John Steinbeck makes many of his characters pure archetypes in the book Of Mice and Men. In the book Of Mice and Men, Lennie is constantly forcing George to move from town to town and George can not settle down and make a life for himself. George is constantly telling Lennie about the dream that they both have, which is to have their own small farm with animals that they can tend to. Many people today have dreams that help drive themselves to work hard and save up their earnings. Slim is the leader who everyone respects and looks up to, mainly because Slim is the second hand man. Also Curley’s wife is lonely and wishes she had a different life. Therefore, in the story Of Mice and Men George is the average man, Slim is the leader, and Curley’s wife is lonely.
George is the archetype of the every man, in the novella Of Mice and Men, George always talks about his dream for the future one example was to have “...a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs ___” (Steinbeck 14). Most people in today’s society need to have a purpose to work, one way is to have a goal in life. Because of this many people can connect to George, which make him have the archetypes of the common man. Another character with a different archetype is …show more content…
One example of Slim being the King of the ranch is when Carlson is talking about putting Candy's dog out and Candy looks to Slim for help and Slim makes it known that he think that dog needs to be put out of its misery, Candy listens to Slim and, agrees to let Carlson take out his dog (Steinbeck 47-48). Candy had no companions but his dog, and when Slim says that it would be better for the dog, Candy knows that Slim is saying what’s best for everyone. This shows that Slim is the archetype of a king because when he was says something everyone summits to his words. Also Curley's
George is the archetype of the every man, in the novella Of Mice and Men, George always talks about his dream for the future one example was to have “...a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs ___” (Steinbeck 14). Most people in today’s society need to have a purpose to work, one way is to have a goal in life. Because of this many people can connect to George, which make him have the archetypes of the common man. Another character with a different archetype is …show more content…
One example of Slim being the King of the ranch is when Carlson is talking about putting Candy's dog out and Candy looks to Slim for help and Slim makes it known that he think that dog needs to be put out of its misery, Candy listens to Slim and, agrees to let Carlson take out his dog (Steinbeck 47-48). Candy had no companions but his dog, and when Slim says that it would be better for the dog, Candy knows that Slim is saying what’s best for everyone. This shows that Slim is the archetype of a king because when he was says something everyone summits to his words. Also Curley's