John Hurt

that went against normality at this time. Almost all men traveled alone, suspicious of anyone and everyone--but George and Lennie had a strong bond and a close friendship, one of which many other men could not understand. This is why the two men in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men represent the beauty of friendship. Set on a small ranch in the countryside where George and Lennie begin their new jobs, there are many conflicts and problems right off the bat. Curley, the…

of the same thing. An' then things ain't so lonely anymore. An' then a hurt don't hurt so bad" (Steinbeck 1939: 268). He vividly captures some sort of perpetual gloom which hangs over the have-nots in his novels. Gradually, the depression grips the have-nots and hijacks their brains from logical thinking.…

we never would have gotten out of the depression. Many novelists, artists, and musicians have attempted to capture the spirit of these desolate and gloomy days, but perhaps no pieces of art are more successful at this goal than Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This novel was written in 1937 and follows the story of two migrant workers, Lennie and George, who arrive and begin work at a farm in Salinas Valley, California. Lennie has mental issues and George has cared for him for most of the…

Everyone has a dream, whether they acknowledge it or not; everyone has a longing deep down to do something or be something. Throughout John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, dreams are an play a quintessential part of the character’s lives and goals. They are able to give someone a purpose, but also affect them negatively, which can be seen in both works. Firstly, A Raisin in the Sun depends greatly on the presence of the Younger family’s dreams; each…

it may also be provocative, in that an individual's values and ideas are confronted and challenged. This notion is explored by the SBS documentary, "Go Back to Where You Came From” directed by Ivan O’Mahoney and the novel, "Looking for Alaska" by John Green in which the protagonists are further challenged by entering unexpected worlds in which each individual has the choice to transform their personal perspective. Although set in completely different contexts, both texts portray the ways…

How would you know if it was the right choice to end the suffering of someone you care about? Could someone be so bad off that death would be the best choice? At the end of John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, George Milton has to decide the right choice for Lennie Small. Lennie is George’s best friend that is a mentally-challenged full grown man. No matter how hard George tries, he can’t ever seem to keep Lennie out of trouble. After Lennie ends up killing a woman at the ranch that they are…

We need justice and a governmental system that will keep our priorities straight and create a safe environment for all of us. Justice can be a faulty system and innocent people can get hurt during the process yet is necessary in order to provide a sense of safety in the people. Knowing that those who kill, steal, kidnap, rape, and are just plain treacherous are getting what they deserve, such as jail time, gives me and everyone else hope…

66) The reference of the broken harness directly relate to the character crooks through the fact that he is represented as the broken harness who is hurt and broken from the recurring marginalization and discrimination which eventually led to this solidarity. In the first few paragraphs of chapter 4, the author describes the African-Americans segregated room and how miserable he is while living in it…

Hope gives us dreams and dreams fuel our passion. John Steinbeck cleverly used the relationship between Lennie and George to contrast the loneliness of the other characters. These two bring dreams to the card table with the solitaire hand played. This dream of theirs not only brings up them, but people…

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…