face ‘déjà vu’. This leads to George and Lennie’s (the two main characters) friendship being tested. Overall this novel is a great read. Following on, Steinbeck uses language to present the theme of ‘shattered dreams’ by portraying fictional examples and real life events, when he then combines together to show shattered dreams and how it can affect people. Following on, in this essay I will be writing about: Lennie; Crooks and Curley’s Wife. In my opinion, Steinbeck portrays Lennie as a slow and
through Lennie and George’s friendship, as both characters avidly discuss their similar hopes for the future. To delineate how the burden of detrimental
John Steinbeck was born in 1908 and went Stanford University in 1919 where he enrolled literacy and writing. But left without getting a degree, after he married he became an American author of 27 books. He was widely known for his award winning book of mice and men which is a tale of two ranch workers George and his childlike friend Lennie who is continuously causing trouble and needs George to help him. They dream of living the American dream, freedom to pursue their goals in life through hard work
other characters living with them.’ (Mel Brooks) How have Harper Lee and John Steinbeck created believable characters in the novels you have studied? Who made their novel more believable than other? Is it Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or is it Steinbeck’s ‘Animal Farm’? To compare and contrast the two similar but very different novels in the introduction, firstly both novels share the same country background and similar time period. However, Steinbeck uses more symbolisms, often symbolising the society
work as it is the only work available. These workers have no friends and family, are dependent on their employers and have no control over their lives. Their dream provides them with comfort and motivation to work hard, so they can escape from their present lifestyle. The typical American Dream is to have independence and to own something. All the characters in Of Mice and Men has their own version of the American dream. Most characters