What Is The Relationship Between John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Most knew him by the name of John Steinbeck, successful writer. Although his full name was Christened John Ernst Steinbeck III. He was not like most of us to begin with. Born in the master bedroom of his parent’s home on the afternoon of February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. His parents were actually very disappointed in their third child being that they had already had two girls before Steinbeck III. They disliked his features. Although, they were told he’d become a businessman with the looks he had inherited from his father. Of course, Steinbeck did not become a businessman. He became a writer. He went to Stanford University in 1919 where he urgently joined literature and writing courses. He spent six years at the university and then …show more content…
From the time they are kicked out of town because they were accused of harassing a women to when George kills Lennie at the end of the novel. The author tends to foreshadow quite oftenly. The women which is married to the boss’s son is used to foreshadow great danger that is headed George and Lennie’s way. Throughout the novel she constantly begs for their attention, the reader knowingly that it is forbidden for them to even make eye contact with her. The women is like sacred ground. She is not to be touched nor approached. During the climax of the story Lennie murders Curley’s wife, the sacred lady. George knows what is to come once people find out it was Lennie. He would not be able to protect after it all blows out. Therefore, George decides to kill Lennie himself thinking it was the best option he had for the both of them. The plot is fairly simple. There is nothing complex about it, maybe understanding why Lennie is the way he is but other than that the plot is nothing to extreme. Steinbeck made it simple and easy to …show more content…
They are very flat, as the story goes on they remain quite the same. Nothing major happens. They live simple routines so they do not develop nor progress in anything which is why they remain very static. Each character that is presented in this novel is very believable because the author wrote this novel in a the perfect setting of the 1930’s using settings and the discrimination that took place in this era. Each character is revealed right away. There is no searching for clues or hiding behind anaphora for metaphors. Steinbeck introduces these characters as soon as they take a role and effect the story. Each character in the story is quite simple. Nothing is really complex about anyone in this novel not even George or Lennie. They are straightforward people which straightforward actions. There are two main characters in this novel which we already have come to know are George and Lennie. George and Lennie are the protagonists. Curley and his wife happen to be the antagonist. There are ten other minor characters in this novel. They are added into the story to give it more context as well as to play the roles of society in the 1930’s. These characters give the protagonist their obstacles they must face throughout the novel otherwise there would be no story to tell. There would be no plot nor climax. The minor characters help George and Lennie become who they are by the end of the