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Discuss the place of man within nature as expressed in the novel. Describe the book as a comment on the life of migrant farm laborers in the USA of the 1930s.What is love like in the novel? Discuss the lack of what we would consider normal, loving relationships.Discuss Georges motives in killing Lennie.Examine the concept of the ranch as a microcosm of American society.Discuss what Georges life would be like without Lennie, and Lennies without George.Describe the symbiotic relationship between George and Lennie.Examine George and Lennie as a single two-sided character.Discuss the theme of loneliness in the novel.What are some major differences between the two forms of the story? Why has Steinbeck made these differences? Contrast the novel and play versions of Of Mice and Men.In what ways is it more like a play than a novel? Examine the play-like qualities of the novel.Discuss the purpose and effect of the setting descriptions that open each chapter in the book.Decide whether the book is genuinely moving or overly sentimental, and back up your opinion.Describe the poetic qualities of Steinbecks language.
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Examine Steinbecks use or overuse of foreshadowing.
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