Of Mice And Men
In Of Mice and Men published in 1937 by John Steinbeck, the author uses characters as symbols.The characters have their unique stories that create themes connected to our current society. The descriptions and actions of the characters help shape the book into greater themes applicable to any situation. Steinbeck uses Curley's Wife, Lennie, and Candy to symbolize loneliness and weakness to show that loneliness and weakness leads to hopes and dreams. “A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips” (31). / “Could have been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes” (89). Curley's Wife is a symbol of weakness, as a woman, she isn’t as powerful as most men. Her weakness leads her to her dream of being an actress to
In Of Mice and Men published in 1937 by John Steinbeck, the author uses characters as symbols.The characters have their unique stories that create themes connected to our current society. The descriptions and actions of the characters help shape the book into greater themes applicable to any situation. Steinbeck uses Curley's Wife, Lennie, and Candy to symbolize loneliness and weakness to show that loneliness and weakness leads to hopes and dreams. “A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips” (31). / “Could have been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes” (89). Curley's Wife is a symbol of weakness, as a woman, she isn’t as powerful as most men. Her weakness leads her to her dream of being an actress to