Chapter 1 · "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool." – Steinbeck uses vivid images to create the setting; the setting is idyllic, perfect and untouched. · “On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones." – Simile adds to the timeless feel but suggests that this is a real
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The ending highlights many of the themes in the novel… themes that Steinbeck wished the reader to consider and that are evident throughout the text. You should comment on the development of events and these themes (chronology) prior to the ending in order to evaluate how effective it really is. What is the main message of the novel? The ending highlights many of the themes in the novel… themes that Steinbeck wished the reader to consider and that are evident throughout the text. You should comment
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OF MICE AND MEN READING GUIDE Use these questions to guide your reading and understanding of the novel. Preview the questions before you begin to read each chapter of the book. List your responses in the space after each question, or write more complete answers in your notebook. Chapter 1 1. In what part of the country does the novel take place? The story takes place near the Salinas River in California. 2. List words that describe Lennie. Childish, slow,
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Steinbeck depicts Henry and Elisa’s marriage as lukewarm and strained as a result of a lack of physical affection. Elisa is described as a strong, lean woman of thirty-five years of age (Steinbeck 227). Despite her health and age, Elisa has borne Henry no children. Either the couple cannot have children, which understandably throws a wrench in their relationship, or they do not sleep together. Either way, Elisa and Henry’s relationship is suffering. This couple never show love through physical affection
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In Bret Harte’s short story, The Man of No Account, Harte sheds a light on the commonly exploited person. Harte goes on to show the important qualities they have or lack, the limits of a person driven by kindness, and their tendency to give in using an extraordinarily, ordinary character’s personality and his experiences. David Fagg, a man who was of no importance, was mocked by his shipmates while traveling on a boat to the United States. Upon reaching the states, he strikes it rich in California
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Robert W. Soderstrom wrote an essay titled “A Single Lucid Dream," about his adventures and volunteer work in Papua New Guinea through the Peace Corps. While in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, Soderstrom described the humble living conditions of the people living there. They lived in grass huts and survived off the lands and an average income of two hundred dollars a year. Although the people did not have much they sustained themselves and helped sustain the others around them. Those who needed
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harmful to others and his surroundings. In chapter 1 in the book, Lennie kills a mouse from the very start. This introduces from the beginning that Lennie is harmful. As the story progresses Lennie goes on to kill a puppy (Steinbeck 85) and most importantly Curley's wife. (Steinbeck 93) These actions show that Lennie was detrimental to his his peers and surroundings. In addition, Lennie was a burden upon George. In the novella, George can not keep a steady job because of Lennie. In chapter 4 George
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Imagine yourself at the White House with protesters outside. This was Richard Nixon’s reality. In the next paragraph you will hear about Nixon’s childhood. You will learn how Nixon became president, and some of his accomplishments. Speaking of Nixon, did you know that his middle name was Milhous? So let's get started, hope you like what's next. The day was Thursday January 9 1913 in California when life gave way to Richard Milhous Nixon. His father was francis Nixon and his mother was Hannah
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Why does the wilderness have to be so harsh? The things that make the wild such a harsh place is based off of animals, climate, the surroundings of the wilderness and many other things. The environment of the wilderness is a harsh and cruel place. There are many ways of struggles while in the wilderness. Struggles can be very unsafe and not healthy. In the movie The Revenant, Glass has to struggle with finding a way back to civilization during a harsh winter. What makes Glass journey a struggle
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This story takes place east of Sacramento, California starting in 1848. The main character of this book is a carpenter named James Marshall. He was building a sawmill when he accidently saw an amazing discovery in the water. Little did he know that this discovery was about to change his life and shape our nation. The discovery James made was a small pea-sized nugget of gold. He found 5 of these gold nuggets in the water within 30 minutes of looking. For the next few years hundreds of thousands
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