What is the comparison between The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men?

I was just wondering because I am doing an essay on Of mice and Men and I have to compare it to another piece of literature and people told me the Great Gatsby but the problem is I never really read it but heard of it. So if anyone is kind enough to help me I'd appreciate it thanks :)What is the comparison between The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men?
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922.





The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed the ';Jazz Age';. Following the shock and chaos of World War I, American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity during the ';roaring'; 1920s as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment, made millionaires out of bootleggers and led to an increase in organized crime. Although Fitzgerald, like Nick Carraway in his novel, idolized the riches and glamor of the age, he was uncomfortable with the unrestrained materialism and the lack of morality that went with it.





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http://www.awerty.com/greatgp2.htmlWhat is the comparison between The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men?
They are both about the American dream destroyed. The Great Gatsby speaks to the corruption of the roaring twenties and Jay Gatsby's corrupted American dream. Of Mice and Men speaks to the American dream shattered through isolation and depression. Of Mice and Men is more than a little book about a certain time and place; it covers friendship and sacrifice, not to mention a healthy dose of the bittersweet futility of holding onto dreams.





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Ignore the stupidity of some of the other answers- whiny little school-kiddies. Heaven forbid you should actually think about what you're reading!





The key theme of the two is dreams. George and Lennie want to run a big farm together, and Gatsby wants Daisy- who represents wealth and perfection.


Of Mice and Men is set in the thirties, depression-era- just after Gatsby, and the roaring twenties. Of mice and Men is the consequence of Gatsby.
I agree with the last answer and would also mention how different they both are. While dealing with the same time period, the financial status of characters in either novels could not be more different. This is indicative of the time period.
Both are same color and of four chambered heart.both have approx.same body systems so the experiments are done by the scientist are on mice.
Both were books that I was forced to read in school. Damn you educational system!!!
They both are boring books forced upon us in 10th grade English class

Do you keep breeding mice/rats in the same room as your snakes?

I recently acquired 2 rats, male and female. The cage is near our snake terrarium, but I'm wondering if they'll smell them, and attack us when we pick them up! (Smell food, see heat coming


toward them...)





The rats are pets. The previous owner was allergic. We aren't going to feed our rats to them, (too big anyway-- 1 yr old ball pythons!) but if they have babies, we may consider them!Do you keep breeding mice/rats in the same room as your snakes?
As Maranda says as long as you wash your hands between them and not hold them on your clothes and arms BEFORE or going right over to the snakes then you should not have any problems. I had a 3 tier mouse breeding habitat right next to the rehab snake tanks and never had a problem.





Snakes are weird like that sometimes. I had one that would NOT eat live at all which was great but one time, one escaped and crawled in his tank and we think he was in there a few days when we found him hanging out with Dr. Phil..... it was sleeping on top his coils. I had another escapee that lived with the guinea pigs for a week we were going to take him out of there right away but it was so cute and they weren't hurting him, then we saw it was a she and she had babies in the corner and so we had to re-introduce her back to her own kindDo you keep breeding mice/rats in the same room as your snakes?
As far as my opinion you are fine to have them in the same room. At one point in time my pet snake actually had a pet rat. It just decided not to ever eat it. I put in other rats while his pet was living with him and he ate the others just fine. This lasted for 2 years. As long as you are washing your hands in between pets I think you will be fine.
i raised rodents and kept snakes but i never kept them in the same room. rodents have a keen sense of smell and can smell the snakes and they will get stressed out and the snakes can smell/taste the rats in the air and that will stress the snakes out. the snakes will smell rats in the air and might be likely to strike at you when you go in their cage to get them out.

Is it normal for mice to rub in circles?

like chase their tail?





I thought its cage was too small, but it does it on the floor too. Is it just a retarded mouse?Is it normal for mice to rub in circles?
I havent heard of a mouse chasing its tail before. If your mouse can only turn in one direction this is usually a sign that something is wrong. Mice are very active though and will run around a small cage endlessly as this is very normal. Your mouse is possibly looking for a way out. Does your cage have a wheel(exercise) and house(to hide)? Also your mouse may improve with company. Hopefully your mouse is not retarded. A vet, even the pet shop should be able to help you further. Good luck.

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How did the social and historical context impact John Steinbeck's writing when he was writing Of Mice and Men?

I'm writing an essay on the novel Of Mice and Men, and for the conclusion I need to 'sum up how the social and historical context would have impacted Steinbeck's writing at that time'.How did the social and historical context impact John Steinbeck's writing when he was writing Of Mice and Men?
Well, I don't know how much this would help, but here's what I do know:





The story itself was set in and written during Depression Era California. People were looking for work in this area, to no avail (in the near future, ';Okies'; would be a crude name for people from OK looking for a far distant better life in California). Futures were uncertain. A sense of ';self'; was hard to obtain. Security was an idea that seemed too lofty to reach.





Steinbeck himself was somewhat of a hobo in the 1920's and also experienced the longing of the ';American Dream,'; like Lenny and George did. His experiences and the experiences of the majority of Americans during the Depression definitely played a huge part in the writing of this novel.

Mice !!??????

I have two questions...





1. do i have a phobia of mice? because i have 1 in my basement and my mom saw but i didnt and i will NOT EVER go down there. Also, i was just taking a shower and i thought i saw a white mouse where the hole is for the water to get out of the bath and i didnt scream or anything but i really got petrified and joged out of the bathroom and my mom is asleep %26amp; i dont want to wake her up.And i went through a phase where i heard slighht sounds from mice in the ceiling or walls i dont know...





2. Can mice get up the hole where the bathtub is where the water goes down ?





thx.Mice !!??????
OMG...I hate mice, too!! Yes, I think it is a phobia. Get some traps and bait them with peanut butter. I think they can get in the tub by entering from outside the tub...but,not up through the pipe.Mice !!??????
no , If you are talking about the drain im sure a mouse couldn't come up thruogh the drain.
Well if there is a filter in the drain they cant like in the drain if there is 6 little holes or something then it cant but if it is just a plain hole then it might well it connects to the sewers so it probably was not a mouse your probably seeing things once i seen a giant spider that looked like a tarantula i thought i saw it running around on my bed and i was in my bed i jumped out of bed turned on the light but i was seeing things it was just a sock your probably seeing things
Get a cat.

What are some visuals for Of Mice and Men?

I need some visual representation that shows the various characters in Of Mice and Men and their relationships to one another. I have drawn a fist but i need more. Does anyone know what else i could draw??What are some visuals for Of Mice and Men?
A sexy woman standing next to a man with a glove on





A small man holding a gun while he stands behind a big man





An old man petting a old dog's head





2 or 3 guys sitting around a table playing cards with bunks in the background





a dead mouse in a big handWhat are some visuals for Of Mice and Men?
a bunny rabbit!


lenny loves them=)





or a farm, which could symbolize his lost dreams if the project is on symbolism

How do you get rid of mice in an attic above your bedroom?

Mice in atticHow do you get rid of mice in an attic above your bedroom?
First off, moth balls wont work. They believe it is there home so they wont just leave because of the smell. Traps will work but to effectively catch them all you will need 10-20 spred out though the attic. The best way to handle the problem is to put out some poison. Some mouse seed in packets would be best for the attic. Just place them in a grid pattern were there are trails or other sign in the attic.





And as long as the bait is in the attic and not in the living quarters it is completely safe.How do you get rid of mice in an attic above your bedroom?
Hi, Probably the best thing to do is get a trap. There are 2 types of trap, humane and snap traps. The former are little cages which trap the mouse inside but don't kill it, so you have to be prepared to get rid of it still alive. Also with these traps there is the danger it could simply come back into your home or someone else's.


If this doesn't work then best call a pest controller.
mouse trap or mouse poison.... if you want to kill it..... otherwise try to shoo it away......
If you can stand the odor, throw moth balls in the attic. The smell is very strong so be sure you can handle the odor before you use them. Also, the local feed and seed stores here sell mouse poison that kills mice with little smell. I have used it and it works well. Good luck.
Buy a rat snake from the pet shop and let it go in the attic


he will take care of them. sounds like a joke i know


but i have done it and it works! once the mice are gone he will


find a way out (probably the same way the mice got in) and look for food else were. Good luck.