Humans and animals seem like they aren’t related that much, but they are closer than you may think. Although humans are more advanced than animals, humans will still show animal- like behavior. However, resorting to animal- like behavior is not as obvious now as it was before. In the novel Of Mice And Men many of the characters had behaved like an animal. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men animal imagery played a key role because of why he chose to use it, how it made a point about the working class, and how it developed the theme.
John Steinbeck used animal imagery to describe the working class and develop the theme, but we need to determine what made him choose to do so. The time period Of Mice And Men took place in was a time where not many people were as advanced in problem solving skills. Many of the men in the book resorted …show more content…
In Of mice And Men they are all working on a small ranch. Working on a ranch did not require brains like other jobs that were available during the time. Most of the men that worked on the ranch were not the smartest and they all seemed to lack social skills along with problem solving skills.Most of the men solved their disagreements through fighting, this was something an animal would most likely do as well. The men would get into brawls over simple things most of the time. An example of when John Steinbeck used animal imagery to describe the working class was when Lennie and Curley had gotten into a fight about Curley’s wife and the narrator had said “Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier.” John Steinbeck used Curley’s behavior and compared it to that of a terrier before he had gotten into the fight with Lennie. This describes he used shows how Curley had been behaving at the moment. This was just one example of how he used animal imagery to make a point about the working
John Steinbeck used animal imagery to describe the working class and develop the theme, but we need to determine what made him choose to do so. The time period Of Mice And Men took place in was a time where not many people were as advanced in problem solving skills. Many of the men in the book resorted …show more content…
In Of mice And Men they are all working on a small ranch. Working on a ranch did not require brains like other jobs that were available during the time. Most of the men that worked on the ranch were not the smartest and they all seemed to lack social skills along with problem solving skills.Most of the men solved their disagreements through fighting, this was something an animal would most likely do as well. The men would get into brawls over simple things most of the time. An example of when John Steinbeck used animal imagery to describe the working class was when Lennie and Curley had gotten into a fight about Curley’s wife and the narrator had said “Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier.” John Steinbeck used Curley’s behavior and compared it to that of a terrier before he had gotten into the fight with Lennie. This describes he used shows how Curley had been behaving at the moment. This was just one example of how he used animal imagery to make a point about the working