Introduction: “Your all scared of each other that’s what” mention loneliness, mention Steinbeck
P1: mention setting and its implications on the theme of loneliness
P2: mention the effect of prejudice on crooks and how that relates to loneliness, find crooks quote on the effect of loneliness of a man
P3: mention the effect of prejudice on curleys wife and find a quote that mentions how she can’t talk to other men. Mention how this behaviour was frequent in the depression
P4: mention prejudice on candy, talk about his dog acting as a metaphor for him, mention the treatment of old and disabled people in the time of Of Mice And Men.
P5: mention the poem To a Mouse by Robert Burns and how it was the name sake of the book, also mention how it is describing broken and forgotten dreams
P6: conclusion, choose biggest point re explain and say why Steinbeck did these things in the book to portray loneliness
March 4, 2013 at 12:21 am
This looks like a very good plan.
Some advice to make sure you reach the sophistication you’re capable of here is:
Think of your essay as a ‘developing argument’ – which means that each paragraph builds on the prior one (rather than simply repeating the same analysis in a different domain). This might mean you’ll look at each of the characters you’ve selected according to how they continuously strengthen the effect of isolation – each more than the former.
Don’t forget that you’ll need to examine Steinbeck’s use of language – you might want to interrogate the quotations you use, each time identifying the metaphors or symbolism or word choice or sentence structure that Steinbeck uses to create this effect of isolation (even words can feel ‘sparse’) – or alternatively you might want to select quotations specifically because they exemplify the idea of isolation and explain those in their own paragraph.
In your mind, have a clear answer to the question: that is: “Mark, what effect DOES isolation have on these characters?” and “Mark, what tricks does Steinbeck use to support or strengthen the appearance of these effects?”
Keeping the question clear in your mind will ensure everything you write is directed to answering those questions (which is always better than just answering according to a plan)
Let me know if you need any further assistance
Mr Waugh
October 5, 2013 at 5:15 pm
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March 4, 2013 at 12:32 am
Thanks sir ill keep that in mind when writing my essay.