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Lennie had to be killed by Curly and George had no power to stop Curly from killing him. This is the first reason why George had to kill Lennie. Lennie had killed curly’s wife by stroking her hair. During this time, Curly’s wife was in pain as she screamed but due to Lennie’s foolishness, Lennie…

The protagonist, Willy Loman, is a common man who is an epitome of an uncommon tragic hero. Willy, unlike the Greek archetypes of tragic hero’s, has no high position to fall from. He is no king, or hero, in fact, Willy is only a travelling salesman and not a very good one at that as…

Can you think what fear can do with your brain and life? In the contemporary world, we all live in peace and harmony. But the cost of peace has been too high in the past. We have endured brutal wars in the past. The common cause of these wars is fear and foresight. Fear, that…

Lord Of The Flies, a classic novel written in 1954 by William Golding, a plane filled with around two dozen boys ranging in age from about 6-14 crashes into a deserted island, killing the pilot and leaving them to survive on their own. At first the boys create a civilized environment with leaders and jobs…

The Crucible and farenheit 451 are both classic works of literarytue that show how extremism and societal sway can change a person’s life. Both stories have strong themes that flow in the same direction, but also have contrasting aspects that set them apart. Fahrenheit 451 and The Crucible are both centered around extremism and the…

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word knowledge is defined as “the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association.” Through life experiences one is able to develop knowledge and a good understanding of society as a whole. In the fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury and the…

Richard Eyre, a film director, once said, “Change begins with understanding and understanding begins by identifying oneself with another person: in a word, empathyi The arts enable us to put ourselves in the minds, eyes, ears and hearts of other human beings” Empathy can change a person for the better, They can have a better…

Antigone is a hero. A tragic hero is a character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw, which combined with fate, results in a tragedy. A tragic hero falls from good luck and well being to misery and misfortune. The tragic hero causes a sense of pity through the tragic downfall…

In the books, The Grapes of Wrath and The Pearl, John Steinbeck gives a voice to the impoverished and exploited classes who in his opinion have no chance of overcoming their destiny. He believes that the common man’s struggle is in trying to overcome their fate and escape the oppression caused by the wealthy and…

The theme of friendship is demonstrated through many of the characters in the novel Of Mice and Men Two pairs of characters that this is true are George and Lennie, and George and Slim. Both pairs of friends have amazing relationships and they care about each other deeply. In the novel Of Mice and Men,…