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    that Steinbeck uses adverbs to describe people’s actions. Steinbeck uses the phrase he lay ‘rigidly’ to describe the way Candy is feeling‚ which obviously is very upset about the fact that his dog has been taken away to be shot; George is being careful of Candy’s feelings and shuts the door ‘gently’. When Slim talks ‘loudly’‚ it is to fill the silence that is created as the men wait for the inevitable shot but because the silence is so strong‚ even Slim is intimidated by it. Steinbeck uses

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    Tension is created in chapter 3 building up to the moment Candy’s dog is shot with the repeated use of silence. The word ‘silence’ is used 3 times to describe the atmosphere of the room leading up to the moment the dog is shot. The silence is described as ‘[coming] out of the night and invading the room’. From this personification we can deduce that Steinbeck wanted the reader to view the silence as an intruder. Because it is seen as such‚ the presence of something unwanted can give a sense of danger

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    How Does Steinbeck Create Tension in Chapter Three in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck creates tension by making the atmosphere before Curley’s dog gets shot very awkward. He does this by writing about how small noises draw everyone’s attention in the room to it: “He rippled the edge of the deck nervously‚ and the little snapping noise drew the eyes of all men in the room‚ so that he stopped doing it.” This quote gives a sense of tension‚ since tiny things like rippling cards can drew everyone’s attention

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    How does Steinbeck create tension in the fight between Lennie and Curley in Chapter 3? Steinbeck cleverly builds up the tension throughout Chapter three to foreshadow the fight. It is important to note how Steinbeck builds up the tension beforehand‚ as he jumps from scene to scene which has conflicting emotions for both the characters and the reader‚ to perhaps manipulate us to believe that Lennie will be in grave danger‚ due to the violent and discriminatory characters present in the early-mid 20th

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    Andes Fold Mountains Dimensions Length of Andes: 7‚000 km Average Height of Andes: 4‚000 m Width of Andes: 500 km Countries the Andes Covers: Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ and Venezuela How were the Andes formed? The Andes were formed due to the compression‚ the act of tending to come together from different direction of plate boundary‚ just off the western coast of the continent of South America. The oceanic crust is being forced against the continental crust which

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    The tension that Steinbeck creates in chapter six is very prominent; there are moments of peace and moments of despair. The first case in which Steinbeck creates tension is at the very beginning of the first chapter where the reader can hear peace. It is only after reading chapter six that the reader on hindsight can compare the peacefulness in the first chapter to the tension in the last chapter‚ this creates tension as the reader is now well aware that one of Steinbeck’s narrative techniques is

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    Steinbeck creates tension when he writes about a clash or an awkward moment. You get this feeling at the pit of your stomach‚ burning with curiosity‚ fear and excitement‚ all these emotions mixed together. As a writer‚ Steinbeck creates tension because he can use tension in the form of conflict or a disagreement‚ and to make his story a page-tuner. When you meet tension in a book‚ it makes your heart beat faster; it makes your palms sweat‚ and produce headaches. But you ignore all that pain and all

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    How does Steinbeck create a sense of drama in this section of the novel? This section of the novel is about the fight between Curley and Lennie; it is dramatic because it is unfair on the both of them‚ Lennie because he didn’t do anything wrong and Curley because Lennie is a lot stronger. Steinbeck creates the drama by using things like imagery for example when he says “flopping like a fish”. The tension between the characters in this section makes the fight inevitable (it is definitely going to

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    Steinbeck introduces us to George ande Lennie‚ two migrant workers who are traveling to work on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. The old duo is trying to suruive and save up some money during the 19305: Great Deprssion. George and Lennie are introduced to the swamper ‚Curley‚ the boss‚ slim‚ Carison‚ and Curleys wife. Lennie and George is learning about the boss and the others. He lied about the bus driver giving him abum steer. The swamper had only one hand. Curley wife is always whereing

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    CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY RESEARCH AND DESIGN Methodology and Design used for this specific study will be based on the qualitative design methods‚ which include interviews of the students of Asian Institute of Computer Studies. This study utilized the descriptive method of research. As widely accepted‚ the descriptive method of research is a fact-finding study that involves adequate and accurate interpretation of findings. This chapter presents a detailed outline of how an investigation will take

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