Your Of Mice and Men assessment will require you to focus on one of the characters. It is crucial that you support all of your ideas with quotations from the novel. You will need to scan the novel for references to each character, looking for quotations that can be inserted into the table below.
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Character
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Aspect of their personality
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Relationship with other characters
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How
are they used by Steinbeck to express his message/themes/ ideas (e.g. loneliness,
dreams, power, social structure, racism, discrimination, economic context of
the 1930s)
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Lennie
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George
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Slim
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Crooks
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Curley
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Curley’s wife
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Candy
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Literature essay
writing tips
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Ensure
your focus is always on RESPONDING TO THE QUESTION/STATEMENT.
Introduction
- Have a brief INTRODUCTION that clearly focuses on the question (no more than 3-4 sentences). To ensure that you do this, include key words from the task in your opening sentences.
- It is not necessary to state what the novel is about – I already know this!
Main body
- The MAIN BODY of your essay should include about three main points (or, three PEEs).
- You MUST support all of your points with evidence from the novel.
- Link your ideas/paragraphs with a variety of connectives.
Conclusion
- Your CONCLUSION, like your introduction, needn’t be any more than 3-4 sentences.
- Don’t bring in any new ideas here; you are simply summarising what you have already said. Ensure that you give a final, clear response to the essay task.
Literary Essay: Sentence Openers
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