Mice and men Explore the themes of loneliness in 'of mice and men'
Explore the themes of loneliness in 'of mice and men' The story 'of mice and men' had lots of lonely people with no family and no friends; that's the reason why Lennie and George are different is because they have got somebody who cares for them. Most of the characters in the novel feel scared of showing their true emotions. For example, when candy's dog was about to get shot candy didn't tell the other workers that he needed the dog and that is was a friend to him. I don't think any of the characters want to show weakness. The title of the novel is 'of mice and men' was written in the 1300s. At the time of the novel there were many workers who travelled form ranch to ranch looking for jobs. The most isolated group at the time were Negroes be cause they were considered inferior and no one wanted to be with them. There were no laws against racism and it was tolerated all over the country. Crooks is the stable buck and he is a Negro so he is also the loneliest man on the ranch. His race and colour made him isolated from all the other members of the group. A lot of people bully crooks; Curley's wife says, 'Well, you keep your place, then, nigger. I could get you strung up to a tree so easy it isn't true.' Crooks is a proud man and also the most educated as well; he reads lots of books but the most important book is the 1905 California civil code. This book says that Crooks
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Loneliness Of Mice and Men - The theme of loneliness "Of Mice and Men" is a skillful novel, which deals with the theme of `outsiders', that is, individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck's stimulating and exciting novel. There are several clearly identified themes running through the novel. The loyalty and friendship which exists between two men, George and Lennie, and the hostile environment of America during the American Depression. But, the main two themes of `Of Mice and Men' were loneliness and prejudice. Steinbeck raises questions in the mind of the reader that the novel would be based on loneliness. The first line read "A few miles south of Soledad". This is a clever idea by Steinbeck as "Soledad" means loneliness in Spanish. The title "Of Mice and Men" may be seen as a warning for the whole novel as it came from Robbie Burns's poem "To a Mouse" which translates as `no matter how well be plan the future, things often go wrong'. The setting of Steinbeck's novel is very important because the date when the novel took place was in 1929, around the time New York Wall Street stock market collapsed, resulting in the dollar becoming worthless. Unemployment was high at this time and men had to move around a lot looking for work, which meant they were never in one place long enough to
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Of Mice and Men In this essay I will be discussing how dreams are important in Of Mice and Men and I will be exploring the meaning of these dreams to the individual characters that have them and how the dreams relate to the historical and social context of the novel. The ideal objective of most ranch workers is to gather together a large fortune and eventually purchase a small farm, and "live offa the fatta the lan'." Lennie is driven to reach this objective by the prospect of "tending the rabbits". However, this goal appears to be nothing more than a distant dream until Candy, another worker on the ranch, offers to contribute his savings for a place on the future ranch. While subjected to the loneliness and poorness of the life they presently lead, George and Lennie's prospect of their own ranch attracts yet another hopeful, Crooks, the African-American stable buck, and Candy, the ranch's swamper. Curley's wife had a dream of becoming a Hollywood actress and starring in films, "Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes". She is one of the characters in the book that are lonely and isolated and she craves for attention. Following the collapse of the New York Wall Street stock market in 1929, the US entered a extended period of economic depression from which it only emerged at the onset of the Second World War in 1939. During this period of failed businesses, harsh
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men' is one of those books which make you believe everything that takes place between the covers. Books like these always remain as classics, because of their very informative and believable stories. John Steinbeck especially excels in this, and therefore is the reason I have chosen this book to describe. 'Of Mice and Men', the title of the novel, originates from the poem 'To a Mouse', by Robert Burns. It means that no matter what you plan to do in the future, something will always go wrong. It comes from the line '...the best laid schemes o' Mice and Men, Gang aft agley'. The title of the book was originally 'Something that Happened', as the story is about what actually happened, not what should or could happen (at least to John Steinbeck). This is always at the back of the readers mind. During 1919 until 1926 (while Steinbeck was at college), he took up a few manual, and unskilled jobs, one being where he became a farm labourer on ranches between King City, and Santa Clara in Northern California. These experiences seem to have helped Steinbeck create the setting for his novel ('Of Mice and Men'). He uses two main settings throughout the story; Curley's father's ranch, and rural California. Most of the story is set in and around the ranch, which allowed Steinbeck to contain all of the important events in one place.
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Of Mice And Men By James Howe The novel 'Of mice and men' is set in 1930's America. The characters suffer from this because of the Great Depression in 1929. This led to many things, for example people losing their jobs. Because of this factor the characters Lennie and George have to travel from place to place looking for a job and a place to live. Also Woman and Black rights did not exist as they were 2nd class citizens, Crook says to Lennie "Why aint you wanted" "Cause I'm black", unlike contemporary America. Also in the 1930's people were discriminated against because they were put before any other person wanting the job. I think the differences between 1930's America and today's America shows drastically in this novel by affecting the characters jobs and social lives. Lennie is a very interesting and important character in the novel; he affects all the character but mostly George. He is very forgetful, George says to Lennie "So you forgot that already did you!!!" Steinbeck uses Lennies 'forgetfulness' as a way to kill Curley's wife without Lennie knowing. Also Lennie cannot take care of himself, unlike today society cannot provide help for him and if left alone him would slowly die. Also if he was left alone he would not be able to get a job because he would be discriminated against, but with the help of George he has a chance to work if he follows Georges rules, "If he
How do the writers of Jane Eyre and of Mice and Men, show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies?
How do the writers of Jane Eyre and of Mice and Men, show Crooks and Jane to be outsiders in their respective societies? Crooks plays a significant part in the novel, "Of Mice and Men," Crooks is considered the lowest man on the totem pole on the ranch. He desperately needs companionship and equality. He has the intelligence of any of the workers, but they don't listen to him because he is black. Crooks is a very lonely and bitter man who has "got a crooked back where a horse kicked him," (Hence his name) His "eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their depth seemed to glitter with intensity." His face was very lean and "lined with deep black wrinkles." His lips were "lighter than his face." Crooks is the stable Buck on the ranch, he usually keeps to himself out in the barn. Being black makes life for Crooks extremely strenuous, He lived in California as a child and has felt the pains of racism his entire life. Although he did play with other white boys as a child, society soon cast him aside. His name is the first sign that Crooks will be portrayed as an outsider, as Crooks is not a real name. This shows us that the other farm workers have given him this name as a 'nickname' to give him an inferior status, and to cast him out of their group. In the '30's when the book was written black, Afro-Americans were seen as outcasts and 'lesses' humans that 'whites'.
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Throughout Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck explores the theme of loneliness. As the story develops, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife all express their deep loneliness. Crooks is the only black man on the ranch and he lives by the rule that no black man should enter a white man's house. Crooks' loneliness is the result of rejection from everyone else on the ranch. He is left to live in the barn because of his colour which was common in those days. When Lennie visits Crooks' barn house Crooks is very agitated and this somehow reveals the fact he is very lonely. As a black man physically handicap, Crooks is left to live life on the edge of ranch life; he can not join them to play cards or even enter the white men's bunkhouse. His resentment typically comes out through his sad, bitter, and touching vulnerability, as he tells Lennie: "..A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody around. ...a guy sets alone out here at night."(pg 80) Crooks' openness of his inner self starts to pour out of his heart to a stranger; this illustrates that Crooks' is so lonely that confides wit sickness. However although Crooks' is bitter at he moment he is happy that he has Lennie's company. Curley's wife, who walks the ranch, hides a deep sense of loneliness behind a mask. Being the only women on the ranch, Curley's wife does not have any one else to talk to;
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OF MICE AND MEN 929- October 24- This was the day when American people's dreams, hopes and future were destroyed-"The wall street crash". This disaster crushed many people life on just a second. This is the theme john Steinbeck has used for his novel "of mice and men". This story is about the hardship and suffering people went through in that period of time. John Steinbeck has set this story in 1930 for migrant workers so that he could show to others how much they had to suffer in their life. The background and the plot are set in California. This novel is about two young men "George" and "Lennie" who are out in the world of disasters. They are migrant workers who moved from one place to another in search of jobs. In 1930's thousands and thousands of people did not have jobs due to the Wall Street crash so people moved from one place to another. California is the place where the novel is set. This place is known as the salad bowl because lots of food and grains grow over here. There were opportunities for everyone for jobs. George and Lennie have set their own dreams for their future and they start their journey of life from here. The success of this plot comes from the simplicity of the plot. John Steinbeck has created an ingenious piece of story where two men struggle to find the glimpse of hope that would push them forward in their journey of disasters. Steinbeck's
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"Of Mice and Men", is a well-established 1937 novel published by the legendary author, John Steinbeck. Born in Salinas, California, he based this outstanding work on personal experiences of the depression. Steinbeck wrote "Of Mice and Men", during the last phase of the Great Depression, which was triggered by the Wall Street Crash in 1929 and lead to a great number of American civilians losing their jobs. It also caused many American people to lose their homes, for many could not afford to maintain paying their mortgages. This was due to their income being inadequate for the resources they required. Every event, which had occurred, would have resulted in people feeling emotionally insecure, since they would have to start their lives again from scratch. People were not sure what they were going to do, whether they would receive decent work, where would they live. They did not feel safe or secure anymore. During the 1930's, agencies were set up to send migrant farm workers to ranches where they were required. "Ranches", as they were called, would earn $2.50 or $3.00 a day with food and basic accommodation. Ranchers could not commit to any permanent employment due to the shortage in the amount of work available. The farm-hands never knew when their job would end, and would be sent away when told to by the boss, therefore having to find work elsewhere. These situations left
'Of Mice And Men' by John Stienbeck - Diary entry for Crooks late on Saturday night.
Sunday 1st November 2003 Waverley school English and Media Directions. Key stage 4 GCSE English Literature. 'Of Mice And Men' by John Stienbeck. Diary entry for Crooks late on Saturday night. Another Saturday night, and I was struck here alone in my room, feeling lonely, in pain from my back and for nothing for company except my books. It was still sunlight when I heard the other men leaving. I always hope one day they would come to ask me if I would like to accompany them when they go out to town. I also have some money to spend for enjoyment I haven't only spent it on hopeless books. I need some pleasure as well. As I was poring some of my lotion for my paining back on my wrinkled dry hands to put on my crooked back. I heard the horses moving around in the barn and thought it might be someone but I remembered that Slim was out and as his the only one that ever comes in to my room it couldn't of been any one. The smells that came from the animals were for second class, which I am. The smell was worse then the smell that came out of the outside toilet. I have to spend all my time in this room, which I have to take in the smell but the other men, no they don't have to go threw this. Only I do. My books sat there in my apple box with the dust mites surrounding it like it was protecting them from something. I have got so many books, which I've bought for company but
