Analyzing Themes Of John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'

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Graphic Write-up My Graphic is meant to show the dreams turned into darkness. I chose the themes loneliness and dreams because I think that is what represents the end of the story the dreams turned into darkness. This graphic shows George shooting Lennie in the head, with Curley’s wife with the dead dog beside her in the upper left. I chose to have the dark line in the middle to represent the darkness that is eating away at “the boy’s” dreams, and the lost dream of Curley’s wife going to Hollywood to be an actress. The quotes that I use are from just before Curley’s wife dies when she talks about her possible “career” in acting. Another quote that I use is when George shoots Lennie in the back of the head, while “The shot rolled up and down

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