All the characters at one point in the book express their dreams, Curleys wife, Lennie, George, Candy all have dreams.
The novel 'Of Mice and Men ' by John Steinbeck is set in the Salinas valley, California. During the collapse of the New York Wall Street market known as the depression years, hoards of migrant worker came to California from parts of America in search of work. The ranch itself is a microcosm of the society and lifestyle of migrant workers black and white in that time, the writer includes life of the black people and attitudes towards them we gain insight of life for black people in America the time. The same applies to Curleys wife, how women where seen and treated at that time, also the fact that she is referred to as 'Curleys wife ' shows her to be a possession and object in the minds of men.
The main characters who are George and Lennie who 's true relationship is explained towards the middle of the book, are themselves migrant workers, however unlike most who have nothing to look forward too in life or anyone in their lives, George and Lennie have each other. Equally important, however, is the extent to which George relies on Lennie for companionship in the generally unfriendly and lonely environment of the migrant labourer. Although we know Lennie because of his mental immaturity is totally reliant upon George for survival it is an unlikely relationship between two friends. …show more content…
S 'pose you couldn 't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black how 'd you like that? '
Curley 's wife is the character who everyone wants to avoid because they all believe she is trouble for them. Her story is told at the end when she is with Lennie, she tells him how she is lonely and doesn 't like Curley and how she has never been loved not even by her own mother who she didn 't trust and married Curley to get away from her. She talks about her dreams in 'pictures ' how she could still do that, she is shown to want affection and comfort and love which all the ranch workers who are lonely really want.
When Lennie kills Curleys wife all their dreams are shattered, the writer makes it seem inevitable, leading up to it by hints to nature and the incident at weed, George seemed to know that it was going to happen but he still had hope. 'Was their ever a point in trying ' is the idea that is put across by the writer, knowing about Lennie 's immaturity and strength, should George have even looked after him when it was doomed from the start. He got the characters hopes up to lead the reader to thinking that there was a minor chance that it would come true, but then contradicting himself by showing Lennie 's insecurities and George who warned Lennie to stay away from Curleys wife also again the weed incident and right at the end the water snake and the heron return as they did at the beginning but this time the snake is killed another hint to the future
The novel 'Of Mice and Men ' by John Steinbeck is set in the Salinas valley, California. During the collapse of the New York Wall Street market known as the depression years, hoards of migrant worker came to California from parts of America in search of work. The ranch itself is a microcosm of the society and lifestyle of migrant workers black and white in that time, the writer includes life of the black people and attitudes towards them we gain insight of life for black people in America the time. The same applies to Curleys wife, how women where seen and treated at that time, also the fact that she is referred to as 'Curleys wife ' shows her to be a possession and object in the minds of men.
The main characters who are George and Lennie who 's true relationship is explained towards the middle of the book, are themselves migrant workers, however unlike most who have nothing to look forward too in life or anyone in their lives, George and Lennie have each other. Equally important, however, is the extent to which George relies on Lennie for companionship in the generally unfriendly and lonely environment of the migrant labourer. Although we know Lennie because of his mental immaturity is totally reliant upon George for survival it is an unlikely relationship between two friends. …show more content…
S 'pose you couldn 't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you was black how 'd you like that? '
Curley 's wife is the character who everyone wants to avoid because they all believe she is trouble for them. Her story is told at the end when she is with Lennie, she tells him how she is lonely and doesn 't like Curley and how she has never been loved not even by her own mother who she didn 't trust and married Curley to get away from her. She talks about her dreams in 'pictures ' how she could still do that, she is shown to want affection and comfort and love which all the ranch workers who are lonely really want.
When Lennie kills Curleys wife all their dreams are shattered, the writer makes it seem inevitable, leading up to it by hints to nature and the incident at weed, George seemed to know that it was going to happen but he still had hope. 'Was their ever a point in trying ' is the idea that is put across by the writer, knowing about Lennie 's immaturity and strength, should George have even looked after him when it was doomed from the start. He got the characters hopes up to lead the reader to thinking that there was a minor chance that it would come true, but then contradicting himself by showing Lennie 's insecurities and George who warned Lennie to stay away from Curleys wife also again the weed incident and right at the end the water snake and the heron return as they did at the beginning but this time the snake is killed another hint to the future