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Steinbeck John Steinbeck 's "Of Mice and Men" establishes key characters whose actions and personalities are representatives of society. Each character acts as a faction of behavior and values that you need or can do without when it comes to surviving in the real world. George and Lennie’s attractiveness towards one is an example of polarity, which in society is useful to be complemented with someone who has access to a set of skills out of your repertoire. For example George and Lennie’s…

The future can hold many things, but not without hope of what those things might be. John Steinbeck makes it very clear that hope is a very important idea in his novel Of Mice and Men. The characters try to hold on to hope for the future because they have nothing without it. He tries to tell us that we must hold on to hope even if all else is lost. Hope gives us a positive outlook for the future, even if the present isn’t going so well. Candy was forced to let go of his only true companion the…

Throughout the story Of Mice and Men express themes of hope and loneliness. All the characters throughout the story express and show these themes in one way or another. Lennie and George and Lennie seem to be the sunshine peering through the droopy, bleak clouds of the other farmhands. Many characters have given up their hopes and dreams in the past and live in the now. We must have hope. If we don’t have hope we have loneliness. Loneliness can make us feel depressed, and with depression comes…

Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men, we meet an extravagant character, Lennie Small. Consequently, through his journey it is recognizable how personality and traits affect his goals and ambitions. A built massive white male, who is unbelievably strong, is unfortunately mentally retarded. “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws” (2). With…

The concept of euthanasia is an important aspect of Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck 's treatment of euthanasia evolves throughout the book. The first glimpse we catch of euthanasia is through the fate of Candy’s old dog. Carlson describes the dog saying “Ain 't nothing left for him. Can 't eat, can’t see, can 't even walk without hurtin’“ (47 Steinbeck). This paints the picture that this dog is old and miserable, but Candy loves the dog too much to just shoot it. Carlson who is the…

groups, namely African-Americans and women were treated worse, solely because they differed from the status quo. A book that inadvertently highlighted these misdeeds directed towards minorities through the use of symbolism is John Steinbeck’s novel, “Of Mice and Men.” John Steinbeck’s book follows George Milton, a small, smart, and easily angered man, and Lennie Small, a giant man who has a mental disability, but who is very sweet at the same time. George and Lennie go around California doing…

Discrepancy is an ordinary element in any literature creation. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has successfully illustrated the two totally opposite sides, the power and powerlessness which eventually lead to the presence of different powers in different characters in the novella. Mr. Steinbeck has shown the readers that social classes as well as discrimination during the time are created based on power. Throughout the novel, Lennie and Curley is a noticeable couple of great physical…

Having faith is something that many learn in the early stages of their lives. It is a trait that everyone should acquire as it helps shape one's personality and the way they act towards others. After reading Wiesel’s Night and Stienbeck’s Of Mice and Men and watching The Wave, the idea of obtaining the good of faith and about believing in your surrounding people is the most important message to be acquired because faith is an important quality that can teach people how to act better in general…

Of Mice and Men Essay - Briar Hoversten Alone: having no one else present; on one’s own. That’s what the author, John Steinbeck, the author of this book symbolizes. Of Mice and Men is a book about friendship, deception, and death, but most importantly, Loneliness. Mr. Steinbeck makes it believable, that in most cases, when you’re with people, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not alone. In a lot of cases with people in this book, some of them being Curly’s Wife, Candy, and Crooks even. In…

throughout The book Of Mice Men. The author, John Steinbeck, demonstrates friendship between Lennie and George. Most migrant workers traveled not in groups. Steinbeck exhibits sacrifice when George kills Lennie at the end of the book. George gives Lennie a more peaceful death but in return he has to live in isolation without his best friend. The previous statements are justification to the fact that George os right to have killed Lennie. Many lessons can be retrieved from the book Of Mice and…