... ": Crooks, Curly's Wife and Candy, all for different reasons. In spite of this, Steinbeck knew that discrimination is a poison in the human heart. This is shown by the fact that all three characters insist that their rights be observed. Steinbeck, through Of Mice and Men, wrote to the world against the evils of discrimination.  The protagonist in "Of Mice and Men" is both Lenny and George, as a unit ... . both of them are introduced to the reader at the same time, and, for most of ... boss thinks he can ill-treat and discriminate against Crooks because he is black. Crooks dream of becom...

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• Grade Level: High School

... anger, sadness, and hope that there dream would be alive and not destroyed. Lennie is the complete opposite, tall, bulky, shapeless face, and mentally slow. Lennie is a nice guy at heart, he wouldn't want to create trouble for George on purpose and intentionally, Only that he is ... careless and much to strong for his own good and to little thinking cause him to get into unwanted trouble. Lennie to dreams on having his own place but in a more childish way, he just wants to tend the ... and the characters just grew awry. The novel used foreshadowing to clue the reader on what will occur ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... finally came to their straw hut. He deceived Kino by giving the baby a white powder that made him go into convulsions. An hour later he came and gave Coyotito the remedy and immediately wanted to know when he was getting paid. The evil in the pearl had reached the heart of the doctor. The pearl's evil did not restrict itself to infecting Kino's peers; it also affected Kino ... himself. He wanted to sell the pearl and use the money to better his family's standard of living. He had ... , beckoning to those who struggle to achieve wealth, and hoping that they will respond, and possibly not...

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• Grade Level: High School