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Tam Kevin Do English AP – Period 4 Ms. Ridley January 6th, 2014 Winter Break Assignment: Of Mice and Men Title: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Period/Settings: 1930’s / Soledad, California Narrative Stance / Point of View: Third Person Omniscient Brief Description of Main Characters: George: George is a small man with restless eyes, strong hands, slender arms, and a thin nose. Although he expresses a tense and grumpy attitude most of the time, he never backs away from his duty of protecting his friend, Lennie. Lennie: Lennie, in contrast with George, is a large man with pale eyes, wide shoulders, and a shapeless face. He possesses physical strength of monstrous proportions and he is fond of petting small creatures. Because he usually finds trouble from his words and actions, he allows his partner to do all of the talking for him. Brief Description of Minor Characters: Slim: Slim is a tall skinner who is well known in the business. He is the person to go to when there are conflicts because the rest of the workers view him as the leader. Crooks: A black man who goes by â€Å"stable buck†. He is often alone in the stable due to his skin tone and is isolated from the rest of the men. His name originates from obtaining a crooked back by being kicked by a horse. Candy: An old worker who lost his hand in a farm accident. He has a weak voice and cannot stand up for himself or for others. Carlson: A powerful, big-stomached man who has a short temper when it comes to smelly dogs. Curley: An aggressive son of the boss that owns the ranch. Curley is thin young man who has a brown face, brown eyes, and curly hair. He loves to pick fights on innocent people to boost his ego. Curley’s Wife: She is a character that doesn’t... ...d hit to the blacks. Steinbeck attempts to convey the theme: segregation leads to insecurity and loneliness. Implied in the passage, Crooks had more space than the other men but this space makes up for the isolation between him and the white men. Instead of feeling grateful for have a room for himself, he expresses loneliness because he is not allowed to spend time with the other men. Steinbeck utilizes setting in this passage to parallel the lonely lives of others such as Candy by giving insight to Crooks’ life of abandonment. In addition he uses imagery to depict the simple yet incomplete life of Crooks by mentioning the scattered personal possessions of his. The dominant impression that Steinbeck conveys is that discrimination leads to a life of imprisonment and loneliness. He also exposes a tone of solitude to help reiterate Crooks’ diminishing lifestyle.