Of Mice And Men How John Steinbeck uses animals to present the harshness of life in Of Mice And Men. 4.0 / 5 based on 5 ratings ? EnglishGCSE Created by: kattCreated on: 27-04-11 18:50 Background ____________________________________ Harsh and violent era. Treated poorly Survival of the fittest The Great Depression Had to move around in order to find work Simplistic dreams- 'livin' off the fatta the land' Sexism, racism and ageism Struggle to survive. 1 of 4 Lennie ____________________________________ Comes in contact with various animals Death of these reflects their lives Unintentional violence immense and uncontrollable power his action are compared to those of an animal Love for mice- first we encounter is a dead one Lennie does not care much about death and is more concered with comfort. Enhances future events Destiny does not discriminate in laying out cruel fates. 2 of 4 Slims puppies ____________________________________ Drowns most of them, showing the survival of the fittest. American dream that George and Lennie have is unrealistic in this harsh and violent world. Is a fairytale set against the stuggle for survival. 3 of 4 Rabbit dream ______________________________________________ The rabbits in the story represent Lennie's dreams impossibility of their fulfilment Lennie is very simple thinking Lennie has an inability to see patterns in his life to recognise that failure is imminent The fact that rabbits never actually appear in the novel, highlights the unfortunate reality that Lennie's dream can never materilise. 4 of 4
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