John Milton

Of Lennie and George... In John Steinbeck's Novel Of Mice and Men Steinbeck develops an unbreakable and abnormal bond between two men, George Milton and Lennie Small. Throughout the book their friendship is seen as different compared to everyone else's friendships on the ranch. Steinbeck Uses the motif of friendship to help his readers to understand that human beings both crave and fear the feeling of friendship in their lives when they are put in situations with new and unknown people.…

George and Lennie, The two main characters of John Steinbeck 's novella Of Mice and Men, are seen as friends because of the companionship they provide each other throughout the story. Despite one of the overall themes of friendship in Steinbeck 's work, I hold the theme of loneliness to a higher regard when I consider the events between the two characters. I am willing to argue that George did not genuinely act as good friend to Lennie. In addition to the cruel ways George treated Lennie, the…

Dreams Make Life Worth Living John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice and Men tells the story of two unlikely friends. George Milton, and Lennie Small, a mentally disabled man, are travelling to a ranch in California to work. The men have a dream to one day have their own ranch and to be able to, as Lennie says, “live off the fatta the lan.” Throughout the book and film, produced in 1992, we follow the two men through their struggles, hardship, and ambition as they reach for their dream. Steinbeck…

In fact, George Milton and Lennie Small’s friendship compared with my best friend Katie’s and I friendship is that we have a shared past, raising together since a young age, as well as having a shared dream, which where our paths lie would never become different from each…

“Of Mice and Men” is a story made by John Steinbeck following two individuals, Lennie Smalls and George Milton on their journey in Soledad on their hunt towards their goal, the American Dream. Many people who sought this dream of finding a place and settling down with a family found themselves lost with their aspirations crushed, Lennie Smalls is a prime example of this idea. Lennie is a slow minded but extremely strong, he is more than capable of handling tasks out on the field but because of…

healthy, and another may see it as unhealthy. In example, there is a particular friendship that can be found in John Steinbeck’s “ Of Mice and Men” novella. The friendship can be seen as possibly both, but I lean more into believing the friendship is healthy. In the novella, the two men in this debatable friendship, have many differences on their appearances and mental beings. George Milton is a small man who’s quick, with a dark and strong featured face. Every part of this man was defined. As…

Set during the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men is a profound and influential novella, written by John Steinbeck. It was published in 1937 and features two ranchers, George Milton and Lennie Small, struggling to find work. The pair travel around California with only a few belongings, each other and a dream of one day owning land. In Of Mice and Men, the reader is shown that all people crave the same basic necessities and rights, no matter their race, gender or whether they have a disability.…

what is the American dream. The 1930’s was a rough time in America as it is stated in the infamous book Of Mice & Men. This book is stating that the American dream is an illusion and it is not real nor achievable. In Of Mice & Men, Lennie and George Milton set out a journey for their American dream which is to own a ranch. This journey became quite difficult with obstacles in their path for example 4Lennie’s unfortunate mental…

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a story that takes the reader on an adventure with George Milton and Lennie Small as they try to find work to make money. After running away from a small town called Weed, they were out of work and needed a job. They eventually find work on a ranch in Salinas Valley. During their time on the ranch we meet multiple characters and learn different things about them. One character that really sticks out to the reader is Curley’s wife. Curley is the son of the…

The novella Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937. Steinbeck’s novella tells the story of two polar opposite characters George Milton and Lennie Small. George is slim, small, and intelligent while Lennie on the other hand is a tall and large with a mild mental disability. George and Lennie are two displaced migrant ranch workers. Unlike other migrant workers the two travel together in search of job opportunities so they can fulfill their dreams of buying and owning…