Why I think Candy was added by John Steinbeck to his book
Why I think Candy was added by John Steinbeck to his book Of Mice and Men There are many reasons why John Steinbeck added Candy to his book Of Mice and Men. The first and foremost reason, which may not be so obvious at first, is that Candy is in fact the narrator. He is the narrator in a way because he is the one telling George and Lennie about the ranch. Candy describes to them the people, their personalities and who to stay away from. When Candy is first introduced, he is called the 'old swamper'. We only discover his name after a while. The first person Candy talks about is Crooks, the 'nigger' stable. From this you can make out that the others on the ranch are prejudice towards the stable buck, ' Ya see the stable buck's a nigger,' Crooks is clearly disadvantaged due to his skin colour. When the boss is finished talking to Lennie and George, George tells Lennie off for talking. As Lennie is being told off, George looked outside and found Candy standing there, thinking Candy was eavesdropping, George repeatedly asks Candy why he was standing out side, '...and peered out. "Say, what the hell you doin' listenin'?' '"I wasn't listenin'. I was jus' standin' in the shade a minute scratchin' my dog."' Candy says that guys on ranches don't listen into things they shouldn't, ' "A guy on a ranch don't never listen nor he don't ast no questions."' Candy tells George about Curley
In this assignment I will explain why the main characters in Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers" are portrayed as victims. In doing this themes such as superstition will be explained. The song themes will be incorporated throughout the assignment.
Blood Brothers In this assignment I will explain why the main characters in Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers" are portrayed as victims. In doing this themes such as superstition will be explained. The song themes will be incorporated throughout the assignment. Mickey is undoubted as one of the main characters in the play and is a major victim in the play that can be put down to some of the following causes. He has a twin that he doesn't know about all through his life until a few seconds before he dies, when he dies he also shoots his twin Edward this could be put down to his mother telling him the truth about Edward and Mickey being twins. He could be portrayed as a victim because of his upbringing in a lower class household in which he had almost know chance of educational success. Mickey is almost peer preshed into a robbery as he had no money in which to treat his girl Linda to a night out of some cloughs, this was because he was unemployed and unable to provide such things, according to the play this was a sign of the economic depression in the country at that time demonstrated in the song "it's just a sign of the times miss Jones". When Mickey douse this he gets caught and sent to prison for 7 years, in the mean time Linda has an affair with Edward meaning Mickey was not only a victim of trying to be nice to his girl and failing but to Linda's disloyalty as well. While
A breakdown of Steinbeck's 'Of mice and Men'.
Chapter 1 At the novel's outset, Steinbeck takes great pains to familiarize us with the setting, using poetic imagery to describe the "golden foothill slopes" (1) of the Salinas River Valley and a particular pool on the banks of which "the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them" (1). Some rabbits sit in the sand. The novel begins here, in the cool of the sycamores among the golden shadows of a California evening, with a path in the forest leading to the sandy river's edge. One thing is missing: people. Here we are introduced to the landscape in which the novel is to take place, the Salinas Valley in the early 20th century, as well as the author's particular style, which, in Steinbeck's case, tends toward the Romantic. The idyllic peace of the initial scene is disrupted as the novel's two main characters emerge from the woods. The rabbits scurry into the shrubs (we should pay special attention to rabbits in light of what is to come) and a heron flies from the edge of the still pool before George and Lennie enter the clearing. The pair are physical opposites, George being "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features" (2) while Lennie is described as "a huge man, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders, and he walked heavily" (2). George orders his larger companion to not drink too
Of Mice and Men
At the novel's outset, Steinbeck takes great pains to familiarize us with the setting, using poetic imagery to describe the "golden foothill slopes" (1) of the Salinas River Valley and a particular pool on the banks of which "the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them" (1). Some rabbits sit in the sand. The novel begins here, in the cool of the sycamores among the golden shadows of a California evening, with a path in the forest leading to the sandy river's edge. One thing is missing: people. Here we are introduced to the landscape in which the novel is to take place, the Salinas Valley in the early 20th century, as well as the author's particular style, which, in Steinbeck's case, tends toward the Romantic. The idyllic peace of the initial scene is disrupted as the novel's two main characters emerge from the woods. The rabbits scurry into the shrubs (we should pay special attention to rabbits in light of what is to come) and a heron flies from the edge of the still pool before George and Lennie enter the clearing. The pair are physical opposites, George being "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features" (2) while Lennie is described as "a huge man, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders, and he walked heavily" (2). George orders his larger companion to not drink too much from
Compare the Ways in which John Steinbeck and Thomas Hardy Explore the Theme of Loneliness in Of Mice and Men and The Withered Arm
Compare the Ways in which John Steinbeck and Thomas Hardy Explore the Theme of Loneliness in Of Mice and Men and The Withered Arm The two books have one clear element in common. The two authors, Steinbeck and Hardy, give us a great outlook on loneliness in its many forms. They communicate their ideas and thoughts to us in a very similar manner, despite being from very different times and walks of life. Of Mice and Men, is set and was written during the Great Depression of the United States of America in the early 1930's, in the Salinas Valley of California, tells us the story of George Milton and Lennie Small. The two migrant workers, bound together by an unusual and sure friendship, are in pursuit together of the "Great" American Dream - their dream. They will have their own land, be their own masters and no longer have to answer to anyone, and finally live in peace. On the other hand we have The Withered Arm, set in the early 19th Century as one of Hardy's Wessex Tales, where he lived all his life. Hardy tells us the tale of a young woman, Gertrude Lodge, as she begins her new life. However, things are not what they should have been as Gertrude is afflicted with an unknown blight, her happiness both threatened and later destroyed. She is not completely alone - her plight is intertwined with that of Rhoda Brook, who carries a great pain in her heart and a great power,
How does John Steinbeck use George as a symbol of good friendship in life? How many people would define friendship as taking the life of someone you love?
Of Mice and Men How does John Steinbeck use George as a symbol of good friendship in life? How many people would define friendship as taking the life of someone you love? Webster defines friendship as "a person whom one knows, likes and trusts. "Steinbeck shows us both through his characterization of George in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel George's role as Lennie's friend constantly changes. At times he is the teacher or protector. At other times he is the dependable companion who stays with Lennie through whatever trouble, or maybe because of the trouble, Lennie gets into. "Here in the simplest possible terms Steinbeck offers a voluntary acceptance of responsibilities. It reminds us again that man owes something to man"(Unger 57).George takes on the responsibility of watching over Lennie because of a promise he makes to Lennie's aunt as she is dying. George's life revolves around Lennie and his actions. He gives up his independence and any chance he might have had to live a normal life. Steinbeck describes Lennie's emotional mental and physical state being totally opposite of one another. " a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drapes his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely".(Steinbeck 2) Despite his size and animal-like
Of Mice and Men English language
Many of the characters in 'of Mice and Men' are lonely and some have dreams to sustain them. Write about 2-3 of them and explain why we feel sympathetic toward them. The book of Mice and Men was written by an American writer called John Steinbeck. He was born in Salinas, California and wrote this book from the theme 'The Great Depression'. The title of this book got its name from a Scottish poet Rabbi Burns in one of his poems called "To a Mouse"; which means most plans from man or animal don't work out in the end. When I say the Great Depression, this was a significant world event which started on 29 October 1929, this day was-from then on-nicknamed black Tuesday because on that very same day the stock markets crashed, which meant that the money in there lost its value. Due to this, 9 million banks closed, which meant that about 86,000 businesses failed; for 2 reasons: firstly the businesses didn't have the money to keep them going. Secondly people didn't have the money to buy the things the businesses were selling. Because businesses closed, unemployment rate increased, in 1929, the percentage of unemployment was 3%. However in 1934, the unemployment rate was 26%+. This shows that there was a big rise for people losing jobs. By saying this, you must be honoured to keep your job (most people lost their jobs), although if your job was secure, your wages would decrease by
Nobody ever gets to heaven, and nobody never gets no land', says Crooks to Lennie. What view of American society in the Depression years does Steinbeck present, and what, if any, comment do you think he is making in the novel?
Runa Alarian 10D 'Nobody ever gets to heaven, and nobody never gets no land', says Crooks to Lennie. What view of American society in the Depression years does Steinbeck present, and what, if any, comment do you think he is making in the novel? This quote was said by Crooks to Lennie, when Lennie was inside Crooks bunk and he started talking about the dream that he had with George. Crooks was arguing that the dream will never come true, that he has seen it allot and it never happens, "I see hundreds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches with their on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hundreds of them. They come an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn on of 'em ever gets it." This shows the state of the people at the time of the depression. It shows the effect of the society on them, the loss of hope they had in the world, the depression made them lose hope of being happy and enjoying and fulfilling their aims in life. For any ranch worker their Ultimate dream is to go to heaven, because heaven is where happiness is found, and due to the society they're in happiness is very hard to find, I could also say that finding happiness is what every American wants, then actually the ultimate dream for the poor American ranch worker at the time is having a land of your own, being a self-sufficient person and not moving from ranch to ranch in order to live.
Explore John Steinbeck's presentation in Of Mice and Men of the culture and experience of the itinerant workers in 1930's America.
Explore John Steinbeck's presentation in Of Mice and Men of the culture and experience of the itinerant workers in 1930's America. Of Mice and Men is a well known novel written by John Steinbeck. It was published in a highly traumatic time, in America. When the Wall Street crash catalysed the Great Depression and the United States suffered an economic collapse. Due to the lack of money there was a high level of unemployment of men and women and many businesses closed down. Additionally America experienced terrible droughts known as the Dust Bowl in which many crops died. The lower the American economy sank the higher the numbers of migrant workers rose, it reached approximately 13 million in 1932! The only way for many Americans to earn money was to travel into the countryside, where work was hard, dangerous, and lonely. They became itinerant workers; the workers moved from place to place for work, to follow the harvest across California-USA. Itinerant workers travelled alone, Steinbeck's character George describes them as the 'loneliest guys in the world'. They usually travelled by cheap buses, hitch hiking rides or simply walking. The pay was not bad; they earned $2 to $3 a day and in addition received accommodation and food. As they were lonely and didn't have much they blew their 'jack' at the local pubs and 'cat houses' every Saturday night, this meant that
The Ostler by Wilkie Collins and 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck.
'The Ostler' by Wilkie Collins and 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. 'The Ostler' was written by Wilkie Collins (1824-89), a Victorian novelist. Collins' work became popular because he wrote plots that often included mystery, suspense and crime. His stories always had extremely well constructed plots. Collins also reflected the Victorian era's interest in gothic stories. These are stories that contain supernatural or horror themes. Readers at this time enjoyed stories like 'The Ostler' and other work by Wilkie Collins like 'The Moonstone' and 'The Woman in White', although sometimes the events were a little far-fetched and improbable.'The Ostler' supports this, as it is improbable that a hallucination could in fact come to life. John Steinbeck (1902-68) was born in California and used the state as the background to his early stories and novels. Steinbeck, like his characters George and Lennie, had worked on a ranch like the one in 'Of Mice and Men'. He was shocked by the plight of many agricultural workers, whose lives were thrown into disorder during the depression in farming. This occurred in California, during the 1930's. Steinbeck's novella, 'Of Mice and Men' is effective as he was able to describe in depth the emotions that those who worked hard on the land felt. He was able to empathise with his characters, as he had experienced these hardships himself. This
