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without a hitch. The several awkward phrases ons or fragment Sentence structure is
transitions help the that slow the reading eye sentences. Little to no really, really, hard to
new ideas along and and a speaker would have variety of sentence follow.
the sentences are to re-phrase if reading it out structure is present.
never awkward. loud. The variety of
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Grammar, Few errors. Minor errors that do not Several errors that Significant errors that
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writer draws work or adequately understanding report and offers no
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essay with a a comprehensive and or problematic. essay does not match
comprehensive and accurate theme OR thesis.
accurate theme and specific elements
specific elements identified.--not both.
identified.
Is their hope for the weak in an unforgiving and inhumane world?John Steinbeck, a
nobel prize winner for literature, wrote ofMice and Men,in 1938. In the novel two men
are traveling together and one of them is mentally handicapped. They have dreams of
owning land some day but their story doesn't end happily ever after due to the evil
beast of society. Steinbeck unmasks the theme, that inevitable the innocent must pay
for man's cruelty. Steinbeck exposes this through the death of the pups, Lennie, and
Crooks.
The vital association between innocence and the book can be examined through
Slims pups. These stainless, elegant, harmless creatures are demolished by the evil of
Slim. Slim's dog has puppies, he hastily killed some of them for the sake of not having
to take care of the entire liter. "She slang her pups last night. Nine of em. I drowned four
of 'em right off" ( Steinbeck 35 ). Pups are at the adolescent stage of life where they
depend solely on others for survival. They didn't engage any violence, didn't encourage
wickedness, but are only pure animals that are a beauty of life. Just being newborns
they couldn't even defend themselves against harm. Therefore the death of the puppies
inheritance of his race. Not only is he confined to live at the farm, but imprisoned in his
own skin. He is treated like dirt; isolated in the barn having nobody to interact with.
“Crooks, the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that
leaned off the wall of the barn” (66). Being confined all alone, he shuts the world out
due
to the fact that he was cut from humanity. This division is unnecessary but presents the
others as superior, and him as a lesser worth. He's more than just a stable buck but
also a toy to the other workers. When Christmas rolls around the boss’s gift is a gallon
of whiskey. Just for their amusement, they beat up crooks. “They let the nigger come in
that night. Little skinner name of Smitty took after the nigger. Done pretty good, too. The
guys wouldn't let him use his feet, so the nigger got him. If he coulda used his feet,
Smitty says he would have killed the nigger ” (20). Harming another human for
defend himself, and didn't do anything to deserve harm. Mentally, physically, and
It's uncommon for a person to have a body of a healthy 25 year old, but the
questionable situations. Instantly, when they arrive Curley targets Lennie because he
feels intimidated by his structure. “He backed until he was against the wall, and Curley
followed, slugging him at his face. Lennie’s hands remained at his sides; he was too
frightened to defend himself” (63). This is important because it reveals that Lennie
doesn't respond to violence with violence. As he's cornered and and being attacked he
stands there helplessly as he protects his face. Lennie didn't contribute to the fight
because he didn't want any trouble and he was confused on what to do. Lennie is
attracted to soft things and has a habit of grasping on and doesn't know when to let go.
Towards the end of the book curlers wife and lennie at having a conversation and she
insisted he pets her hair. When Lennie does it's soft, she tells him to let go but he
panics and clutches her hair tightly in his hand. She struggled for a while and then the
room fell silent, she had died. Lennie said that he didn't want to hurt her, just didn't want
to get in trouble. In terror of what he had done he runs to the bushes. “And George
raised the gun and steadied it, and brought the muzzle to the back of of Lennie's head.
The hand shook violently, but his face set and head steadied. He pulled the trigger”
(106). If George didn't shoot Lennie then he would have lots of suffering to come.
Lennie's clueless actions made him a mean man in others eyes. In both of the
This world is filled with cruel humans that don't care who they hurt, as long as
they fulfill their needs. The helpless must pay for the small heartedness of mankind.
Slim slaughters the pups because of selfish needs. Lennie meant no harm to
anyone, but paid the ultimate price of death. Crooks is treated as a lesser due to his