How Men Are

Everyone wishes they could live the American dream, but sometimes that just isn't the reality of it all. In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, characters try so hard, but don’t always succeed. As two migrants workers, Lennie and George, struggle to reach their goal of owning a farm to support themselves, many unfortunate events unfold, resulting in their dreams being crushed. They work together to raise money, but when Lennie’s disability gets in the way, it stops them from getting…

In Of Mice and Men, a novel, written by John Steinbeck, the reader follows George and Lennie though their chase for the American Dream; working where they can find a job to save enough money for their own ranch. Along the way we meet characters who prove that during this time mostly everyone chasing the Dream is lonely. The story is based in a town in California called Soledad, which then translates to loneliness. This small representation is relevant to the story Of Mice and Men because…

world, there are extreme amounts of pain and loneliness. From children who have no family, to truck drivers who are away from their families for long amounts of time. In the novela Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, he captures the lonely soul through the use of many characters. This novela is the story about how two friends, Lennie and George, travel around finding odd jobs until they stumble upon a ranch. There they meet many characters that prove detrimental to George and Lennie’s plans of…

The characters in Of Mice and Men are as interesting as the story they tell. Their personalities and characteristics are quite different from one another, so encounters between them are always entertaining. Two of the most important characters are George and Lennie, migrant workers travelling and living together, unlike most others of their kind, who spend their lives alone. George does the thinking for the pair, while Lennie supplies the brawn. Candy, another major character, is an old worker…

who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering”. However, to John Steinbeck, author of the novella Of Mice and Men, mercy killing is more than just that. In the plot of the story, mercy killing repeatedly becomes a subject of discussion when characters in the story kill other people and animals out of mercy. George, Slim, and Candy reveal how mercy killing is justifiable in the cases when it ends unnecessary suffering and pain, where it comes from a selfless place, and…

“Lennie never done it in meanness...All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of ‘em mean”(95). John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, tells the story of George and Lennie, two migrant workers in 1930’s California. Lennie is a large, cognitively disabled man who often forgets things and when scared, freezes or becomes very violent. George is a man who travels with Lennie and watches out for him. After an incident involving Lennie at their previous jobs in Weed, California, they…

has been said that love is unconditional and perfect in that it conquers all and leaves nothig but love. A love like this can be found in true friendship, families, and sometimes, if lucky, marriage. However, in John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, this perfect love is not seen in all of the characters but is instead replaced by loneliness. Steinbeck illustrates both of these extremes in his novel through the characters within the ranch of the town of Soledad, California. Loneliness…

Of Mice and Men includes many symbolic features that align the story for a better understanding of the novel as well as help strengthen the development of particular themes. Three examples of different symbols that the novel has are: Candy's dog, Lennie's puppy and George and Lennie's farm. Candy's dog is an example of a symbol in Of Mice and Men because it symbolizes the concept of the Great Depression. Candy's dog was once a powerful sheepdog, though as since he becomes older as he grows, the…

“And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck” (Steinbeck 91). The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. During this time period, many men would travel looking for work and would end up working for a rich ranch owner. Most of this novella takes place at a ranch owned by a wealthy man in Soledad, California. At this ranch, Curley’s wife is a very present and ornate character; however, she is not at all respected. Two weeks prior…

situation, when we look to the future we can either dread, or look forward to. Fear, or hope. In Of Mice and Men, the characters live day to day with a hazy view of what’s to come. Somewhere within that dark grey fog, the characters find a hopeful outlook which is why the color yellow best represents Steinbeck’s story.…