men is Crooks. ...

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Of Mice and Men Essay In Of Mice and Men the novel by John Steinbeck their are numerous examples of loneliness. ... Many of the people in the book are jealous of George and Lennie in my opinion. ... The third Candy an old man who believes that he has outlived his usefullness, because of his old age. ... Then Candy a very poor man is willing to chip in on the dream that George and Lennie have of buying that beautiful farm where they would live of the fat of the land. ...

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In Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men he shows throughout the book that loneliness can drive people sick if they're different from others, and the negative power loneliness had on people; Steinbeck shows this through the characters Crooks, Candy, and Curley's Wife. ​... Early on in the novella Of Mice and Men Candy loses something that is very special to him, his dog. ... In the novella Of Mice and Men Curley's Wife was the only woman on the farm and was quite lonely. ... Curley's Wife goes around trying to flirt with every man there and get the attention from them ...

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The American Dream is an important part to the characterizations in John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men. ... Loneliness is a persuasive emotion experienced by all of the characters in Of Mice and Men. ... Section one of the book is set at a pleasant and peaceful river a few miles south of Soledad. ... Of Mice and Men describes the life of a man and his best friend, who has the mentality of a child. Their friendship is very strong and this is unusual due to the other characters in the book being very lonely. ...

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By examining the main characters in Of Mice and Men we learn a lot about their complex exterior. ... Although rough on the outside George is a very hopeful man and fantasizes for a better future. ... Curley's wife seems to be the most complex character found in Of Mice and Men. ... In this encounter we learn that she had aspirations of becoming an actress, and like everyone else in the book she is lonely. ... He finds that he can seek company in Lenny, who does not know the common practice of excluding the black man. ...

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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. ... In the book, there are many instances proving that George cared about Lennie. ... George, being the smart man that he is, knew that Lennie was very capable of doing something that could put him in a position of danger once they start working on the farm. ... One of the largest examples of this, was when George ended Lennie's life, at the end of the book (Steinbeck 117). ... But, I believe that George truly cared about Lennie; for if he didn&#x...

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Recently I have read an exhilarating novel called "Of Mice And Men", written by John Steinbeck. ... The characters in the book stay in a bunkhouse, but a black man called Crooks is left out because of his race. ... "Guys don't come into a coloured man's room very much." ... In conclusion, I find "Of Mice And Men" a good read, the characters, George, Lennie and Crooks are designed in such a way that they portray the themes of friendship, racism and dreams successfully. ...

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In John Steinbeck's, Of Mice and Men, loss of innocence occurs because people are selfish and lack compassion. ... There is a problem, he is a child trapped in the body of a powerful man. ... In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men Lennie and George provide happiness and love for each other. ... In the quote George is getting frustrated with Lennie and being in charge of Lennie for doing something wrong which he does many times in the book. ... In Of Mice and Men Curley's wife and Lennie are in the barn and Curley's wife has never told anyone her background story, but is now telli...

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