Directions:
The journal should be typed following proper MLA format–>MLA Journal format Download MLA Journal format.
Your title should be the same as the assignment. Example: Literary Response Journal #1-The Vernacular Tradition
The journal entry should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs with a minimum 300 words
Choose TWO topics from the list below.
The first paragraph should be about Topic #1, and the second paragraph should be about Topic #2.
Do not bullet your answers.
Include the literary work’s TAG (title-properly punctuated/author/genre).
Use specific references to the literary work but NO DIRECT QUOTES.
Answer with careful thought and insight.
Watch your grammar, spelling, mechanics, and punctuation.
Use your own thoughts about the work. Remember, you are submitting your journal to Turnitin.com. It will catch plagiarism which will result in a zero for your assignment.
Topics
Describe the characters of George and Lennie. What seems to keep them together? Trace the progression of the “bad things” Lennie does in the novel. Then analyze George’s “solution to the problems Lennie creates wherever he goes.
An Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. Discuss Of Mice and Men as an example of an allegory. Be sure to include the title, the characters, and the setting.
Discuss how Steinbeck portrays the American Dream as a sad illusion for George, Lennie, and Candy.
Steinbeck uses symbolism throughout his novella. Discuss how the disability of Candy, Lennie, and Crooks is symbolic. (Candy- disabled by missing hand, age; Lennie – disabled by being mentally slow; and Crooks – disabled because of how others view him (i.e. his race), his crooked back).
Loneliness is man’s greatest enemy. Discuss three victims of loneliness and how they are portrayed in the book.
Lennie’s heart is his best asset, but his strength is his worst enemy. Discuss how Lennie’s strength puts him in difficult situations and ultimately costs him his life.
Describe the characters of George and Lennie. What seems to keep them together? Trace the progression of the “bad things” Lennie does in the novel. Then analyze George’s “solution to the problems Lennie creates wherever he goes.
