of mice and men
Of Mice and Men Media Essay Loneliness is a main theme in the Novel of Mice and Men. Each character is lonely in some way. George is lonely because he has to spend all his time looking after Lennie, and has no life of his own. He told Lennie "How it was gonna be" that many times that he began to think it himself. After he shot Lennie, the reader is left wondering how George will cope with loneliness. Lennie doesn't seem like a lonely character because he believes George when he says "I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you." but really Lennie is very much alone. He uses the dream of "livin off the fatta the lan" to keep himself happy. But Lennie's innocence also has a big effect in the novel. He doesn't understand what betrayal is and therefore doesn't know why others would do it, especially to him. All he knows is that if he does something bad George won't let him tend the rabbits. Candy the old janitor at the ranch has his dog to keep him happy and hopeful. But when Carlson shoots his dog, he needs to find something new so that he won't be lonely, which is why he decided to help pay for the house George and Lennie want. After that, the dream of having a house is the only thing that fills Candy with hope. Curley the boss's son is an aggressive little man. He wants to pick fights with everyone on the ranch especially the big men. For this reason he
of mice and men book review
"Two men, George and Lenny, form a strong friendship, one man assuming the role of father-figure for the other, who has a child-like mentality but a brute strength that needs to be kept in check. Their quest in life is simple - to become settled and self-sufficient and to end their roaming lifestyle. However, George, the father-figure, is forced to face the reality of Lenny's mental instability/physical strength; he takes on the responsiblity of preventing further hurt/death by ending his friend's life, and thus ending his dream for their future." "George and Lenny have a dream. They want to save enough of the money that they earn as migrant field hands to buy their own farm and become their own bosses. George will be able to settle down without having to spend all his time and energy looking out for his huge cousin, Lenny, who is retarded, and Lenny will be able to do as he pleases without causing them trouble. They are hired to help pick the crop on a farm. The pint-size foreman, Curley, a sadistic, former boxer, who is unsure of his manhood and of his ability to satisfy his wife, doesn't like Lenny from the start, and George warns Lenny to stay clear of both Curley and his wife. One of the other workers gives Lenny a newborn puppy, which stays in the barn with its mother. After Curley picks a fight with Lenny and Lenny breaks Curley's hand, Curley goes to the hospital and
Of Mice And Men Chapter 7
Of Mice and Men Chapter 7 "You hadda George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me." Those last words slim had said as he led George away from the grim scene by the river seemed to echo through the dark recesses of George's mind like a lone eagle in a dark, empty canyon. And as those echoing words faded from memory, more came to overlap them. "I said, did you know the killer personally?" George shook himself from the nauseating remembrance of the previous week's morbid events and turned his attention to the reporter perched; notebook in hand, on what had several days ago been Lennie's bed. "I already told ya. I didn't know the big ox. I jus' brung 'im down is all. I hadda bring 'im down." George forced himself to stay focused and not let his mind wander. "Right." The reporter replied, scribbling down a few more notes. "I guess that about does it. I'm gonna go talk to a few of the other hands and then go off and type up a winger of an article for the paper." "You jus' do that then. An' don't come crawlin' belly up back in here to ask no more God Damned questions. "Oh no sir. Course not sir." The young reporter said nervously. He was an ugly kid in George's opinion, all bushy brown eyebrows and an awful squint even with his overly strong bifocals on. What made it worse was his obvious fervor to write the perfect article, even if it meant not getting his facts straight. George
Of Mice and Men Essay
Many Readers find that "Of Mice and Men" is a sad book. How far do you agree? In the book "Of Mice and Men" it describes two men travelling together to follow their dream. Throughout their journey they were travelling from place to place and having rough times, but the story also tells the bond between their friendship. I will analyse deeper into the story about the bad moments, but also the good moments as well. One of the sad topics that Steinback shows is the loneliness of the characters, such as Curley's wife. Curley doesn't treat her as to how she wants him to. She feels neglected. Therefore she dealt with this problem by trying to attract attention by flirting with other men on the ranch. It shows this in chapter two as Steinback wrote, "She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame." This shows how she flirts with the men to grab attention as she feels lonely because she is the only women on the ranch and she just wants someone to talk to, but she's expressing it in the wrong way. Furthermore, she always makes an excuse of asking where is Curley to make it feel as if she's not flirting and not to give the wrong impression for them to see that she is not lonely. With Curley's wife flirting with the men on the ranch this makes them feel that they should not talk to her as she's trouble and this is because she is the wife of Curley; the son of the
Original Writing
Original Writing October 2006 'Alone' Slowly, Rachel tapped the door open. Standing on the threshold together, they gazed at the gloomy room. It was half empty. By the sofa stood an ancient grandfather's clock, without the pendulum inside. A grand piano was situated at the side of it, though the white piano keys were covered with layers of ash residues on top and a dead rat's eye rested underneath the keys. Although it was not the best, they were still grateful they had found a place to stay in just for the night. "Knock, knock," Rachel called. "Is anyone in here?" There was no reply. Rachel moved into the kitchen whereas Sarah decided to have a saunter around upstairs on her own. The floorboards creaked as she climbed cautiously up the spiral staircase to the landing. Carefully, feeling her way in the dark, she approached the bedroom. On the wooden table was a filthy vase containing carnations that had withered and shrivelled away. Lazily, she shuffled to the French window overlooking the garden, though it was not a very pleasing view. Using her damp coat, she wiped the dust from the window pane and, as she did so, a soft, shaky whisper sounded from behind. "Hello?" she said in a quiet voice, but no one answered. Solid black clouds had filled the sky and huge drops of rain were pouring down harder than ever. The wind was steadily getting stronger and leaves on the
an inspector calls
'An Inspector calls' J.B. Priestley 'An inspector calls' was written by J.B. Priestley in the early 1940's but was set in 1012 and was first performed in 1945. This play is written about the classes and how the smallest things can change people's lives for better or worse. The inspector is there to get messages across to the audience and to be the voice of Priestley and other socialists. Mr. Birling is a vey confident and cocky man and thinks he is always right even about the future. When the titanic is due to set sail the next week he says "forty six thousand eight hundred tons-New York in five days-and every luxury-and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable". This shows that Mr Birling is confident the titanic will not sink; this technique is called dramatic irony. I don't think Mr. Birling is at all popular with the audience because he is arrogant and extremely opinionated an example of this would be "we can't let these Bernard Shaw's and H.G Wells' do all the talking." This shows Mr. Birling wants to be centre of attention and doesn't think anyone else is better than him. Inspector Goole is a man with a strong stage presence and he is very powerful, this is portrayed in the RNT production of this when he comes home on stage and there is a change in music and the front of the Birlings' house opens up like a dolls hose and every one is silent apart from the Inspector. The
Macbeth
Macbeth In the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth', Macbeth has to cope with strong feelings such as love, jealousy, ambition and hatred. I will illustrate how Macbeth deals with his feelings and how his character changes through this and the effect it has on the outcome of the play. Macbeth has triumphed in battle then comes across three witches who predict what is going to happen. King Duncan gives Macbeth the title 'The Thane of Cawdor'. Lady Macbeth receives great news that Duncan is staying with them, Macbeth gets his chance to brutally murder Duncan. He does this because he is jealous of the fact Duncan is King and he is not. Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth because he has his doubts. The news of Duncan gets around people the following day that Duncan is dead. Macbeth achieves his ambition of becoming king. He then goes on to kill Banquo because he had an arousing suspicion of him being the murderer of Duncan. Macbeth is tormented by Banquo's ghost so he turns to the witches for guidance. Lady Macbeth goes mad and commits suicide leaving Macbeth drowned with sorrows because of his love for her. Macduff then slays Macbeth for the murder of Duncan and Malcolm is crowned king. Macbeth deals with his feelings by killing King Duncan because of his ambition to be king and his admiration towards him. He is annoyed by the fact people are in a closer position to be king than
Macbeth
Macbeth (B) In this essay, I will be looking at the way Greg Doran has portrayed certain characters in his version of Macbeth (2000). I will also be looking at "Macbeth on the Estate" (1997) and how the characters are portrayed in this. In the 1997 version, in Act 1 Scene 7, Macbeth begins to have doubts about killing Duncan. Whilst everyone is celebrating the arrival of the King, Macbeth is in the bathroom having doubts. Lady Macbeth follows him and asks him why he has left. "He has almost supp'd: why have you left the chamber?" - Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 7, lines 30-31 They have quite a passionate moment, as Lady Macbeth "seduces" Macbeth and persuades him to kill Duncan. This scene is set in the bedroom (while everyone parties in the lounge). I think that the atmosphere- in this case, the bedroom- makes the scene seem quite passionate. I think that in this version of Macbeth, the director has made it quite clear how desperate Lady Macbeth is to get the "crown". This version of Macbeth is not very real, in the way that the actors and actresses are portrayed. I think that Duncan does not act as if he is the chief. All the actors and actresses are shown in a completely different way to other versions which I have seen previously, such as the Greg Doran version. Act 1, Scene 7 of "Macbeth on the estate" is not that different, compared to Greg Doran's version (2000).
Macbeth
English Coursework- Macbeth (A) At the start of the play, the Macbeth's are both united in their lust for power and they both work extremely hard to reach their goal- kingship. They are also both completely honest with each. However, when they do reach their goal, they start to feel guilty and they slowly drift apart. This mainly starts when Macbeth plans to kill Banquo and he doesn't tell Lady Macbeth. In the end, they both end up isolated, and die alone. In my essay, I will be looking at certain scenes which show evidence of the breakdown of the Macbeth relationship. I will be investigating the Macbeth relationship at the beginning of the play and how the Macbeth's slowly drift apart until they are no longer together. In Act 1 Scene 7, Macbeth starts to have doubts about killing King Duncan and whether he should go ahead with the murder. In Shakespeare's day, the term for killing the King was regicide. Regicide was considered to be the most terrible of all crimes. As he leaves the banquet, tormented by doubts, Lady Macbeth rushes after him and persuades him to do the deed. Part of this scene shows that Lady Macbeth is determined to go ahead with the murder, and so she begins to control Macbeth quite a lot. She wonders if he is a real man or just a coward. "When you durst do it, then you were a man!" - Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 7, line 49 She always says that she would
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist - Why is Nancy such an important character in this novel? In this novel, you can obviously tell that "Oliver Twist" is the main character and, by the way he is described and acts for us, is too good to be true. However Nancy is just as important as Oliver, as she is the only realistic character, in this novel. Also she is neither a good or bad character, as other characters, such as Rose Maylie, Mr. Brownlow and Oliver who are all described as the good characters. This is because Mr. Brownlow and Rose are unbelievably kind and generous to Oliver when he tried to rob them. They realistically should have called the police. However Fagin, Bill Sikes, Monks and Noah Claypole are characters who are described to us as the being bad. Some examples would be where Fagin was plotting to poison Sikes, and also all of Bill's brutality towards Nancy. Nancy's character is shown to us as being bang in the middle of good and bad, which makes her character more interesting for the audience. Nancy has a good and bad side, as she is in the middle. The good side of Nancy is when she helps Oliver and also the loyalty she gives to Fagin and Sikes, as she thinks they are her friends. Also when she goes to visit Rose Maylie to tell her about Monks 'The first words I heard Monks say were these......' This quotation proves Nancy's good and shows her as a sort of guardian to Oliver. This
