On character who is introduced within this section is Candy. candy is the handyman at the ranch and lost his right arm. Candy can be related to George as both characters come off as caring towards other people. On the other hand the owner of the ranch Curley is a young man who can be related to Lennie. Both Lennie and Curley take actions too quickly and don't foresee the consequences which results in them coming off as arrogant.…
Of Mice and Men Essay Name: Cade Gullett Date: 10/19/15 Word Count: 522 words In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinback, most characters are faced with loneliness. Curley's wife experiences loneliness because she is the only woman on the ranch, candy is lonely after he lets Carlson shoot his dog. Candy immediately feels depressed and lonely.…
The characters in this book work and reside of a farm together, but not everyone on the farm gets along. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, he develops the concept of loneliness through Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife in order to demonstrate that loneliness affects how people think, feel, and act.…
Lennie on the other hand is a peaceful minded man with a disability who tries to be nice and careful but fails in…
It also seemed that lenny mental state decreased throughout the book bringing his morals into a tornado of confusion. He goes from petting mice to death to murdering another human and severe hallucinations in just three days. People argue that lenny could have escaped…
Of Mice and Men is a riveting tale of a two young men trying to make ends-meet during the 1930s Great Depression. From its beginning to its concluding tragedy, Of Mice and Men tells stories of loneliness, friendship, human interaction, and mental disability within an enthralling setting using brilliant characters. Throughout the book, a common theme from the opening to the finale was mental disability. Shown in the form of Lennie, George’s companion throughout the story, the novella educates the reader on how the mentally challenged think, act, respond, and live. As shown in the book, this often leads to trouble due to the disabled not being able to foresee the consequences of their actions.…
Of Mice and Men a novella by John Steinbeck, tells the story of two migrant workers, George and his mentally handicapped partner Lennie. The story is set on a ranch in Salinas Valley where they meet various characters among whom are Candy, an elderly swamper and Crooks, a black stable buck with a crooked back. Candy, Crooks, and George have the hope of owning their own property and having a place to belong that they could call their own. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck shows how they have hopes and dreams and how reality affect their decisions when striving for these dreams. Candy’s dream is to be secure and have a place to go when he is of no more use.…
Candy is a big part of this story. She starts in the story as just another person but later on in the story she starts to alter people and kind of influence them in a bad way or just to her advantage. She starts asking miss merlie to get people down to her house in chapter three while she is holding a shotgun. Miss merlie knows that something is up or should at least say something but she holds her tongue because candy says so. Candy has everyone tied up in strings and nobody realizes it.…
George could have been well off without Lennie, but still continues to care and support him. They have one another to talk to, be with, and look after. ‘With us it ain’t like that. We got a future.…
Loneliness “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” -Anne Hathaway. All my characters feel some type of loneliness. Like Crooks feels the loneliness of being alone.…
Loneliness is a common occurrence throughout almost every character in Of Mice and Men. The characters Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife are all very lonely characters in the book. Candy never got his dream house, Crooks never got a close friend, and Curley’s wife never got to pursue her acting career. The characters in the book are all lonely and isolated because they missed their opportunity to achieve their dreams and happiness. Curley's wife was stuck in a loveless marriage with a guy she thought of as a jerk.…
“The best laid plans of mice and men/ often go awry” (Burns 38). Steinbeck adapted this quote from Robert Burns to write his novel, Of Mice and Men, indicating similar themes such as companionship. Dreams of the characters are also mentioned in both works, along with how they are not achieved at the end. The characters and their personalities also tend to resemble each other between the works. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men shows many allusions to the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns through unachieved dreams, the characters’ compassion and the unfair treatment of weaker characters.…
Candy’s dog to him was like a pacifier to a baby. Once they shot his dog due to old age, he questions his skill compared to the other ranch hands. Candy comes to the realization that he has a disability and is not “fresh off the block” anymore. Candy expresses his feelings to George, "When they can me here I wisht somebody 'd shoot me” (Steinbeck 60). Candy doesn’t want to live a life searching for a place to go all alone.…
The book Of Mice and Men is full of puzzling examples of the human condition, from Lennie and his mental disability to Curley’s wife messing with all of the men’s heads. With characters like these two, the book exploits the human condition that concerns circumstances life has gives you. John Steinbeck brings to life what being a laborer in the American depression meant to the men and one woman who had enough personality to stand out. George, Slim, Curley, and Lennie are all very different people with lives that make them have different views and priorities.…
In Of Mice and Men, each character has their own American Dream and the desire to fulfill it. However, the novel depicts the notion of an American Dream as something unattainable. The story takes place during the Great Depression and shows the life of two middle aged men, what their individual American Dreams are, and how they were unsuccessful at attaining them. Of Mice and Men depicts the harsh reality of life during the Great Depression and how it affected people’s dreams and aspirations. In Of Mice and Men, George, Lennie, and Curley’s wife were individuals who suffered during the time of the Great Depression, yet persisted on their American Dream, that unfortunately was unattainable.…