Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two migrant workers who move around to find job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. In Of Mice and Men, the killing ... simile "strong as a bull" to remind us that there is more to Lennie than this docile and sensitive side. He is presented as being physically powerful on many occasions, for instance when he crushes Curley's hand. At this point in the novel, Lennie is shown as being full of rage and is presented as being ... unstoppable. Steinbeck may present Lennie as acting "like a te...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of 1929. People lost jobs everywhere, and so they resorted to migrating and doing farm work. Set in this time period, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck writes about two young nomadic workers named George Milton and Lennie Small who begin working at a small ranch in the Salinas Valley of California. The men met a ... left hand with which to work. Curley's wife was the only woman around, to whom no one spoke. Crooks was a crippled stable buck who was picked on by the boss because he was black. They all learned what it felt like to be lonely, and were able to lash out in bitterness towards ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Recently I have read a book called "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. The novella deals with several important issues of the 1930's, for example the Great Depression and Discrimination against coloured people. Also it is ... migrant and ended up moving all over America and because they travel alone most of the men become lonely, secluded and isolated. The novella is about two itinerant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small. George is a short man with a dark complexion and a down-to-earth attitude. Lennie is a huge bear-like man with a mind of a ... behaviour. The biggest of these being...

• Word Count: 1203
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School