Foreshadowing is uses throughout the majority of the novella, it all starts when George tells Lennie to hide in brush if he gets into any trouble like he did in weed. This hints that something bad is going to happen. Something as bad as when they got chased out of weed. Another example of foreshadowing is the constant killing
On the second page Steinbeck describes Lennie by saying “…he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws” this implies that Lennie is quite a big strong man, and bears have the potential to kill; so does Lennie, but he doesn’t know that. He also refers him to being like a horse “snorting into the water like a horse” this suggests that Lennie doesn’t care what other people think of him, he just does what he wants to do. Steinbeck has made Lennie seem quite immature and insecure, as if he needs someone to look out for him, Steinbeck has also shown that Lennie has trouble with remembering things, ”Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.” This means he had done something like this before but he had forgotten he was sick. He looks up to George like someone that he’d love to be, he imitates him like a child “Lennie who had been watching, imitated George exactly.”, and George is like a father to Lennie as well as his best friend.
George says that Lennie always gets in trouble and George always has to sort it out he says “These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow”, this shows how George thinks that like Lennie is just like a gun with a finger on the trigger. He will go off at any moment and cause endless amounts of trouble, also “hoosegow” suggests that what Lennie is capable of is bad enough to send him to prison or as the end of the book shows an early death. However in spite of George’s ill feelings about Lennie’s capabilities he still stays with Lennie, because they have a commitment to each other. Despite the commitment to Lennie, George does seem slightly uneasy when Lennie enters the bunk house in this passage. He questions him about Curley’s wife “You sure that girl didn’t come in like she come in here today?” It shows how even though George is presented as the strongest of the pair, he still has weaknesses.
Clara first became interested in caring for others after listening to her Great-Aunt’s stories of her experiences as a midwife. Then when she was eleven years old, her brother David fell ill, and became her first patient. She loved what she was doing and wanted to make it her life‘s work. At age 16, Clara Barton became one of the first woman teachers and taught near her birthplace for 10 years.
OF MICE AND MEN By: John Steinbeck Student Name: ___________________________ Period: ____________ Key Facts full title: Of Mice and Men author: John Steinbeck type of work: Novel genre: Fiction; tragedy language: English time and place written: Mid-1930s; Pacific Grove and Los Gatos ranch, California narrator: Third-person omniscient protagonists: George and Lennie antagonists: Curley; society; the cruel, predatory nature of human life setting (time): 1930s setting (place): South of Soledad, California point of view: The novel is told from the point of view of a third-person omniscient narrator, who can access the point of view of any character as required by the narrative.
Robert positively influences the narrator’s wife for many, many years. A decade prior, “She see(s) something in the paper: HELP WANTED – Reading to Blind Man,” and applies for the job. (116) Even though the position lasts only
George loved Lennie and Lennie loved George. In the beginning of the book George shooting Lennie was the last thing on my mind. For they had already been in trouble. I was expecting them just to run like that last occurance. George must have been tired of
TMA01 The word ‘carer’ means someone who looks after a friend, relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness, age or disability. Carers come from all backgrounds and can be any age. Caring can be rewarding, but it can be difficult too (Directgov 2006) I will be looking into family care, and the difficulties and rewards it brings looking after a family member. I have been reading about a case study in unit 1 about Ann and her family who I will be using throughout as a reference. Ann looks after her father Angus who is 79 and has Parkinson’s disease, Ann lives with her father along with her husband Bob and daughter Zoe.
George is compared to a parent as he dictates or uses direct language with Lennie, for example ‘George was on his feet yelling, get him Lennie, don’t let him do this.’ This symbolises George care for Lennie like a parent would care for their child, he constantly takes care of Lennie’s problems and tells him what to do. Lennie can be sweet and loving, however when Lennie kills Curley’s wife he’s violent side is shown which is rarely seen in the novel; this symbolises that he may not be aware of his true strength, ‘Lennie looked at the dead girl. The puppy lay close to her. Lennie picked it up. I’ll throw it away he said.
I want to become a palliative social worker. I have dealt with many different hospice social workers in the last 20 years. I feel that it takes a special person to do the job that they have taken on due to dealing with the end of life issues that the patient and families are encountering. I know from dealing with the palliative social workers in my own families’ struggles, they are very compassionate and supportive and help with every step of the journey. With my grandma the social worker helped me to handle every aspect of her care and getting grandpa help coping with the impending loss of his wife.