Of Mice and Men
Published on Feb 06, 2016
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longing
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BIG IDEA: Longing
This image represents the big idea of longing, or wanting something very badly. So many of the characters feel longing. For example, George longs to get a place of his own where he can be his own boss (2) and all Lennie cares about is tending the rabbits (4). Other people feel longing, too. Candy longs to feel useful even though he is old (47), while Curley's wife just wants someone to love her (32). Even Curley, who seems to have it pretty good, longs to be seen as tougher and stronger than he really is (73). Every character in Of Mice and Men is longing for something they can't have.
-Kharma Jackson
BIG IDEA: Longing
This image represents the big idea of longing, or wanting something very badly. So many of the characters feel longing. For example, George longs to get a place of his own where he can be his own boss (2) and all Lennie cares about is tending the rabbits (4). Other people feel longing, too. Candy longs to feel useful even though he is old (47), while Curley's wife just wants someone to love her (32). Even Curley, who seems to have it pretty good, longs to be seen as tougher and stronger than he really is (73). Every character in Of Mice and Men is longing for something they can't have.
-Kharma Jackson
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loneliness
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EXAMPLE SLIDE #2: citing direct quotes
BIG IDEA: Loneliness
Although the characters in Of Mice and Men live together on a farm, they are all lonely. The characters who express their loneliness most explicitly are Curley's wife and Crooks. When Lennie visits Crooks in his quarters, Crooks tells Lennie that, he misses "being treated like one of the men" (45). He also says he knows that he will "never be seen as a man" (56). Similarly, Curley's asks several times, "Ain't I got a right to have somebody?" as she wanders the farm seeking the attention of anyone who will give it to her (68).
BIG IDEA: Loneliness
Although the characters in Of Mice and Men live together on a farm, they are all lonely. The characters who express their loneliness most explicitly are Curley's wife and Crooks. When Lennie visits Crooks in his quarters, Crooks tells Lennie that, he misses "being treated like one of the men" (45). He also says he knows that he will "never be seen as a man" (56). Similarly, Curley's asks several times, "Ain't I got a right to have somebody?" as she wanders the farm seeking the attention of anyone who will give it to her (68).
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