What makes us dislike someone?

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Ridge Robson

Parkinson

English 3B

03/14/16

What makes us dislike someone?

In the book Of Mice and Men, you are led to believe that Curley doesn’t like Lennie and George because of the way he acts towards them. “His eyes passed over the new men and he stooped. He glanced coldly at George and then at Lennie..”(23). This makes you think that he dislikes them because of the way he looked at them is described in a very negative way and it shows some sort of rudeness with it. When reading this quote, I thought Curley didn’t like them because in my own experiences, I have always gotten the feeling of someone disliking me when they looked at me in a strange way or made rough gestures towards me. I also know that when I tend to dislike someone, I act a different way around them, my personality and body language will completely change because I’m not fully comfortable with them. All of this would lead me to believe that Curley dislikes George and Lennie and he does not act the same towards them compared to how he acts with others.

America

Ridge Robson

Mrs.Parkinson

English IIIB

22 February 2016

America

America is described is as a place that is cultured and opinionated about others. Two examples from the poem would be, “Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,’ and ‘Stealing my breath of life….this cultured hell that tests my youth.” Words like stealing, tests, and cultured hell all show that parts of America are negative and are giving the speaker some troubles. America is also described as a place that offers a lot to an individual and somewhere that can bring a lot of happiness into a person’s life. Examples of this would be, “Her vigor flows like tides into my blood,’ and ‘Darkly I gaze into the days ahead, And see her might and granite wonders there.” The words give off a positive connotation so that you feel the strength given to the speaker and they are short in order for them to get straight to the point.