... of the bunk. "I ain't a southern Negro," he said. "I was born right here in California. My old man had a chicken ranch, "bout ten acres. The white kids come to play with them, and some of them was pretty nice." (102) When he was younger nobody bothered about his colour but as ... you"re glad." (132) Steinbeck uses different types of language to project the theme of loneliness in the book. He uses monosyllabic sentences for most of the characters especially Lennie. This portrays them as being simple-minded people who are not of a high intelligence. "That's what the boss says." (56) The la...

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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... it is not like that because they have a future, somebody to talk to; they are working toward getting their own farm with a couple acres of land. Lennie enjoys the idea of having a farm and tending to the rabbits to the extent that he begs George to tell the story ... A dream of independence usually remains a dream, and when it becomes a real plan, the plan is defeated. Chapter one, "The Gift," introduces all the main characters: the ranch hand, Billy Buck; the little boy, Jody; Jody's father, Carl Tiflin; and Jody's mother, Mrs. Tiflin. Jody's journey to manhood begins after ... study of ...

• Word Count: 4593
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

... and Men". Steinbeck describes brings his readers into the lives of two lonely farm workers and describes the negative, painful and destructive power loneliness can have on people. Three key characters in the novel exhibit true loneliness and each has a different reason for experiencing it: sex, age, and race.  One character in "Of Mice and Men" that represents loneliness is Crooks ... '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 righ...

• Word Count: 3171
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School