Main ideas for topic sentence 2 Flashcards
The title of the novel
Taken from Robert burns poem ‘to a mousse’ shows how their American dream has gone badly wrong. Just like loads of other workers.
Main ideas for “An live of the fatta the lan”
This phrase epitomises the idealised version of the American dream
Lennie constant repertition of this line highlights both his deep longing for security and his inability to comprehend the economic and social barriers that make this dream impossible.
The simplicity of his phrasing reflects his childlike understanding of the world, the dream contrasting with the harsh realities of the world.
Through Lennie the writer critiques the illusion of the American dream portraying it as a unattainable fantasy.
The struggles faced by men and women during this time made it impossible to maintain stability and independence.
Main ideas for “I remember about the rabbits George”
Lennie clings to this as a source of help and belonging.
Focuses of the rabbits reflects his simplistic desires for safety and sense of hope and belonging.
Mirroring the struggles of the wider population of interant workers in the 1930s
The rabbits represent a comforting idyllic vision of the future.
Stienback critiques a society that perpetuated the illusion of the American dream.
The economic status of America in the 1930s meant that people like Lennie were left clinging to unrealistic dreams.
