Ranch

Biographical, par.1). He was inspired to write Of Mice and Men because of his childhood observations of the poor migrant workers. Of Mice and Men tells the story of George and Lennie, two ranch workers who moved places searching for the job. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows many social problems which happened on the ranch where George and Lennie worked. Of Mice and Men is about far more than economic struggle. Steinbeck outlines the worries of social equality in terms of race, gender,…

Of Mice and Men is a famous novel written by John Steinbeck. It was published in 1937. This novel is about two young men named George Milton and Lennie Small who move to a ranch to work during the period of The Great Depression. These two displaced men go through several situations at the ranch but still hope to work their best. Disenfranchisement is clearly presented in the society of this novel using gender and space through literary theories such as Foucault and Feminism. Steinbeck creates…

Loneliness is a common theme in the book Of Mice and Men. Every worker on the ranch has a certain degree of loneliness in their life. A specific character that deals with loneliness is Candy, he is one of the loneliest workers on the ranch. Candy is a disabled character on the ranch, and because of his disability, he feels secluded from the other ranchers. Candy’s only family is a dog he has had since it was a pup. Candy feels less useless and different compared to the other ranchers, because…

prince of the ranch, as the Boss’ right hand man, he is right in on the action with the men in the bunkhouse, “Slim’s a jerkline skinner. Hell of a nice fella. Slim don’t need to wear no high-heeled boots on a grain team.” (Steinbeck 28). Slim is a parallel to The Boss, in his dress and his stature, but since he chooses to be with the guys he is more respected by them. George is the man who watches after Lennie because he cannot take care of himself, even when they get to the ranch George is a…

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, one of the characters, Candy, lives and works on a ranch. He is past his prime, in addition to being physically handicapped. Most other workers on the ranch know this all too well, and often ostracize the man for bringing little work value to the ranch. Alongside Candy, on the ranch live quite a few dogs, some quite young and one very old, who are also determined to provide little work value and are later cast aside because of this. The treatment of these…

George and Lennie had a conversation on how when they arrived at the ranch, in order for them to stay out of trouble. George would do all the talking. Lennie forgets easily so George had him repeat it to himself so he would have the ability to remember. In chapter two, George and Lennie arrive at the ranch. When they arrive, one of the other ranch members, Candy, shows them to the bunks. When the boss arrives George does all the talking. The boss is suspicious…

Dreams are extremely delicate and we aspire to achieve them, even though they may be unattainable. In the tragic novella Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie, one of the stories protagonists, accidentally kills Curley’s Wife, a woman on the ranch. This destroys not only Lennie’s hopes for the future, but others too. Earlier in the novella, Curley’s Wife had dreams to become an actress, but this was also shattered. This…

the town weed, and come across work at a ranch in Soledad. They have a dream of having a ranch of their own. In the beginning of the story George and Lennie are traveling to work on a ranch, and are talking to each other. “Not us! a’n why? because… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why”(pg 14) this relates with the theme because it shows the relationship of George and Lennie. when they get to the ranch they meet candy who has an old dog he…

on the ranch as provocative and attention seeking. Curley and his wife are rarely ever seen together. Instead, Curley’s wife often wanders the ranch, talking to other men but never to her husband. As a result, the workers believe that she is simply looking for male attention. However, when her story is told, she is shown in a very different light. Her backstory shows that Curley’s wife is not trying to be unfaithful to Curley. She has not been romantically involved with any men on the ranch, she…

migrant workers of a ranch. These men are hardworking and rugged although, there are a few who stand out from the others on the ranch. Crooks, the African American stable buck with a crooked back, Lennie, the monstrous worker who has a childlike attitude, and Candy, the elderly handy man with only one hand as a result of a machine accident. Their disabilities, race and age set them apart from the others and contrusts a widespread false perspective of them throughout the ranch. Steinbeck reveals…