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…Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a story which shows how weak the human trait of loyalty can be if put through the test of time. It shows how people can turn on their family, best friend, and even their life-long companions if they are presented…

…, Lennie mentions a lady who once gave him mice to pet and George, annoyed, reminds him that the lady in question was Lennie's own Aunt Clara, through whom we are to guess that the two are somehow tied. George removes three cans of beans for dinner and when…

…environment on the ranch. He is not allowed to sleep with the other men in the bunkhouse: “ Crooks, the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room… that leaned off the wall of the barn.” Crooks is never allowed to eat with the other men nor is he…

…for the boss. Curley is a short man who hates larger men out of jealousy and insecurity, and has a new wife who everyone suspects is unfaithful.His wife visits the bunkhouse later that night searching for Curley, and flirts with the other men. Later, Curley returns…

…or friends, so she comes into the bunkhouse hoping to find company there. But she is not accepted by the men – not only because of her sex, but also because she is the wife of the ranch owner´s son. "You can talk to people, but I can´t talk to nobody but Curley…

…entered the workers bunkhouse. The men all lay in a deep slumber from the hard days work. George sat down on his damp bunk and stared at Lennies old, deckendant bunk. George was angry, he believed that Curley had defeated his intelligence and won. He turned…

…The novels, The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men, were very tragic. Both novels had very strong tragic points of sense of life, impulse and tragedy itself. The Great Gatsby, however, was a more tragic story. The novels presented a tragic…

…John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing through out the story of "Of Mice and Men" to prepare the reader for the final scene. Foreshadowing is the composition of layered hints or clues about what may happen in the future of the story. Early in the story…

…Kyle and I decided to research relationships as they are portrayed in movies for our presentation. Between us, we watched "The Breakfast Club", "Dead Poets Society", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Of Mice and Men." Today I'm going to discuss how rules…

…that allows far more liberty and opportunities than any other. The American Dream is the idea of an individual overcoming all obstacles and beating all odds to one day be successful. This subject is the predominant theme in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men…