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    The document discusses several themes in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men: 1. There is a hierarchy and racism present on the ranch, with Crooks excluded from activities because he is black and Curley's wife able to assert power over Lennie and Crooks. 2. Society in the 1930s was more androcentric and sexist, with women having little importance or rights. Most of the characters in the novel are male. 3. Loneliness is a major theme as the characters, who have no families, seek companionship but remain isolated from the group due to the difficult conditions of the time period.

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    The document discusses several themes in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men: 1. There is a hierarchy and racism present on the ranch, with Crooks excluded from activities because he is black and Curley's wife able to assert power over Lennie and Crooks. 2. Society in the 1930s was more androcentric and sexist, with women having little importance or rights. Most of the characters in the novel are male. 3. Loneliness is a major theme as the characters, who have no families, seek companionship but remain isolated from the group due to the difficult conditions of the time period.

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    Of Mice and Men: Context

    Lakshya Soni, Dominic Rogers, Matthew Wharfe, Abrar Phoplunker

    Racism & Hierarchy


    Curleys wife has power over Lennie and Crooks. The boss, Curleys father, owns the ranch.

    Ranch workers - Slim at the top, others listen and follow to him.
    Crooks doesnt sleep in the same bunkhouse as the other ranch workers, excluded from ranch activities with other workers. In the book, Curleys wife insults Crooks in his own room.

    Differences in society
    People dont travel from job to job. Less families are split up Working conditions of a better quality The economy is in a better state the Depression has ended. Racism is less common

    Androcentric Society
    Androcentric Society= Male dominated society Women had no importance Women had very little rights

    Most of the characters are male with the exception of Curleys Wife
    The ranch aint no place for a girl shows the disregard to women and where they belong

    Loneliness
    Loneliness is very common theme in Of Mice and Men We see Loneliness in many different ways, which reflects how life was in 1930s. No males in novella have family we know of, get sense they are very lonely. Only couple is Curley and wife, who spend hardly any time together. Every character seems very isolated from rest of group. No togetherness reflection of life of 1930s. Several examples companionship in Of Mice and Men. Candy + dog and George + Lennie. Interesting, because in novella, one from each pair die. This is to show that in this time, any sense of friendship died, and loneliness an eventuality. This is not without struggle, we see Candy understands how isolated he will be without his dog, and desperately tries to hang on to him. Many characters admit to suffering profound loneliness. George sets tone for confessions early in novella - he reminds Lennie that life of a ranch-hand is among loneliest of lives, which was true at this time. Characters look hard for companionship in book. Crooks delighted with fact that people join him. Additionally, Curleys wife constantly looks for someone to talk to. Both these show that people were desperate to escape loneliness, to no avail. Marriage thought of today as bringing couples together through love. In Of Mice and Men and therefore the 1930s, doesnt prevent isolation and so doesnt help rid loneliness

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