Of Mice and Men Themes: Violence
- Created by: abipritchard
- Created on: 16-05-16 11:35
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- Violence
- The book becomes progressively more violent
- First a mouse is killed, then a puppy, then a woman
- The violence is casual and enjoyed
- For example; at christmas when they beat up Crooks for fun
- Candy's dog is shot without any respect for Candy's feelings
- "Candy looked about unhappily"
- "Candy said softly and hopelessly"
- The men are violent because they are isolated and in competition with eachother
- "I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone...after a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time"
- Curley is violent
- "His hands closed into fists"
- "Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys"
- "He's alla time picking scraps with big guys"
- "Curley's pretty handy"
- "Curley's rage exploded"
- The water snake, alive at the beginning of the book and killed at the end, shows the violent nature of the world
- The book becomes progressively more violent
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