... for "The American-. He was making twenty-five dollars a week as a reporter, but he got fired because his reports were not objective enough for them. John then tried having his short stories published and were unsuccessful. He then returned to California on a freighter. Upon his return to California, his first novel, "Cup of Gold-, was put in to print in 1929 ... -, which was published in 1937. This book became an instant success and was immediately a best seller. Steinbeck had finally become a respected writer. This novel was shortly thereafter adapted into a play. The play won the New Y...

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... for "The American-. He was making twenty-five dollars a week as a reporter, but he got fired because his reports were not objective enough for them. John then tried having his short stories published and were unsuccessful. He then returned to California on a freighter. Upon his return to California, his first novel, "Cup of Gold-, was put in to print in 1929 ... -, which was published in 1937. This book became an instant success and was immediately a best seller. Steinbeck had finally become a respected writer. This novel was shortly thereafter adapted into a play. The play won the New Y...

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... a distance between himself and the other hands at the ranch. "Page 80, paragraph 3-4, line 1-8, Crook says," "S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black. How'd you like that? S'pose you had to sit out here an' read books. Sure you could ... play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody-to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got ... head. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head." This is a powerful dream, and even th...

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... 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 small child. They are forced to travel all over the USA to ... because of his colour. Also he is treated unfairly due to his race, for example the only time Crooks ever gets to socialise with the other workers is when they play horse shoe, a game commonly played on the ranch, but even at this the...

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... in filmmaking and scriptwriting. He was involved in the movies Viva Zapata, East of Eden, and Travels with Charley. He was involved in many great movies and novels in the short time he was on this earth. He died in 1968 at the age of 66. Of Mice and Men is about two poor men, George and Lenny, who live in ... Lenny practically cracked his skull open. Curley's wife flirts with Lenny most of the novel. One day the two of them were alone in a small barn. Curley's wife let Lenny play with her hair not knowing that Lenny could be very aggressive sometimes. He pulled on her hair so hard she b...

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... authorial judgement of Crooks, he says, 'Crooks was a proud, aloof man.' Steinbeck does this to summarise Crooks as a character in a short space of time instead of describing Crooks subtleley throughout the novel. This is because 'Of Mice and Men' is a short novel and has an element of time and this is why Steinbeck makes these authorial judgements. Steinbeck draws the character of ... . Throughout the extract Steinbeck's extensive descriptive writing creates a detailed setting which contributes to the atmosphere which in turn contributes to development of the relationship between Crooks...

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... the other end of the ranch is Curley's wife who experiences isolation in a very similar way as Crooks'. Being the only woman on the ranch and being married to the short-and short-tempered-Curley, Curley's wife usually finds herself alone and longing for attention. In an attempt to attract the other men, she dresses to catch the eye and plainly tries ... ...

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... . To call Lennie "retarded" would be politically incorrect. He has what is call autism, a mental disorder that causes difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. The most apparent thing about Lennie's disorder is his obsession with rabbits. "An live off the fatta the lan, Lennie shouted. An" have rabbits. Go on George! Tell about ... the barn" (66; ch 4) " I ain't wanted in the bunk house, and you [Lennie] ain't wanted in my room. Why ain't you wanted? Lennie asked. Because I"m black. They play cards in there, but I can't play...

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... , "The Chrysanthemums" tells of the isolation that Elisa Allen, and on a larger scale women in general, struggle through. This short story provides many indications of this with the use of the setting, and detailed descriptions of Elisa Allen. The inability to voice their own opinions causes Elisa to divulge in ... ...

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... and receptive? manner allows him to listen to others while retaining his royal standings in the eyes of thebindle-stiffs?. George is able to confide in Slim in just a few short minutes because of hiscalm, Gold-like eyes.? George too became influenced by Slim and was enticed to converse with him about Lennie and his past together. He confesses to Slim ... Mice and Men, Slim makes everything okay and puts George's mind at ease. He tells him that he had to and didn't have a choice in the matter. In just a few short phrases, Slim can say what is on his mind and in doing so, changes an entir...

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... . To call Lennie "retarded" would be politically incorrect. He has what is call autism, a mental disorder that causes difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. The most apparent thing about Lennie's disorder is his obsession with rabbits. "An live off the fatta the lan, Lennie shouted. An" have rabbits. Go on George! Tell about ... the barn" (66; ch 4) " I ain't wanted in the bunk house, and you [Lennie] ain't wanted in my room. Why ain't you wanted? Lennie asked. Because I"m black. They play cards in there, but I can't play...

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... enjoyed it and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. "Of mice and men" is a novella. This means it is not as long as a novel, but not as short as a short story. It has parts instead of chapters. Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. He studied marine biology at university, but left in 1925 without taking a degree. He did ... ...

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... why Curley chooses to fight with Lennie is because Curley thinks that Lennie is slow and will not stand up for himself. Another reason is because Curley is a very short man and many short men tend to be very jealous of taller and bigger men like Lennie. Curley also uses abusive words such as Big bastard, Big son-of-a-bitch (pg. 90 ... ...

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... a degree. He journeyed to New York to pursue his writing career. However he was unsuccessful in getting his work published so he returned to California. After publishing some novels and short stories John Steinbeck first became well known after the novel "Tortilla Flat" (1935). This was a turning point in Steinbeck's writing career. In WW2 he served as a correspondent for the New ... . Although sometimes the dialogue may be harder to follow. In relation to Hemingway, Steinbeck no doubt read Hemingway's books before and had adopted some of Hemingway's traits. Such as long/short sentences ...

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... in any social activities. Lennie is not wanted in the activities that other men do and is usually left behind. For example, the men does not include him when they play horseshoes; "From outside came the clang of horseshoes on the playing peg and the shouts of men, playing, encouraging, jeering" (p.84). Furthermore, his mental disability keeps him from socializing and ... isolation affects him as a person. An example of an activity that he is not allowed to take part in is playing card games. He says, "cause I"m black, they play cards in there, but I can't play because I"m black, they sa...

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... from other characters, which also denies him the opportunity to make friends. As a result, when Lennie approaches Crook's room, Crook becomes annoyed and tells Lennie, "Cause I'm black. They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you all of you stink to me" (Steinbeck 68). This example proves that in this period, black people could ... ...

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... and blacks are to be separates in facilities of socializing and living. Crooks comments that he can't live in the bunkhouse and be able to play cards in there with the rest of the guys. " I can't play because I"m black. They say I stink."(75) The full extent of Crook's suffering is being show clearly, when Crooks lashes out at Lennie. "You got no ... ...

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... the story is the issue of racism. The characters in the book stay in a bunkhouse, but a black man called Crooks is left out because of his race. "They play cards in there, but I can't play because I"m black. They say I stink. Well I tell you, you all stink to me." This quote shows how others have a very racist view towards Crooks merely because of ... ...

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... he's used to being left alone and he thinks its disrespectful. Lennie asks him, "Why ain't you wanted? (68)" and Crooks gets bitter and says, "Cause I"m black. They play cards in there, but I can't play because I"m black. They say I stink. Well I tell you, you all stink to me. (68)" Usually Crooks is a bitter, quiet, and unfriendly guy, but acted differently when Lennie ... ...

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... not let him "tend the rabbits". But Lennie also was suffering before he and George though of getting a farm. George used to play practical jokes on Lennie because Lennie was too simple to understand or get angry. "I used to play jokes on "im "cause he was too dumb to take care of "imself. Tell you what made me stop that. One day ... ...

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... to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him" (Steinbeck: 45). George often plays solitaire while he is in the bunk house. He never asks Lennie to play because he knows that Lennie would not be able to, being too challenging for him. This a metaphor for the characters in the book are lonely traveling by themselves, and at ... to be saddened, he just thinks about getting revenge on Lennie. Another lonely character is Crooks. "S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy cause you was black... A guy needs somebody "to be near him."" (...

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... . Almost everyone on the ranch treats Crooks as if he isn't a human being. Crooks feels this prejudice, and confides to Lennie that he feels judged by people, ""Cause I"m black. They play cards in there, but I can't because I"m black. They say I stink- (Steinbeck, 68) This was a common treatment for many black people at that time. Because he is seen as an outcast ... him, even if it meant to cost him his life. George even boasts to Slim about how he used to "have a hell of a lot of fun with "im. Used to play jokes on "im "cause he was too dumb to take care of "imself." (Steinbeck, 40) An...

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... Lennie because of his stubbornness, and was very regretful. He was in the bunk and was telling Slim about how he used to play tricks on George. "I used to have a hell of a lot of fun with "im. Used to play jokes on "im "cause he was too dumb to know."-Tell you what made me stop that. One day a bunch of guys ... ...

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... he is crippled and the second was the color of his skin. Because of his skin color he was not allowed into the bunk of the other ranch hands, to play cards, or even hang out. Crooks makes several comments like "S"pose you didn't have nobody. S"pose you couldn't go into the bunkhouse and ... play rummy "cause you was black". How"d you like that?" (Page 72), which made you think that he would have liked to be able to interact with the other ranch hands. ... ...

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... hurt him and make him suffer. Lennie didn't know what he was doing to Curley's wife, he didn't know that he was hurting her he just wanted to touch and play with her hair. Lennie couldn't even remember what he did with her so he wasn't even scared or nothing because he couldn't think of what he did except ... play with her hair. Lennie had gone crazy for about a few minutes and busted her neck. George found out but went back to his cabin and got his gun and acted ... ...

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