Of Mice and Men Point Of View by x0ellison0x, November 02, 2012 Although most sites will say that the point of view for Of Mice and Men is third-person omniscient, it is really third-person limited. 5 Comments 84 out of 173 people found this helpful Of mice and men by macbride14, November 28, 2012 Of mice and men is a fantastic book and film, it really shows how hard it was to live back then. 3 Comments 65 out of 150 people found this helpful A good read, but sad by Alfred_F_Jones, February 02, 2013 We read the novel for my 9th grade English class, and I'm supposed to be writing and essay about it right now, but oh well. The shot book got me attached to the characters, and I almost cried at the end, but I was in class. Overall I'd give it an 9 out of 10
GCSE Bitesize: The Depression Of Mice and Men Adults can't decide if they want to require you to read John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men—or make that sure you never even pick it up. Since it was published in 1937, it's been banned about as often as it's been assigned. Why? Set in the American West during the Great Depression, the book is based on Steinbeck's experiences during a 1936 assignment for the San Francisco News covering the migrant workers in California. And it wasn't just popular with the middle-class book club readers. Do you care about questions like, "How bad, exactly, is prejudice? Of course you do. Does prejudice suck? Of Mice and Men is risky, controversial, and modern.
Of Mice and Men (1992) 'Of Mice and Men' Revision: Sexism (student notes) Sexism In the period of the 1930s in America there were lots of forms of discrimination: one of them was sexism. Women were not seen as equal to men: they had fewer rights than men, were paid less and most of them were only allowed to take care of domestic chores. In that period of time, women started realising how submitted they were to men, so they began having ideas on how they could improve their lives and gain more independence. They had their own American Dream. Curley’s wife perfectly represents the “average woman” in America in the 1930s. Curley’s wife is considered to be useless, but as a character, she has a great importance: in fact, without her characters some events in the novel would have not taken place. • Curley’s wife is also lonely on this ranch - another isolated character because she's the only female– she also has no name because she is of low status • ‘you think I don’t like to speak to someone every once and a while’ – shows Curley’s Wife is lonely.
John Steinbeck - Author “A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” “In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.” “Ideas are like rabbits. “We are lonesome animals. “The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.” “A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you.” “To finish is sadness to a writer—a little death. “I know that no one really wants the benefit of anyone's experience, which is probably why it is so freely offered.” “I should think that a comfortable body would let the mind go freely to its gathering.” “I do a whole of a day's work and then the next day, flushed with triumph, I dawdle. “I guess it is a good thing I became a writer. “Give a critic an inch and he'll write a play.”
English Literature GCSE- Of Mice And Men Key Quotes | Exam Survival Hi guys, here at Exam Survival we have realised that it is much easier to learn key quotes rather than page after page of mind boggling words. So, here are the key quotes you should learn for each character in Of Mice And Men. If you feel that these quotes are not for you, then use others as more quotes the better. George ' I could live so easily' here we see the friendship between George and Lennie and the difference between their relationship and those of the ranch hands. ' I could stay in a cat house all night' here we get a real insight into the lives of the ranch hands and the lives of Lennie and George. ' We got a future' the first signs of the main theme 'The American Dream' come through here as we see that George and Lennie want to strive towards a better life than one of a ranch hand. ' We got somebody to talk to' the companionship between George and Lennie is very unusual in the time period of this book and the fact that they have each other makes them unique. 'Le's do it now.
John Steinbeck American writer (1902–1968) John Ernst Steinbeck ( STYNE-bek; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception".[2] He has been called "a giant of American letters."[3][4] Most of Steinbeck's work is set in central California, particularly in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges region. Early life Steinbeck graduated from Salinas High School in 1919 and went on to study English literature at Stanford University near Palo Alto, leaving without a degree in 1925. Between 1930 and 1936, Steinbeck and Ricketts became close friends. Career Writing Steinbeck's first novel, Cup of Gold, published in 1929, is loosely based on the life and death of privateer Henry Morgan. Between 1930 and 1933, Steinbeck produced three shorter works. Ed Ricketts In the 1930s and 1940s, Ed Ricketts strongly influenced Steinbeck's writing.