John Steinbeck Similarities Between Of Mice And Men

Although both The Pearl and Of Mice and Men are both written by John Steinbeck and have many similarities, such as the destruction of the main character’s dreams, their resolutions are extremely different. Although both books have a character who was extremely close to the main character die at the end, the manner of death of these characters are very different. Unlike how Lennie was very peacefully shot and was happy right before he died, Coyotito was killed in a much more depressing way. The death of each character in each novel is vastly different, but they both effectively crush the living character’s dream.
Some may say that the resolution of the two stories are the same because a character dies in each, however they could not be more different. The second Lennie killed Curley's wife, his future was over. Even though Lennie had no …show more content…
Of Mice and Men flawlessly depicts the lonely life of migrant workers in California during the Great Depression. It shows all of their hardships, including countless dreams falling apart. On the other hand, The Pearl, tells of a man named Kino who finds the most beautiful pearl in the world, but this turns out to be an extremely negative thing. This depression is an eternal struggle for human beings, as it remains in current society in a number of ways. Every day, countless less fortunate people, such as immigrants from countries at war, face adversity. This adversity is extreme, and very difficult to overcome, and many people do not overcome it. Just like the characters of the two books, many people’s dreams are crushed every single day. These two similar yet different books deal with some of the most heinous emotions that a person will face throughout their life in a way that give a clear image of what it is like to experience