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2. "Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is."

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Those who are of upper class will always underestimate those of the working class. It is perceived that the working class can't be trusted nor can they build themselves a proper future. They're sleazy and their morals are of a low standard. "Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is." The underlying reason for this is power, those with power or authority will always look down on those who don't possess the same level of authority. The boss, in of Mice and Men views George and Lennie as a relationship that is odd. One where there is no connection and the purpose is deceptive. No matter what, those who are of upperclass will assume the working class are deceitful and disloyal.

-Olivia, Israa, Kylle

4, "S'pose you didn't have nobody.Sp'ose you you couldm't go into the bunk house and play runny 'cause you was black. how'd you like that? s'pose you had to sit out here an' read books, sure you could play hoesrshoes 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 nobody. don't make no difference who the guy is..long's he's with you. i tell ya. i tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick"

2015-11-10 22:28:04 UTC

Isolation continues to be an obstacle although companionship makes life worth living. Above is a quote from OMAM that shows how Crooks is constantly segregated because of his colour. He has to stay in his room all day and has nobody to talk to, away from the other ranchworkers. Being black means an automatic outcast, even if he wanted connection he woudn't be able to because of his race. Like everyone else, Crooks longs for friendship, companionship and just want to be near someone. He wants somebody to talk to him, he wants attention and was reaching out to Lennie in this extract.

8. "I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got thinking maybe we would." - 8

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This quote from OMAM suggests the fact that there was no hope for the working class to achieve their dreams in the times that it was based upon. It is clear that George's perception of the American Dream was that based upon the idea that it could not be achieved. He evidently now believes through his experience with Lenny being killed that it cannot be attained by anybody in the working class. This suggests that there is no hope for him and people like him. Obviously Lenny always cared about keeping Lenny happy, to the extent of which he actually convinced himself that the dream could in fact be achieved, but only for Lenny's sake. This is obvious in his quote when he mentions "He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would." This evidently reveals that George always wanted to keep Lenny happy, but initially never truly had hope that they could achieved their American Dream.

- Marsden and Jacob

3. "I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time...'Course Lenne's a God damn nuisance most of the time, but you get used to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him."

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Without a companion, people get lonely. An example of this is George and Lennie from 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. When alone in the bunk house, George is conversing with Slim, he talks about his past, a personal story about the unique connection that George and Lennie share which he hasn't told anyone else before. However, he had only met Slim for a few days thus displays some trust towards him and he believes that Slim can keep a secret. George states that "[People who go alone] after a long time they get mean." and expresses how isolation can become insanity. Although he states this, he also says "...you get used to goin' around a guy an' you can't get rid of him." which shows he isn't alone. George conveys the importance of Lennie in his life.

-Ana, Monica, Anita

5. “ I seen hundreds of men come by the road an’ on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an’ that same damn thing in their heads. Hundreds of them. They come, an’ they quit an’ go on: an’ every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head. They’re all time talkin’ about it, but it’s jus’ in their head.”

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Without a dream, you lose your way, Crooks state that migrant workers share the same unrealistic dream, of owning land. This quote from OMAM suggest that Crooks holds the belief that many people have the dream of achieving land, but many people never achieve this dream. He believes that George and Lennie's want and desire for this dream is different, as this dream gives them a sense of hope.

6. "Maybe you guys better go. I ain't sure I want you in here no more. A coloured man got to have some rights even if he doesn't like 'em."

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There are negative affects of prejudice the we can all see through Crooks. He is denied his human rights and therefore doesn't have any due to the fact that he is 'coloured'. Crooks believes that even though he is 'a coloured man' he should have the human rights that everyone else has. He doesn't believe he should be discriminated because of his colour. Crooks is always all alone, and this shows that he doesn't have anyone to care about because of his loneliness; which is also a sign of prejudice and discrimination as he is segregated from the rest of the ranch. This information and evidence shows us that prejudice, discrimination and loneliness is a key theme in this novella.

7. " If i catch any one man, and hes alone, i get along fine with him. But just let two guys get together an' you won't talk. Jus' nothing but mad. You're all scared of each other, thats what. Ever'one of you's scared the rest is going to get something on you"

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Curley's Wife is shown as a lonely women being discriminated by men, who is just looking for simple companionship. As it says in the quote, when she's alone with a man they get along fine, but when there's more they will just ignore her. This makes her feel lonely and she starts self-reflecting as she simply just seeks some companionship. The quote shows how Curle's wife is being discriminated and links with the idea of which people seek companionship but when in groups that companionship is lost.

1. "All kin's a vegetable in the garden, and if you want a little whisky we can sell a few eggs or something, or some milk. We'd jus' live there. We'd belong there. There wouldn't be no more runnin' round the country and gettin' fed by a Jap cook. No, sir, we'd have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunk house".

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Through George, Steinbeck shows that dreams and companionship provide hope to carry on throughout the novella

More than any other character in the novel. Curley’s Wife is the victim of a prejudiced society.

haddongelai — 2015-11-12 00:56:51 UTC

Affirmative

haddongelai — 2015-11-13 01:40:03 UTC

Negative

haddongelai — 2015-11-13 01:40:28 UTC

1. Doesn't have her own identity

haddongelai — 2015-11-13 01:42:23 UTC

- Just defined as her someones property (Curley)

- Not even seen as a proper character

- Only female/treated like an object or nuisance

2. Dies at nup the hands of Lennie

haddongelai — 2015-11-13 01:42:30 UTC

- First 'friend' she makes kills her on the ranch.

- Did anything todryftgj make a friend which showed how desperate she was for attention.

- Told personal story because Lennie gave attention.

Example:

Scene where she tells her story to Lennie about being an actress show that she opened up to himfgh

2. she was victimizing others including Crooks, Candy and Lennie

haddongelai — 2015-11-13 01:42:44 UTC

-Although she is narcissistic and bullies others to make

herself feel better, her victims are the only ones she can look to for support.

-calls Candy, Lennie and Crooks the weaklings of the pack.

-threatens Crooks with Lynching. Lennie being a "dum-dum", candy for his old age and madness.

"Listen Nigga....pg-80"

3. -she is the victim of her own domain (wants sympathy from others- Choose to marry Curley)

haddongelai — 2015-11-13 01:42:47 UTC

-set up the foundation for the prejudice

-only female on ranch, no-one did anything to make her the victim, wanted others to feel sympathetic towards her.

-Because of her unwanted flirtatious actions- she victimises herself.

-wanted attention and was desperate enough to put herself in a dangerous situation,making it seem like she is the victim

Example- when Curley broke his hand, Curley’s wife knew it was Lennie and knew the capability of his strength yet she still wanted him to feel her hair.

Her only chance to escape her mother was marriage to Curley. She is presented almost as desperate captive of the ranch

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- she was with her mother who abused her and controlled her

- then married a controlling person just to get away from her

- she couldn't hold a relationship with someone (friendship)

- she felt isolated because her mother would let her do anything and when she married Curley her isolation wasn't any easier

- she's practically locked up in her own marriage and can't be with someone like Curley because he only cares about himself, and she needs someone to care about her for a change and that's why she was desperate for attention from all the other workers in the ranch.

1. Racism is a bigger problem than sexism

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An example of racism being a bigger problem than sexism is that in the hierarchy of humanity, it was white males on top, white females next and Blacks being rock bottom.

- In America in the 1920's, Sexism wasn't really the focus of prejudice. They were more focused on segregating the blacks from the whites rather than just females alone.

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2015-11-13 09:49:04 UTC

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