... a novel of hopes and dreams that get broken or shattered. John Steinbeck presents the novel in a theme of broken dreams and a since of hopelessness. This is evident from start to finish in the novel. The theme is kept strong by having all the characters wanting to have hope for something or a dream of some kind. The story had a feeling of hope ... and that it would break the dream of the main characters. This is why John Steinbeck titled the novel Of Mice and Men. The title comes from a line of a poet named Robert Burn. The original line is "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang af...

• Word Count: 3115
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... a thriving law practice in Hoboken while her mother, a former librarian, raised Dorothea and her younger brother, Henry Martin. At a young age, Dorothea's grandmother, Sophie Lange, was convinced her granddaughter "had a line in her head" (Meltzer, 5), she thought Dorothea highly intelligent and a good judge of quality and character. Grandma Sophie--"Grossmutter"--speaking in her heavy German accent would often show Dorothea the ... and raised them along with Taylor's children. When Lange was told that she had terminal cancer in 1964, she faced her impending death with courage and worke...

• Word Count: 2892
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

... a thriving law practice in Hoboken while her mother, a former librarian, raised Dorothea and her younger brother, Henry Martin. At a young age, Dorothea's grandmother, Sophie Lange, was convinced her granddaughter "had a line in her head" (Meltzer, 5), she thought Dorothea highly intelligent and a good judge of quality and character. Grandma Sophie--"Grossmutter"--speaking in her heavy German accent would often show Dorothea the ... and raised them along with Taylor's children. When Lange was told that she had terminal cancer in 1964, she faced her impending death with courage and worke...

• Word Count: 2899
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography