Soledad, California

future. Hope is a feeling that Curley’s Wife in the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, never loses sight of. Set back during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl George and Lennie, two migrant workers who travel together, travel to a ranch in Soledad. On this ranch they learn about many dreams of the other people who live and work on the ranch. George warns Lennie to not talk to Curley’s Wife because she’s nothing but trouble. Despite his attempts to ignore her, Lennie encounters…

Dreams: The Purpose of Life People’s hopes and dreams are able to keep life focused on achieving a desired outcome; however, many people fail to reach their lifelong goals for various reasons. Dreams have a significant part in the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, especially for the main characters George and Lennie. These characters have a dream to quit their job as migrant workers and own a farm. Unfortunately by the end of the story George and Lennie fail to reach the dream they…

In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, 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…

course George speaks for Lennie so he doesn’t say anything stupid. This is an example of how Lennie is unable to speak for himself to anyone disabling him from making friends, small talk, and events. Considering all of these results it is a reason why Soledad is related heavily with this story since Lennie is one of the loneliest characters in the story, “Of Mice and…

John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Man has had an indelible and important impact on the world of literature. He manages to test new boundaries with his story of two sharecroppers with nothing but each other and their dreams. Their world is one of crushed dreams and tarnished hopes. It is Lennie and George’s struggle to survive in a cruel world that makes Of Mice and Men so compelling. The themes of loneliness, friendship, and mental disability are the most important themes in John Steinbeck 's Of…

Lennie’s Sympathy Of Mice and Men features Lennie Small, a strong, large, not so smart man and George Milton who is much smaller and serious. The two men set off to work at a ranch and live in a bunkhouse with several other ranchers, after having to leave their previous town because of an incident involving Lennie touching a soft girl’s dress. Their dream is to live on a farm and supply for themselves. Lennie is portrayed as a sympathetic character because of his character traits such as…

The story Of Mice and Men is about two men, George and Lennie, and how George and Lennie go from ranch to ranch finding work. They have a dream to own their own ranch. They settle in one ranch and there they meet some people. They have lots of adventures there. Lennie breaks the boss’s hand because, Curly, the boss, beats up Lennie for not talking. Lennie also accidentally kills Curley's wife. Lennie goes and hides in the bushel, but George finds Lennie and shoots him out of his misery. One of…

Theme is defined as the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person 's thoughts, or an exhibition; or a topic. There were many themes throughout Of Mice and Men. Some of the main themes throughout are Friendship and Loneliness, dreams, women, and strength and weakness. Some people may say that two of the biggest themes are Friendship and Loneliness and strength and weaknesses. Dreams. “Many of the characters in Of Mice and Men, enveloped by the grayness and desperation of their lives,…

The novel, “Of Mice and Men” takes place during the Great Depression, when people were trying to find jobs and make ends meet. The author John Steinbeck paints a humanistic picture of the friendship, power, and devotion between the two main characters Lennie Small and George Milton. Together they set out to achieve their American Dream of one day having their own ranch and house. As they are walking to the next ranch they set up to work at, their personalities begin to unravel. Lennie may be a…

What is dream? Everybody has one. Dream as power push us to go forward; make us to do and encourage us to live. In the novel of Of Mice and Men, the characters created by John Steinbeck also have their dream. The story’s background is based on the Great Depression, the time that people have to move and look for jobs to live. George and Lennie are two main characters in this novel, they have a dream to have their own land one day. Since they have been working on the new ranch, they have met…