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LELE / THE ODD COUPLE

To begin :

Definition :

The notion of The odd couple :

        ->The odd couple : two friends with a special connection, but also fully different to each other

        ->Odd : used to improve the particularity of the relationship

Texts :

-”Of mice and men” by Steinbeck

        ->realistic description (don't want to be characterised as naturalist/ realist)

-”About a boy” by Nick Hornby

        ->modern writer

Question :

“How differences can enrich relationships ?”

A/See different horizons

B/These different horizons shows us peculiar societies

A/See different horizons

About a Boy : Marcus helps Will

        ->Paradoxical : he don't want to do nothing/named “will”

  • the 3 main characters are linked by these differences

Of Mice and Men :

-George =  brain, Lennie= huge workforce = complementarity / codependent

-keep company/ protection/ The 2 are ready to sacrifice themselves

-their dream of happiness exists because they are together

B/These different horizons shows us peculiar societies

About a boy : Bullied at school/ Loneliness/ Conformism/ Suicide

Will, Marcus and his mother don’t know where are their places in the society = rejected because of their differences

Of Mice and Men : The Great Depression : Bank issues + Environmental catastrophes (dust bowl) = Business closed / 25% unemployment in 4 years

Common traits :

-Quest of Happiness

-Try to know yourself /your limits

To conclude : Differences can enrich relationships because they permit to see differents horizons and we can explain these differences by the influence of the society on this assessment of the “differences”.

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