Of Mice and Men Creative Writing
Narrative Point of View - Objective Third-Person
Chapter Minus One
Birds set aloft in search of roost cast darting shadows upon the crops, seeking the shelter of oak and sycamore at farm’s edge. The final swathe of afternoon sun set fields of barley ablaze. Nestled by the foothills of a mountain range, the farm land lay just below the Oregon border. As the sun slipped lower the incoming tide of evening claimed each field stalk by stalk with an increasing appetite for darkness. Where the hilly terrain rendered cultivation an impossibility, the furrowed earth dissolved into forest. Sprawling white oaks clung to the rocky ground with equally strong and sprawling roots while the blushing sweetgum leaves remained
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walking barely visible animal trail? through field seething search party with torches
,inquisitive white oak root
Lennie falling asleep drip of mud from hair on nose stares intently cross eyed before closing his eyes and relaxing again.
In clear view of the barn…farmhouse between the ditch and the road over the mountain - sheer rock face of the mountain mountain/farmhouse/Weed sedentary in the ditch water tadpoles?
Eventually even George gave into exhaustion. It wasn 't until the early hours that he awakened to the mornings first eager bird calls. Tt was but an hour off sunrise. He startled, jerking his arm to rouse Lennie. The larger man let out a groan which became a yawn, he then sat up and blinked.
“George?” He asked in the grey light.
“Get up. Wake up. We gotta go, we should’a been gone hours ago.” was George’s urgent reply.
“Where we goin’ George?”
“Lets go. Lennie, now.”
“But I 'm all wet from the smelly ditch water.”
“Never mind that now,” he said stepping decisively into the partially threshed barley, “This way.” He cut across the field in order to intersect the road which should in turn lead them to the border.
“Are we goin’ over the mountains
Seth and Twist trotted behind me. We drifted up the trail past mountain laurel, sagebrush, and small pines for almost half an hour then finally made it to the top of the ridge. I could see into the wide rift below. It was craggy, thick, and wild. The ground was littered with fallen twigs, decaying maple leaves, and brambly, green shrubs.
‘Lennie,’ he said very sharply” (42). In this instance, George did not put much effort into starting his own activity, because he knew he could
In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie, doesn’t know his own strength 2. Thesis Lennie doesn’t know his own strength, he shows this throughout the story during his episodes, outbreaks, and reactions. 3. Transition Word or Phrase Specifically 4. Example 1 Context and Set-up
The trees rustled with excitement for the summer, and the water was cool and inviting to those who stared at its sparkling beauty. Breathtaking, much like the curious man who was chopping the trees. I crossed paths with him on my morning walk through the woods. He must have been from the town over, Roanoke, or have a house not to far from the trail. If he is from Roanoke, they have been settled there for some time.
Page 2: Character descriptions The antagonist and the protagonist in this story are Curely and George respectively. George: small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and strong features, strong hands, slender arms and thin bony nose. Is like the protector of Lennie, and saves him from every trouble he gets into.
George then tells Lennie to look the other way across
Have you ever felt so powerless to where you can almost do nothing about it? “Of Mice and Men”, is a novel about friendship, care, and love. However the story has its bad parts such as Isolation, loneliness, and feeling powerless. In the short book, the author Joh Steinbeck does a wonderful job of portraying the theme Powerlessness. The main characters George Milton and Lennie Small have a dream about one day living alone on their own piece of property.
f Mice and Men Essay - Essays and Analysis Critical Context and Evaluation print Print document PDF list Cite link Link Of Mice and Men is one of the most widely assigned modern novels in high schools because of both its form and the issues that it raises. John Steinbeck’s reliance on dialogue, as opposed to contextual description, makes the work accessible to young readers, as does his use of foreshadowing and recurrent images. Equally important is the way in which he intertwines the themes of loneliness and friendship and gives dignity to those characters, especially Lennie and Crooks, who are clearly different from their peers. By focusing on a group of lonely drifters, Steinbeck highlights the perceived isolation and sense of “otherness”
Of Mice and Men In the 1930’s there were causal hardships during the Great Depression this made lots of people become unemployed. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it is a novella released in 1937 which tells a tale of two workers named George and Lennie, who lost their old job in Soledad and are going to their new job at the ranch. Largely the ending Of Mice and Men was inevitable because of these following themes; American Dream, cruel society, particularly targeting minorities and friendships helping to build empathy. It was a predicament that George and Lennie will never get their own ranch because of the American Dream.
Of Mice and Men Epilogue There was an eerie silence that flowed through the bunk house. The dust settled on the table, cards set up for solitaire. The whitewashed walls seemed to turn greyer every minute that passed. The room seemed to be growing bigger making the men feel tiny.
Literary Analysis – Of Mice and Men (Theme) John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a novel that illustrates the uninviting nature of human existence. This small novella from 1992 tells the story of two, improbable friends and their journey during the dark days of the Great Depression. Through out the story, the reader notices the isolation and loneliness that most of the characters face at least once in their lives. Mostly, the major themes reflect the American Dream, many of the characters’ broken plans and the dynamics of male friendship.
Lennie is in many ways helpless and does not know how to care for himself. George helps him by giving him short commands and telling him to repeat things to himself to remember things. George has no responsibility to take care of Lennie, yet George is willing to do anything for Lennie. ‘“When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin’. Got kinda used to each other after a little while.”’
A dream can be defined as a strong desired goal or purpose that a person has. Many people have a dream that they want to accomplish in life, but never get the chance to do it. People are either too busy with work, a family, or they do not have the money to start their dream. Today people see others accomplish their dreams all the time on TV shows like The Voice, Master Chef, and American Idol. The novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck shows that during the Great Depression dreams were desired, but very hard to attain.
There was no chattering or chirping of birds; no growling of bears and no chuckling of contented otters; instead, the clearing lay desolate and still, as though it never wished to be turned into day. The only occupants were rodents and spiders who had set their home in the dank, forgotten shack. From its base, dead, brown grass reached out, all the way to the edge of the tree-line, unable to survive in the perished, infertile soil that made up the foundations of the house. Bird houses and feeders swung still from the once growing apple trees, in the back garden, consigned to a life of
Hide among cereal crops and behind the mounds of hay or among the vineyards. It first walks with the freshness of the morning, but the day it became warm and hot forced to stop. My brother Jacob exhausted and Leah asleep in the man's arms who carried her. Again, we undertook the hike and reach a woodland. There another forest ranger led us to a shelter where along with Solange spent a few days.