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Of Mice and Men is a novel about two men; Lennie and George. They are traveling partners and they look out for each other. Lennie and George have a dream about getting a farm and “living off the fat of the land.” Lennie is especially ecstatic about tending the rabbits on their dream-farm and George constantly tells Lennie about the story of how they’ll live together and have a good life. Unfortunately, Lennie and George’s dream dissipates when Lennie’s strength gets the best of him and he…

Of Mice and Men Theme Analysis Essay In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are many reoccurring themes presented throughout the novel. One of the most reoccurring themes is: the pain of loneliness. Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Candy are the three most prominent characters that really represent the pain of loneliness. Crooks arguably is the most separated or isolated character on the ranch. This is further supported when Crooks says to Lennie, “‘cause I’m black. They play cards…

Slim was being friendly in this situation and providing George with open arms. Slim provides friendship when and when not needed through constant support. Slim is portrayed as one of the most loyal, friendly, and reliable characters in the novel Of Mice and Men. Slim shows friendship in many ways and most of these ways I can relate to in everyday…

How Do Hopes and Dreams Help the Characters in Of Mice and Men Survive? Fantasizing of a visionary dream initiates people to pursue with hope that they can attain anything to reach their final destination. Elementary school children dream of being firemen, high school students dream of becoming doctors, and newly-wed couples dream of bright futures together. Naturally, there is something that people hold in order to move forward. If Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela did…

conventions. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is an example of expertly utilized setting to create mood and plot. Of Mice and Men takes place in the 1930s, smack-dab in the middle of the American Great Depression, in the countryside of California. This very timeframe is one most people acknowledge as some…

Sadness is what I feel when I read this book. The book Of Mice and Men was published in 1937. Steinbeck made us think with the way he wrote that George had done the right thing when he talked about the setting, foreshadowing and symbolism. First of all, the way that Steinbeck used the setting of the river helped me understand why George did what he did. For example he describes the river as “the water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling the yellow sand in the sunlight before reaching…

All the ranch hands had dreams, but they realized that there was no real hope and the possibilities for success were little to none. Violence was a common theme at the ranch physically, emotionally, and psychologically. This is brought out through the depiction of women as well as the physical violence that occurred. Women in this story can only be seen as as prostitutes or as Curley's wife. Throughout the story she is shown as a cause of trouble. She also was not even given a name, but instead…

"Hide in the brush till I come for you. Can you remember that?" Of Mice and Men Pg15 The above quote is significant to Of Mice and Men as it foreshadows the setting of later events. George has Lennie repeat several times that should trouble occur, he is to hide in the bushes. The repetition of the hiding place enables the reader to conclude that eventually the duo will encounter trouble and that this first location the reader was introduced to, will become the scene of troublesome events…

where they believe they can be happy. The book Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck is about 2 men who travel to a ranch for work. On this ranch they meet all different people with different struggles and dreams. However a lot the people on the ranch seem to have one thing in common, they have failed their dreams and are currently living miserably. George, Lennie and Curley’s wife all had dreams that they were unable to achieve. In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck argues that our dreams and…

novella “Of Mice and Men”, Steinbeck describes the two main characters, Lennie Small, a large man who is mentally challenged and George Milton, a small and intelligent man. We already see a literary element, verbal irony with Lennie’s last name, Small. This exemplifies irony because Lennie is, in reality a large man, making his last name ironic. Lennie and George exhibit an interesting relationship, that is said to be similar to that of a dog and his master in the novel. Throughout “Of Mice and…