During the story Lennie always seems to get in trouble causing himself and George to lose their jobs and to be chased out of town. ... They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and than they go into town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail in some other ranch. ... We don't have to sit in no barroom blowin' in our jack jus' because we got no place to go. ... They don't just go into town after every paycheck and blow it away on drinks. ... He also says that George is blowin all their money in town. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

All initial views of her are torn when she talks to Crooks and Lennie while the others are out on the town. She tells them how everyone else is out on the town, complains that all she has to talk to are a nigger and a dum-dum, and then admits that she likes it (78). ... I feel one issue Steinbeck tried to convey during this story was the human need for companionship, and that the lives we lead and choices we make affect our own outcomes. ... This story was a very dark tale of how our own failure can surround us in our loneliness. ...

• Word Count: 1032
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Keats genuinely appreciates the story the urn is imparting and though it is silent, he believes its images can tell the tale more effectively than his poem is able to: "who canst thus express A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:" The events occur in a "leaf-fring'd" setting of "deities or men" in "mad pursuit" of reluctant "maidens", a passionate, heated courtship scene, paradoxically portrayed on a cold, motionless urn. ... Keats' thoughts have become so involved that he imagines the village from which the figures came: "What little town by river or sea shore, Is emptie...

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• Grade Level: High School

Our parents, especially at a young age, are the most influential persons in our lives, so in order to understand Paul, one must look at his mother and father. ... All that readers know about him is that he works in town, and his good prospects never materialize. ... If readers of this story can see that it parallels unfortunate children in our American society, they should also recognize another of its underlying themes. ... Perhaps Paul, with his obvious psychological problems, is better out of this life, but as a society, part of our contentment ought to come from collectively raising happy ...

• Word Count: 1238
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In our modern times, America needs all the land it can get for its rising population and constant expansion. ... However, I do think the names of towns and teams that are racially demeaning to Native Americans should be changed immediately. ...

• Word Count: 830
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the entire short story, the action of running seems prevalent and is mostly emphasized through Glenda, a runner from farther south that travels north during the summer to train in the beautiful and elevated landscape of Joe's home town and a girl that eventually becomes his object of affection. ... Although running from emotions provides temporary security and comfort, ignorance can never be eternal bliss as facing the truth in circumstances out of our control is unavoidable and very painful. ...

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Set in the early 20th century during the Great Depression, our protagonists are looked upon as an odd pair, not just because of their character differences, but because it is rare for anyone in their line of work to be traveling with a companion. ... The story takes place in the 1930's in California, on a ranch south of the town of Soledad. ...

• Word Count: 988
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School