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understanding why. This life can be difficult to imagine, and even more difficult to actually live. Now imagine having to live with or care for someone with these limitations, these burdens, just like the characters in Of Mice and Men. In the book, John Steinbeck uses the…

The American Dream The theme of the American dream can be seen in several novels specifically Of Mice and Men, a realistic fiction book told by John Steinbeck. In this book the reader is introduced to two main characters names Lennie and George and their journey to the american dream. Another Example of where the american dream is seen in Mawi Asgedom’s Of Beetles and Angels in this book the reader can see Mawi’s journey of going from a refugee in Africa to receiving a full scholarship from…

Vincent Vo Mr. Didonato English 11 - B 6 December 2014 Of Mice and Men: Characterization of George The classic novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck illustrates the loneliness and hardship of labour in the 1900s and displays how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from loneliness and suffering. As the protagonist and narrator, George develops from a person eager to fulfill the American Dream with his mentally-disabled companion Lennie to a protective and…

we don’t achieve those goals. The reason for not reaching those goals could be another person’s fault. It could be your own fault. Lennie from the novella, “Of Mice and Men,” could have been the reason for George and Curley not seeing their dream farm with Lennie. If George did not kill Lennie, and they got their farm, the three men could not maintain that farm with Lennie in the way. Lennie would be a huge problem because all he does is destroy things. In the novella, Steinbeck shows that…

other men on the ranch. Crooks’ loneliness becomes apparent from the very beginning, when he is first introduced by Candy. Candy uses derogatory language to describe him, and refers to him as a racial slur. Despite Crooks and Candy working on the farm together, they never formed even the slightest relationship. Crooks’ feelings as an outsider are further revealed when Lennie joins him in his room when the other men are gone. Crooks acknowledges that he is segregated from the rest of the men when…

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, illustrates almost all of humanity’s suffering in 100 short pages. Many of the themes Steinbeck discusses have to do with goals, dreams, companionship, loss, loneliness, and other related topics. Each character seems to have his or her own troubles, troubles that are felt by countless others in real life. Steinbeck proves in this novel, using several of the characters, that loneliness has extremely impactful consequences that can shatter the very spirit of a…

Of Mice and Men In Of mice and men George and Lennie are introduced as two men who travel together. To sum the story up, George (the brains) and Lennie (the bronze) started traveling together when Lennie's aunt Clara died. After running away from weed George and Lennie found a new job on a ranch in Soledad, California. They met Candy, Curley, Slim, and alot of other people. Lennie got a puppy from slim, Curley picked a fight with lennie and got his hand crushed, Lennie killed his puppy and…

connect and help with one another. Without friendship, people start to get lonely and stodgy. For a long period of time loneliness leads to isolation and clinginess. In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, loneliness ruins peoples lives because people hold onto lies and ching onto unimportant items. In Of Mice and Men the character, Candy, held onto something for too long. Candy exclaimed “‘Well-hell! I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup.’”, Candy's dog was old and “...walked a dragfooted…

discrimination, as they were not respected by anyone but those worse off than themselves. The classic novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is a tale about two agricultural laborers by the names of George and Lennie who stick together so neither has to face the harsh reality of isolation. Lennie is a strong, big man who has…

a person's value. In the book, all of the men think Candy is weak just because of his disability. They also think he’s lazy and doesn’t want to do anything because he uses his disability as an excuse. Candy and his dog are like George and Lennie in a way. Candy can be compared to George because helps others by leading them in the right direction. The dog that Candy had for years is like Lennie because he needs guidance to go down the right path. The men on the ranch also discriminate against…