Comparing Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'

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1.The first paragraph functions in a very simple way. He uses this simple beginning to set up a simplicity with nature with the simple nature of the two main characters in the book. This allows us to get used to the book and ease us into it.
2.Georgie is a small, quick man with a very dark and suspicious eye while Lennie is quite the opposite;a naive, unintelligent, big man. Steinbeck wants us to infer that since these two characters are quite the opposite they may have a lot of conflict, however they may form a friendship as well.
3.Lennie likes George to tell the story of the ranch even though she already knows it by heart because since Lennie is so slow, she likes to make sure it’s actually happening. George tells the story so readily because it actually really makes him happy and he enjoys telling other people about it. The story reveals the theme of misfits and mental stability between the relationship of Lennie and George because it shows us Lennie’s mental state and George’s willingness to take care of Lennie.

He is described as a “huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders” (2).
5.The tone of the passage is aggressive. Steinbeck creates this tone by emphasizing Curley’s physical reaction to the men. Steinbeck describes Curley as a very abusive and cruel man who seems to throw his weight around.

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