• Migrant workers moved from place to place to find work • No proper relationship with others - loneliness is a theme in this novel • All the people on the ranch are lonely for different reasons • reflective of the time period in which the novel was written • shows the harsh reality of their lives. • book is set The American Dream • Each individual had their own interpretation of their ideal situation for life Section 1 • Chapter 2 begins with the introduction of a new setting • describes the bunkhouse in considerable detail • 8 beds piled upon each other - half the bunks = have no blankets. • had mattresses made of long burlap sacks stuffed with straw “Over each bunk there was nailed an apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for the personal belongings of the occupant of the bunk.” • There are no
English notes Introduction- Introduce idea of loneliness and explain how there are many examples of loneliness throughout the book Talk about how most characters show signs of loneliness over the course of the storyline. Paragraph 1- Crooks Talk about Crooks loneliness Contain references to him being black, his story about his childhood and how he came to realize that he could never be friends with a white person. Refer to his confessions about 'just having someone to listen'. Mention how he regrets tormenting Lennie because he was the only person who would listen. Paragraph 2- Curley's wife Talk about how she is always hanging around on the ranch, finding excuses to get out of the house.
Of Mice and Men is filled with characters such as this, which are unable to find a way out of their lonely lives. The loneliness in this story builds and builds and never is allowed to escape. By never allowing its escape, Steinbeck effectively forms a solid backing for the characters and events in his novel. Lennie's loneliness chiefly stems from the fact that he is both mentally undeveloped and very big and strong. His retardation sometimes causes others at the ranch to shun him; even to the point of thinking he is "cuckoo."
1 Explore how Steinbeck develops the theme of loneliness in Of mice and Men. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck expresses the theme of loneliness through key characters throughout the novel. Steinbeck leaves the message that loneliness is an everpresent problem for people in that time frame and ultimately, people of the present day. In the novel, some of the key characters this message is shown through is Candy, Curleys wife, Lennie and Crooks. Candy is lonely because of his old age although it is somewhat helped by the fact he has a dog but as we know, he is left high and dry after the residents of the bunkhouse choose to eradicate it for it was in pain and also smelling.
Of Mice and Men: George’s Monologue Aidan Kaczynski Mr. Prince’s Freshman English May 21st, 2010 My mind keeps goin’ back to that day… that day I had to ‘off him. I just can’t get it outta my head. S’pose if I tell y’all, maybe it’ll stop comin’ back to me… I ‘member it, clear as day… I was sittin’ in next to him, talkin’ to him—or tryin’ to, at least; it was so damned hard to speak to him knowin’ what I had to do! Poor Lennie, he was askin’ me if I was gonna give him hell fo’ what he’d done; if I wanted him to go live in a cave if I “didn’t want him no more”, an’ I knew I dun’ him wrong when he said that. I shook my head and said no; that I wanted him to stay with me.
Of Mice and Men, a novel written by John Steinbeck, is a piece of literature containing multiple characters’ personal perceptions of the American Dream and how each of their dreams are not fulfilled throughout the story. One of the novel’s main characters is George Milton. George’s perception of the American Dream is to be his own boss, pursuing an independent lifestyle free of running from trouble. George works hard throughout the novel trying desperately to attain his dream, though he never achieves it. The majority of complications that restrict George from achieving his ultimate goal originate from his mentally challenged companion, Lennie Smalls, who repetitively gets them into trouble.
‘Of Mice and Men’- Crooks essay In this section Lennie, Candy and Crooks are in Crooks’ room. Crooks lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. He is bookish and likes to keep his room neat, but he has been so beaten down by loneliness and prejudicial treatment of that he is now suspicious of any kindness he receives, when Lennie enters his room, he soon realizes that Lennie is mentally disabled and find pleasure in tormenting Lennie about what would happen if George didn’t return, this reveals a mean streak in crooks that he developed from being alone. Candy then comes in and he and Lennie accidentally reveal to him their dream of the ranch. In the extract we see that Crooks is very cynical towards the American dream, “‘you guys is just kiddin’ yourself.’” Crooks dismisses the dream as nothing more than something that is just in the heads of these workers.
Jordan Houri 2/15/2012 Of Mice and Men Essay Mr. Wenger Symbols for the Impossibility of Dreams in Of Mice and Men In his 1937 novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows via numerous examples of symbolism that one can dream with as much ambition as possible, but, due to the restrictive nature of fate, these desires do not blossom. George always tells Lennie about their dream house. “O.K. Someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and—” (Steinbeck 14). The dream house is a particularly important aspect of the story because it is a symbol of how close someone can get to his goal after working extremely hard, just to have it all fall apart because fate would not allow it.
English Essay - Of Mice and Men In this essay i will write about how Steinbeck uses the recurring theme of loneliness throughout the novel 'Of Mice and Men ' . I shall write about the different characters in the novel and how they have this one trait in common , Candy , Crooks ,Curley's wife and George are all effected by loneliness and is shown as a destructive force . I will also write about how the setting represents loneliness by the language that Steinbeck uses to create effect . In the novel we find out that Crooks is very lonely and isolated because he is different than other people. He is ignored by everyone on the ranch because he is black , this makes his character bitter and mean"Books ain't no good .
I told the social worker, “I am tired, I cannot have my son living with me much longer”. I have forgotten what it means to have a normal life. I have taken to locking my bedroom door when my husband is away. I am afraid of my son.’ The realisation among participants that the hopes they had once invested in the people they care for would not now be fulfilled was a further cause of distress. As one participant said of her daughter: ‘I had great hopes for her.