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Keyed Draft - Comparison Essay The book Of Mice and Men and Million Dollar Baby both show that though it is a hard and rough world it still brings the characters to shine. The men are tough, but the girls and even tougher, although the ranch life is not easy curley's wife still manages to talk a few times. Maggie has not given up trying to be trained by Frankie, and she will not stop until he trains her. One of the tough settings is the man's world setting. In the novelette curley's wife fights her urge to talk to other people besides curley and the boss. Which shows that it is a man's world through how the men talk and what they talk about and who they talk to. Although she tries to overcome it she can not, like Maggie in a way is an …show more content…
Men in the boxing world would not talk to Maggie, they all look at her.Maggie came to Frankies boxing ring and started training by herself, the men made fun of her but didn't talk with her or to her just about her. Frankie the trainer will not train Maggie because she is a girl, just like curley's wife, women are not allowed and need to fight in order to get what they want. Frankie finally said he would train Maggie, but on a few conditions. This helps show how strong Maggie is and how hard she works for what she has. In the same sense Curley's wife is the same amount of determined and persistent the women are. Curley's wife continues to try to talk to the men even though they don't talk back. The women haven't given up and will not, this shows us how the women shine everyday fighting a new battle in the gender roles. In it being a man’s world almost all the men live an independent and solitary life. In the novelette the character known as “the boss” says to George and Lennie “I haven't [never] seen a guy take this much trouble for another guy...what's your interest anyways?” (22). In the novelette this is given to show the time …show more content…
They help us understand that they are all alone until they find someone, Maggie had Frankie, Frankie has Scrap, and Scrap has Danger, George has Lennie, and Lennie has George. In Weed when Lennie attached himself to the woman's dress, if he hadn't had George what else could have happened. If George didn't save Lennie from the mob of mad men when he killed Curley's wife Lennie could have ended up way worse. In all the characters being lonely in the beginning and ending up with a person, it gives us the struggle from the low road to the high road.The characters having gone from the low road to the high road shows how they shine even when being beaten down. Even though it's an independent and solitary life, they are still able to learn respect through work. In the migrant workers world they earned respect through their work and how they did it. George gets respect for bringing Lennie because he is such a hard worker and can do the job of both of them, Lennie also gets the least respect but still has some. This is why the other workers hang around George more than Lennie. In the movie scrap shows how respect is given in the boxing world “ boxing is about respect… getting up for
The authors John Steinbeck and Robert Burns approach their ideas in very different ways, while having the same themes the reader comprehends key concepts in a different light. Throughout the short story “Of Mice and Men” and the poem “To a Mouse” the theme of hope is a key concept, even though while in both stories their hope did not bring them their happiness, friendship brought them together. Correspondingly while having similar themes of friendship, loneliness, and hope, this all takes place in different settings with different characters.
While the novel Of mice and men and the film What’s eating Gilbert Grape have different plots and settings, the themes of the two stories are very comparable. The stories depict how taking care of people with disabilities is very challenging and the problems they encounter in their day to day activities. Gilbert (What’s eating Gilbert Grape) has the task of taking care of Arnie his brother and George (Of mice and men) takes care of his childhood friend Lennie. Both of this characters Arnie and Lennie have mental disabilities and rely on their caregivers in life. The responsibility of taking care of Arnie and Lennie is frustrating but George and Gilbert still love them. This paper aims to compare and contrast the novel Of Mice
The novel, set in the 1930s, is a story of friendship of migrant workers George
“Women can change better’n a man,” …“Women got all her life in her arms. Man got it in his head”(423) and with these quotes, Steinbeck is suggesting that women are just as capable as men when the going gets tough. He suggests that families could work just as well with a female head of the household. The men of this story used to provide the necessities to live, but now, in time of great need, the women pull through and tip the power scale in their favor.
Man versus Men. Woman versus Women.”, Fuller begins by presenting different relationships possible for women and their husbands. While women might have only been seen as needed in the domestic sphere, Fuller contradicts this stereotype by presenting women in intellectual companionships. Fuller writes, “Women like Sand will speak now, and cannot be silenced; their characters and their eloquence alike foretell an era when such as they shall easier learn to lead true lives” (741). Fuller knows that women are beginning to show their abilities outside of the home. So, she presents a challenge to these women by saying, “She must be taught to do so, by one who speaks with authority, not in anger and haste” (741). Fuller understands that women still are seen as irrational and emotional when passionate. Thus, she devises the plan that for intellectual women to be heard, they must keep full composure. Margaret Fuller 's knowledge of the obstacles women faced helped her philosophies become
Relationships can be a positive aspect in a person 's life. There are many significant attributes about relationships in the movie Rain Man by Ronald Bass that are comparable to the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Both of these stories are good examples of how relationships teach people how to be supportive and accepting. These stories also teach us about how spending time with a person brings you closer together and how over time the characters in the two stories learn the true value of friendship. It is apparent through both of these stories that a considerable part of most relationships are made up of support for one another.
From the beginning of society, men and women have always been looked at as having different positions in life. Even in the modern advanced world we live in today, there are still many people who believe men and women should be looked at differently. In the work field, on average women are paid amounts lower than men who may be doing the exact same thing. Throughout the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston brings about controversy on a mans roles. Janie Crawford relationships with Logan, Joe and Tea Cake each bring out the mens feelings on masculine roles in marital life.
In the first half of the book, “Half-changed world”, “Half-changed minds”, the author argues about how social and environmental factors influence the mind on the gender differences. She also includes the history and impact of the gender stereotypes we see and how science has been used to justify the use of sexism. In the first chapter in the “Half-changed world” section of the book she uses an example of if a researcher tapped you on the shoulder and asked you to write down what males and females were like if you would write down things such as compassionate for females and aggressive for males or if you would look at the researcher and tell them that every person is unique.(Fine,3) Based on the information in the book most people would pick up the pencil and write down descriptions of each gender based on the way the world perceives gender. She also talks about marriage and how “the husband is the breadwinner and works outside the home to provide financial resources for the family. In return, his wife is responsible for both the emotional and household labor created by the family…” (Fine,78)
Of Mice and Men and the Death of a Salesman have different types of dreams which are incorporated in a variety of different ways. In Death of a Salesman, the dreams held by Willy, Happy and Biff have the same traditional American dream where you can become a wealthy, powerful and respected American. Willy is committed to his dream, as Happy Loman states “it’s the only dream you can have” and to be the “number one man”. In contrast, the characters’ dreams in Of Mice and Men, are extremely humble as George and Lennie only desire to have a 2 acre plot of land and a small home and “live off the fatta the land”. Whilst Lennie’s ambition is to have some rabbits and alfalfa,
Warren French writes, “The world just hasn’t been made right, so that dreams are the only things that can keep men going.” Agree or disagree with this statement.
Like Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row is about people trying to fit in. Both books are “evocative, beautifully rendered portraits of ‘outsiders’ struggling to understand their own unique places in the world” (Stephan 1). But unlike Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row shows a community of people whereas in Of Mice and Men, the main focus is on George and Lennie. In Cannery Row, the environment of the Row is shaped just as much by the characters inhabiting it as the characters are shaped by the Row. In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie must adapt to their surroundings immediately. To focus on two characters in specific, take Lennie from Of Mice and Men and Frankie from Cannery Row. Frankie is described as a mentally handicapped boy who, “...couldn’t learn and there was something a little wrong with his coordination.” (Steinbeck, Cannery Row, 58) Frankie resembles our dear friend Lennie, who was always a little off. Both Lennie and Frankie were rejected and forced to find someone to care for them. In Frankie’s case, it was Doc, and for Lennie, of course, there was George, These two caretaker characters are ve...
Until the last hundred years or so in the United States, married women had to rely on their husbands for money, shelter, and food because they were not allowed to work. Though there were probably many men who believed their wives could “stand up to the challenge”, some men would not let their wives be independent, believing them to be of the “inferior” sex, which made them too incompetent to work “un-feminine” jobs. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, feminist writers began to vent their frustration at men’s condescension and sexist beliefs. Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers” and Zora Neale Hurson’s “Sweat” both use dialogue to express how women are capable of and used to working hard, thinking originally, being independent
The movie of Of Mice and Men had many differences while still giving the same message that the book was portrayed to have. One of the major differences was that Candy never came into the room when Lennie and Crooks were talking to each other. This was major because Crooks never found out that the plan was true about the little house. In the book after he heard Candy talk about it he wanted to get in on the deal. Also the movie it never showed Lennie have his illusions of his Aunt Carla and the rabbits when he was waiting by the pond.
During the Victorian Era, society had idealized expectations that all members of their culture were supposedly striving to accomplish. These conditions were partially a result of the development of middle class practices during the “industrial revolution… [which moved] men outside the home… [into] the harsh business and industrial world, [while] women were left in the relatively unvarying and sheltered environments of their homes” (Brannon 161). This division of genders created the ‘Doctrine of Two Spheres’ where men were active in the public Sphere of Influence, and women were limited to the domestic private Sphere of Influence. Both genders endured considerable pressure to conform to the idealized status of becoming either a masculine ‘English Gentleman’ or a feminine ‘True Woman’. The characteristics required women to be “passive, dependent, pure, refined, and delicate; [while] men were active, independent, coarse …strong [and intelligent]” (Brannon 162). Many children's novels utilized these gendere...
The classic novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck was made into a Hollywood Blockbuster in 1992. Directed and acted by Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, Hollywood took a stab at trying to recreate this literary success. The novel, which takes place in the 1930’s, follows the lives of two men, George and Lennie, as they try to attain their dream of owning a farm. George is a smart man who always seems to have things figured out. Lennie is massive, but has the mind of a young child. George looks after him, but it is not easy since Lennie always seems to get himself in some kind of trouble. As they struggle towards their dreams, George and Lennie face obstacles that test their friendship. In the end, with Lennie dead, George finds out that dreams aren’t worth striving for, and eventually, loneliness overcomes everything. The movie, running almost two hours, stays very true to the book, although some things are removed or added. While the movie differs from the book in a few ways, it still gives its audience the same message.