Loneliness is a big theme in Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are set apart from Slim, Crooks and Candy. They have something unique a special bond with each other.

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Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckBy Drew Jones Relationships are essential in everybody's life. Having no real friends makes life dull, dark and lonely. Loneliness is a big theme in Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are set apart from Slim, Crooks and Candy. They have something unique a special bond with each other. Each character influences, plays a role to the other characters. Steinbeck's portrayal of the men's relationship seems minimal, but is in fact monumental. The setting of Mice and Men takes place on a ranch where George and Lennie meet Slim, Candy, Crooks, Carlson, Curly and Curly's wife. Although the story takes place over
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a three-day span, all the characters make a relationship with one another. One relationship is between George, Candy and Lennie. Candy a lonely man, is pressured into having his dog shot he confides in George about his regret. In return, George tells them of their dream. Now they have a bond, and share a goal that is within grasp. Candy is a true friend he helps during a crisis in a minute you come out and tell the guys about her, and I'll come along and make like I never seen her. Will you do that? So the guys won't ...

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There are some issues with the quality of this essay, such as spelling and grammatical errors, there are also incidences in which words have been omitted. The candidate does not use the technical terms I would expect at this level of qualification. Overall this is a relatively poor example of a GCSE essay, on the positive side the essay flows nicely and the candidate uses an expectable range of vocabulary.

Generally quotations are used poorly and the analyse makes little sense, the candidate shows a poor level of understanding. There is a quotation in the second paragraph; this needs speech marks to show that Candy is talking and that this has come from a section in the book. The candidate does not discuss how Steinbeck sets a scene and there is no mention of linguistic techniques such as onomatopoeia, metaphors, smilies etc. In addition there is no real conclusion, the essay just seems to come to a stop. A conclusion should summarise your key points, answer the initial question and include your own opinions and reasonings.

The candidate goes through the key relationships between the characters and describes how these relationships have come about. The essay is short and it lacks depth. There is a reasonably good introduction but the rest of the essay is minimal, the candidate makes no attempt to offer their own thoughts and opinions, or the build on the story.