Friday, February 22, 2013
Naturalism
The Novella "Of Mice and Men" uses many examples of naturalism throughout the text. Naturalism is a type of literature that tries to show humans in a more "detached" way, like "human beasts." An example of this in the text is where it reads on page three "Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers so the water arose in little splashes; rings widened across the pool to the other side and came back again." This is an example because Lennie is being compared to a bear, saying he has a big "paw." The quote can also be related to the time period because at that time in the western part of the country, there was just farmland and bushes, with many aspects of nature around them.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Chapter 1 Notes
In chapter 1 of "Of Mice and Men", two characters, Lenny and George are introduced. Lenny is a buff but I'll educated man while George is his complete opposite, small but very smart compared to Lenny. Lenny and George had to run away from their he town because Lenny was being hunted for pulling on a woman`s dress. They decided to go work on a farm, but first hide out by a lake for the night.
I can predict that Lenny may hinder their chances of being allowed to work on the farm because he does not remember orders well. Also I can predict that somebody may find George and Lenny. I can connect this to my life because most children I know may act as forgetful and absent minded as Lenny. I can also relate George to a mother or father, since he is always watching over Lenny.
I can predict that Lenny may hinder their chances of being allowed to work on the farm because he does not remember orders well. Also I can predict that somebody may find George and Lenny. I can connect this to my life because most children I know may act as forgetful and absent minded as Lenny. I can also relate George to a mother or father, since he is always watching over Lenny.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Picturing the History Behind of Mice and Men
"For a moment the place was lifeless, and then two men emerged from the path and came into the opening by the green pool.
They had walked in single file down the path, and even in the open one stayed behind the other. Both were dressed in denim trousers and in denim coats with brass buttons. Both wore black, shapeless hats and both carried tight blanket rolls slung over their shoulders. The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely.
The first man stopped short in the clearing, and the follower nearly ran over him. He took off his hat and wiped the sweat-band with his forefinger and snapped the moisture off. His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself." (1.2-4)
I can connect this passage to the picture "Bag Man on Road" since the men in the passage are walking somewhere. Even though there is one man, it can connect to the story because the man is walking, with blanket rolls on slung over his shoulder. Moreover, this can connect to the 1930s because there is no modern transportation in the western part of the country, and people had to walk long distances. The picture also connects to the 1930s because now people have better luggage boxes, and they don't need to carry around blanket rolls on their shoulders.
Bag Man on Road
They had walked in single file down the path, and even in the open one stayed behind the other. Both were dressed in denim trousers and in denim coats with brass buttons. Both wore black, shapeless hats and both carried tight blanket rolls slung over their shoulders. The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely.
The first man stopped short in the clearing, and the follower nearly ran over him. He took off his hat and wiped the sweat-band with his forefinger and snapped the moisture off. His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself." (1.2-4)
I can connect this passage to the picture "Bag Man on Road" since the men in the passage are walking somewhere. Even though there is one man, it can connect to the story because the man is walking, with blanket rolls on slung over his shoulder. Moreover, this can connect to the 1930s because there is no modern transportation in the western part of the country, and people had to walk long distances. The picture also connects to the 1930s because now people have better luggage boxes, and they don't need to carry around blanket rolls on their shoulders.
Bag Man on Road
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