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Of Mice and Men Character Analysis Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, focuses on the lives of the protagonists’ Lennie Small and George Milton who are migrant workers during the Great Depression. Through Lennie’s character and the way he handles situations, the reader learns that Lennie has a mild mental disability and that George wants to help contain Lennie’s wild five year-old thoughts. George comes up with a dream of buying their own place, farming it, and letting Lennie tend rabbits.…

In of Mice and Men, which is written by John Steinbeck, has many themes in which it explains in great detail but, we are going to talk about the topic of friendship. Friendship is shown throughout the story mostly in the area of mercy killing, which is when someone kills someone out of mercy from getting a brutal, tortuous death that was inevitable therefore wanting them to choose a path that is the lesser of two evils. There are multiple examples of this but there are two very good ones that I…

Throughout John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the reader sees the frequent and divisive theme of loneliness. In 1930s USA the Great Depression was underway, and this left many men unemployed. Many men left their friends and families in search of menial labour and travelled the USA on a solo search for a job. They’d work this job for a month or so, then collect their money and move on to the next job. These jobs would mostly be on ranches, and due to the inherently hierarchical structure of…

or to just abandon hope? In the story Of Mice of Men the main characters Lennie and George have a plan to buy a house where they would farm and raise animals/rabbits. Is the plan that important though, could they even achieve it? Lennie and George’s dream was important, even though it wasn’t likely it would happen, because it gave Lennie hope, gave George something he could use to control/guide Lennie, and made Lennie cheerful thinking about it. In Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie is…

Loneliness in Of Mice and Men Many of the characters in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck are lonely. People can be lonely even though they are around others or have someone to be with or even talk to. People may be happier if they have a strong relationship with friends, or family because they have someone to talk to and get some of their stress off of their backs. Some of the characters that are lonely are Lennie, George, Candy, Curley's wife, and Crooks. Curley's wife is lonely even…

Isolation in Of Mice and Men In the novel, Of Mice and Men, the author, John Steinbeck, presents many characters in order to express themes. Steinbeck uses the characters Crooks, Curley’s Wife, and Candy to develop the theme of how loneliness can cause a feeling of isolation. Crooks, the negro, experiences loneliness being the only black man on the ranch. He becomes isolated from the other men due to these circumstances. In this part, Crooks is interrupted by Lennie. He tells Lennie, “You got…

situation he had to decide, and he had to do it fast. Would he rather take Lennie's life himself? Or would he rather the other guys do it? This is a tough decision that was made by George Milton in the last chapter of the John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men. George knew he had to take Lennie's life himself or he would have a painful death, that was not something he wanted for Lennie. George taking Lennie's life was him stepping in and being the caretaker that he has to be for Lennie…

In the 1937 book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, there are a lot of characters and themes in which teenagers can relate too. Some of those themes include dreaming, sacrifice, loneliness and stereotypes. Throughout this book you will get introduced to some very relatable characters such as George, Lennie, Crooks, Curley’s Wife and many more. While reading this book it is very easy to relate to so many storylines, themes and characters, so it will be very easy for all the teenagers who read…

In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck’s use of theme, the impossibilities of the American Dream, expresses his belief that the dream simply does not exist. His point is made clear by the end of the novella when none of the characters get what they desired from life. “The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it.” George Carlin. Carlin’s attitude about the American Dream is mostly reflected in Crooks, the black stable hand. "I seen hunderds of men come by on…

Of mice and men was a story written by John Steinbeck. Publish in 1937. The story takes place during the Great depression. Based on two migrant ranch workers in California, New Jersey. George Milton and Lennie Small goes from work site to work site looking for job opportunities so that somehow, one day they can save enough money up and invest it into their own farm. George met Lennie when he work at Lennie’s aunt farm. But soon Lennie aunt got sick and George promised her. That he will take care…