takes place in a pivotal time period in the United States. The Great Depression and the dust bowl are at the forefront of all culture which allows clear sight to see the struggles they went through back then. While exploring Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, through the cultural lens, readers are able to see Brodie's statement proved true as the novella flows through common themes and settings that display cultural influences during the…
people were treated. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck illuminates people based on their physical and mental disabilities and how society as a whole treated them. Through the use of archetype, allusions, metaphors, and imagery, Steinbeck portrays how minorities were treated differently based on how society saw them. Steinbeck portrays how certain people were treated differently in a multitude of ways. Through the use of archetype, Steinbeck shows how some characters are treated…
Paragraph 1: Character speech In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses character speech to express how the Great Depression has affected the American Dream. One instance of character speech shows the importance of work. For instance, as George and Lennie are making their journey towards the ranch, George points out to Lennie, “think I’d let you carry your own work card?” (Steinbeck 5). Evidently, this example from George’s dialogue does not only show his hostility and short-temperedness, but further…
wash house’” (Steinbeck 24). I think its kind of weird why Candy has this dog that can’t see and is…
hurt Lennie. “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” (Of Mice & Men Steinbeck Chapter 6 p.108). I feel sympathy for him because he has the mind of a five-year-old child. Lennie had no idea of what he was doing, he got really scared and reacted.…
land and working for them. George has a dream at one point of his life his, going to have his own land. “O.K. Someday we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and----“ (Steinbeck, 14) George often has to share with Lennie, because Lennie isn’t smart enough to live on his own and do things on his own. This even includes including him in his dream, even though that might mean changing it a little to fit Lennie’s needs.…
having to move around because of Lennie. George’s most important relationship in the book is Lennie. After George lays back on the sand and Lennie imitates him, George tells Lennie,” God you’re a lot of trouble”(7). After the events of Weed George is mad and shouts at Lennie. He is getting tired of moving place to place. Even though Lennie s a lot of trouble George sticks with him. After Lennie starts to drink too much water George tells Lennie,” Lennie for god’s sake don’t drink so much”(3)…
needed, the narrator points out,“She gathered some brown seaweed and made a flat damp poultice out of it, and this she applied to the baby’s swollen shoulder, which was as good a remedy as any and probably better than the doctor could have done.”(Steinbeck 15) Kino’s quick and practical solution shows his diligence in caring for others,…
In the beginning of the book, you see one of two main characters, George Milton. George is the leader, the smart one out of the two. Before he does anything, George thinks first. George has this personality of a strong-hearted, older brother to his friend Lennie. You will learn about who he is later on in the paper. George has this big dream about owning his own land for himself. He’s tired of going place to place and not having a place of his own. “ We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’…
Lennie touching a soft girl’s dress. Their dream is to live on a farm and supply for themselves. Lennie is portrayed as a sympathetic character because of his character traits such as childlike, forgetfulness and unintelligence are given to him by Steinbeck. One of Lennie’s character traits is childlike. Lennie is portrayed as childlike because his actions are immature and George is easily annoyed by Lennie. Also, Lennie takes things too far like when he kills Curley’s wife without the intention…