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want to go to the ranch right away because he think they could get a good dinner rather than eating cans of bean and could also sleep in bunks, ‘ “George - why ain’t we goin’ on to the ranch and get some supper? They got supper at the ranch.” ’( “Of Mice and Men” pg.7). The reason that George wants to spend the night out by the pool because he know he would be working hard at the ranch so he wants to rest before going to work and enjoy the peace, ‘ “We gonna work on a ranch, George.” ’ George…

Curley’s wife is the most misunderstood character in the novel ‘Of Mice And Men’ this is clear when you study the book from her point of view. She is innocent, lonely and defensive in a way that readers see it as mean and tart. In real life we should not judge or exclude someone because of a first impression, yet that is exactly what happens in this book. Curley’s wife is innocent and only wants someone to love her, for example, after she is killed, Steinbeck writes, 'The meanness and the…

The novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck is a potent piece of literature despite its short 107 page length. This book tells the truth of early 20th century history while instilling crucial life lessons in the reader. Some of these teachings include: racial discrimination, sexism, segregation, and prejudice. During the course of the story, George cares for the mentally disabled Lennie as they travel throughout California in search of work and fulfilling their American Dream. In the…

short amounts of time. Making split second decisions usually end up going one of two ways, right or wrong. In Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men George had to make many hard and fast decisions because of his partner Lennie. In Of Mice and Men George had to kill Lennie in order to keep everyone on the ranch safe even though it meant sacrificing his greatest friendship. In Of Mice and Men George was right in killing Lennie because he does not know how to control his own actions. Lennie was…

Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society. This can be seen in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men because of George’s beliefs and Lennie’s social class. George and Lennie are both judged by society due to their limitations. Another example of alienation used to highlight the values of a society is revealed in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Lee uses her novel to show how society can find it acceptable…

“So ya’ forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you are a crazy bastard!”(Steinbeck 3). John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men, which tells an exhilarating story about George Milton, Lennie Smalls, and a ranch in Soledad, California. George, Lennie, and almost everyone on the ranch have a physical or a mental impairment. George cares for Lennie because Lennie is mentally handicapped. Curley has a severely crushed hand, and Candy is missing his hand completely.…

As one quote puts it, “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible” (Christopher Reeve). However, in the thrilling story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the American Dream is crushed by reality. Making a point that life is hopeless. Showing more that, “hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man’s torments” (Friedrich Nietzsche). But throughout the book Of Mice and Men, there are characters clinging to it. What is so important about hope? By examining the characters hopes/dreams,…

John Steinbeck makes many of his characters pure archetypes in the book Of Mice and Men. In the book Of Mice and Men, Lennie is constantly forcing George to move from town to town and George can not settle down and make a life for himself. George is constantly telling Lennie about the dream that they both have, which is to have their own small farm with animals that they can tend to. Many people today have dreams that help drive themselves to work hard and save up their earnings. Slim is the…

Putting trust into someone else can be considered very difficult, Steinbeck shows this throughout his novelle Of Mice and Men. One of the main themes throughout this novelle is trust, Steinbeck connects this theme through the two main characters George and Lennie. George puts his trust into Lennie hoping that Lennie will stay out of trouble as they find work. Lennie continues to trust George and stays with him even though George loses his temper at times and snaps at Lennie. George and…

naturalistic features throughout the book “Of Mice and Men.” Most of Steinbeck’s books had some kind of fate or injustice in the book. In the book “Of Mice and Men” Lennie had a fate from the beginning of the book. John Steinbeck showed his ability to describe this in the use of realism and naturalistic ways. In the first paragraph John Steinbeck was able to use his ability to describe realistic features in a very forward way. In the book “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck described the water…