Ranch

end of the world and there is nothing you can do about it, others might think that even if you do fail at something, you will always learn something and grow from it. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, the recurring theme for the people on the ranch is failed dreams and how people cope and learn from what they have tried to accomplish. Many of them wish they are somewhere else, leading a different lifestyle or having a different job, but somehow find a lesson or reason why they are where…

Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ shows a great deal of feelings towards and from Curley’s wife. In this novel the character’s feelings towards the only women on the ranch can be said to stay the same even after certain life-changing events occur to these characters; whereas Curley’s wife’s feelings only really change at the very end of her time in the novel, where she is shown even a little bit of kindness. One of the feelings that are shown towards (and even from) Curley’s wife is one of…

The setting takes place in a ranch at Salinas Valley, California in December. Since it takes place during the winter, “it was a time of quiet and of waiting” (paragraph 2). This reveal that there isn’t much to do on the ranch since “there was little work to done” (paragraph 3). The valley is also described as a “closed pot” (paragraph 1) which hints that the ranch is isolated from any sign of civilization. To pass the time, Elisa work in her garden. While it give her something to do, this…

In 1947 a USAF surveillance balloon crash-landed near a Ranch in Roswell, New Mexico but military covered it up with a false story saying that they found an alien spaceship wreckage. What are they hiding from us? In 1947 an event known as the Roswell incident, it was an event when a USAF surveillance balloon crash-land near a Ranch in Roswell, New Mexico but military covered it up so that they won’t have to reveal the true nature of what the surveillance balloon is really for. But soon after the…

Curley’s wife runs into George while looking for Curley, George says to the other men in the bunkhouse, “ ‘She’s gonna make a mess. They’s gonna be a bad mess about her. She’s a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl, specially like her’ ” (Steinbeck 51). Also tying into this statement is when Curley’s wife asks George and Lennie if they know where her husband is, and the narrator states,“She had…

belittle because of their gender. For instance; they are just here to show off and be the house keeper. In the book “Of Mice and Men” Curly’s wife is highly discriminated against because of her gender and because she is currently the only woman on the ranch. In the beginning of the novel we learn that Lennie and George are on the run from their job in weed due to getting in trouble with a woman.. The cause being Lennie wanted to touch a girls dress. Misunderstanding Lennie’s love for touching…

birthday, with criss-cross lines. The saddle’s criss-cross is the brand name of the ranch in Shallow Creek, and also a reference to his own name. The criss-cross ranch is in his own imagination, which is why the saddle is a symbol of his imagination and escaping reality. Even later, when he describes the imaginary horses, Duchess and Firefly, although they are not real, he seems happy about talking about the ranch and the horses, suggesting that at this point, Chris is relatively happy in…

lower status. This is also to inform the readers how women had no power at all during the Great Depression, and instead, they were just like property to their husbands. Her husband makes her stay in the house because he does not trust her with the ranch workers, which was the same thing during the Great Depression when women had to stay at home and take care of the house and children while their husbands went to work. Although her husband dominates her, she does not hesitate to take the risk.…

a variety of colorful characters are introduced. Lennie, a vital character from the beginning, is George’s childish complement. He’s known for having behavioral issues and being obsessed with the dreams of his rabbits. Candy is the swamper at the ranch they arrive at. He’s older, doesn’t have a right hand, and has a gnarled old dog that he is later forced to give up. He wishes to have his own life where he can choose his fate. Though it seems like Lennie and Candy are two completely different…

Loneliness is a haunting feeling. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie work on a ranch to make money in order to accomplish their dream of buying their own land. On the ranch they encounter people going through their own struggles. They include Candy and Crooks into their dream after meeting them. There is a recurring theme of loneliness in the book. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck loneliness affected most of the characters presenting itself in different ways. Curley’s…