Of Mice and Men Essay

Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has many themes that express the true meaning of how Steinbeck wants the reader to comprehend his novel. Of Mice and Men is a novella that is categorized as a tragic realistic fiction. The most important theme in this novel is said to be the need for commitment. Other themes include the dream of independence, the war between good and evil, and misogyny in Of Mice and Men. The extensive commitment shared by George and Lennie is said to be the most important theme in…

In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, there is one friendship that stands out throughout the novel. George Milton and Lennie Small display a picture of what friendship looks like to everyone they come across throughout the story. Their friendship has strengths and weaknesses. It also came at a cost to each of them while being friendless came at a different cost. George and Lennie show the readers that friendship is costly and can cause hurt but is worth it. George and Lennie became friends…

people to come together and help one another achieve their goals. This is represented in Of Mice and Men by how George is always going out of his way to help Lenny, then by how Candy offered help and $350 towards them getting the farm. In War Dance they all came together to win the dancing competition. Finally in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty everyone he met was helping him in some way. In Of Mice and Men George is always helping Lenny but he does not have hope for their goal of starting their…

(Steinbeck, 88). The book Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. This book is a good representation of how women were often mistreated in the early 1900’s. When the author introduced Curley’s wife in the book, one of the first things a character said about her was “Well, I think Curley married...a tart” (Steinbeck, 28). Curley’s wife symbolizes how women were treated unfairly, and weren’t expected to follow their own dreams. To begin, in the novel Of Mice and Men women were viewed as…

The author John Steinbeck publishes a book called “Of Mice and Men” that is about two good friends during the Great Depression. Two guys named George and Lennie when travel to a new farm for new work; so they can achieve their american dream that they both believe. But George has to take care of Lennie and watch over him because he has a mental issue. As they start to work at the new job a lot of problems arise. In the book “ Of mice and men” the main/central theme is loneliness because of the…

John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, is a book about two friends, Lennie and George, with a dream of owning their own land during the Great Depression in California. Steinbeck tells a story full of themes relevant to the time period it was written in, including the need for companionship, the loneliness that plagued so many people in the 1930s, and the American dream of getting a place of one’s own and taking control over their life, utterly failing. Because of the relatability of the book…

Schuller. Of Mice and Men is placed in the great depression the two main characters are, George and Lennie. George takes care of Lennie, who is mentally impaired. Sometimes Lennie can find himself in trouble. The two ranch hands are finding a new beginning at a new ranch in Soledad. At the new ranch they will meet two important characters, Candy an old swamper that struggles with problems of his own, and Slim a wise character that coaches people through their hard times. Of Mice and Men shows…

People sometimes think they are lonely because they might not have a relationship but sometimes the loneliest people are the ones who lived during the depression of the 1930. The loneliest men in Of Mice and Men, Candy, Lennie, and Curley’s wife for various reasons different from one another. The novel, “Of Mice and Men” is about a pair, George and Lennie, who travel around as farm workers trying to make enough money to buy their own ranch. Lennie must travel with George because he is autistic…

it affects people and their lives. In Of Mice and Men many characters are discriminated against, Lennie for example the big guy that has a mind of a child, Crooks an african american man who got kicked in the back by a horse and now has a Crooked back, and finally Curley 's wife, a woman who tries to looks like an actress. All these characters and more are discriminated in the novella Of Mice and Men. Discrimination affects the characters of Of Mice and Men through,…

In the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie is a simple, loving person that has a hard time keeping himself out of harms way. Lennie has the mentality and personality of someone who is special needs, but the built and strength of a frightening killer. This extraordinary strength brings more harm than good to Lennie throughout the book and probably his whole life. In Of Mice And Men I believe that John Steinbeck made it clear in his story for everyone to understand the needs that…