I had study "Of mice and men" for my English GCSE course. I was not looking forward to it, as I like to choose the books I read myself. Although after reading the first chapter I was engrossed and couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed it and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. "Of mice and men" is a novella. This means it is not ... . The title of the book is very significant. It shows that plans can often go wrong or get destroyed by an unkind fate. The title was taken from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem tells of an unfortunate field mouse whose home is flattened by a plough. "Of...

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... Clinging to each other's loneliness. George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream as drifters for a place to call their own. In chapter one Lennie and George spend the night by the Salinas' River a few miles south of Soledad. They plan to start work the next day at the Spreckel Ranch.5 They earned ... In the morning they reach the ranch. Curley (their boss) was expecting them the night before. Curley picks a fight with Lennie. Also, in this chapter we are introduced to many other characters. Candy who is an elderly man who works at the bunkhouse. Candy, an old swamper, missing one h...

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... to the book at all, or there are two separate books that are loosely related. This is just not true. These chapters, laid carefully by Steinbeck, give the reader a personal insight to what life was like during the journey of the Joad family. In chapter 21, he refers to the migration as " the people ... moved like ants and searched for work, for food." In this intercalary chapter, he relates the movement of the ... or why he was where he was and the characters acted the way they did. Instead, Steinbeck starts with an intercalary chapter reading: "To the red country and part of the gray ...

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• Grade Level: High School