Analysis Of John Steinbeck 's ' Of Mice And Men And ' Cold Blood '

“Wha’s the matter with me?’ she cried. ‘Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?” (Steinbeck 87) In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife is discriminated against because she is a woman living in the 1930s when few females could live economically independent of men. By choosing not to name her, Steinbeck reinforces her insignificance on the ranch and her dependence on Curley. While a misfortunate victim of isolation, Curley’s wife exerts unexpected power attempting to mask her pain.

A similarity between these two works is the various forms of conflict. The first example of conflict in both Of Mice and Men and and the poem “Of a Mouse” is man vs. man, ¨Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin!¨ (18). In the poem the conflict is the mouse vs. humans because the humans are destroying his home and taking away his food supply. In Of Mice and Men the conflict is Lenny and George vs. the ranchmen as they are the newcomers at the ranch and have to prove themselves to people who aren’t accustomed to change. The second example of conflict is also man vs. man, ¨Has cost

Imagine if you had almost no money, only had 1 true friend, and one goal that you will do anything to achieve. That's the life of George and Lennie, two farm hands who are about to start working on a ranch in Salinas, California. It seemed like everything was going well for the two of them, or at least they thought it was. Steinbeck argues, throughout Of Mice and Men, that we as humans need to be able to comprehend the fact that the American dream is impossible, so when we fail at that, we won't fall as hard as we might if we had full faith in it, and he develops this stance using diction choices, imagery, and characterization.

Both works feature two main characters. For “To a Mouse,” they are the ploughman and the mouse. For “Of Mice and Men,” the two main characters are George Milton and Lennie Small. The characters are actually quite similar, to the fact that George and Lennie seem to represent the Ploughman and the Mouse, respectively. Lennie is a victim of man’s dominion, in the way that he’s only a small, unimportant part of society with his diminished intelligence, similar to the mouse. His smallness is ironic, as he’s actually quite strong. Also ironic is the way he is seemingly controlled by George, who is much weaker than him. George cares deeply for Lennie, just like the the Ploughman began

Night by Elie Wisel and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck are both books that have differences and similarities in the relationships of their main characters. These characters are Elie and his father, which are two Jews trapped in a concentration camp for the book Night. The other book Of Mice and Men includes two other characters, who are Lennie and George. These two characters have very close friendship, and take care of each other. These two relationships differ and coincide, in how they treat each other, and in how they care for one another even when they don’t have to. The relationships of the characters in both books are both fairly close, but still face many hardships along the way.

Have you ever dreamed of becoming someone important or doing something exciting and memorable? Would you give up or refuse to let go of your dream until you achieve it? Has that obsessive under-minded your success? Many people have dreams that they want to accomplish, but there are obstacles individuals have to cross over in order to achieve their goals, such as facing reality. In the book of Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the story is a tale of two drifters working from farm to farm, trying to make a living, and save some money to have their own place someday, which is their dream during the Great Depression. The characters face the hardships

To begin with the book Of Mice and Men is a very touching story; Steinbeck did an amazing job describing each character to show their differences. George Milton and Lennie Small the two main characters in the story are very different in appearance, but are similar in some aspects. They are migrant worker that go to different plantations just trying to earn money and stay out of trouble.

In his novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses many characters to show his assertion that man is basically evil. When Curley’s wife confronts Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Crook’s place, she notes that the others “left all the weak ones here” (77). The “weak” ones that Curley’s wife refer to all attack each other in a vicious circular firing squad. Crooks taunts Lennie about the possibility of George not returning, and takes “pleasure in his torture” as he “[presses] forward for some kind of private victory” (71). Curley’s wife calls Candy and Lennie “a dum-dum and a lousy ol’ sheep” (78) and threatens to get Crooks “strung up on a tree” (81). Meanwhile, all the other characters are the ones that make those Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife feel “weak” because they are disabled mentally, disabled physically, black, and female, respectively. In this way, Steinbeck shows that all men are basically evil as they do not lend a hand to each other and instead simply attack and prey upon each other.

In the story of In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, is able to achieve his goal of creating a non-fiction novel with historical accuracy, at the same time, giving it the qualities of fiction and journalism by building a story that strictly follows the actual four murders while creating other details to attach the plot together. What makes In Cold Blood like a fictional novel is that Capote makes the murder case seem like a story he made up. Capote does this by taking advantage of the fact Holcomb is not a well-known town, thus, the murder of the Clutter family is not popular among the public even today. The low popularity of the case also makes it seem less practical, therefore more novel-like. In addition, Capote exploits the fact

In cold blood is a nonfiction investigation of the murder of the Clutter Family written by Truman Capote first published in 1966 by Random House and was copyrighted in 1965. This book is a documentary of the events that occurred before and after November 15, 1959 when the clutter family, which was a farmer his wife and two children were murdered by Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith with a .12-gauge shotgun. Capotes intensive research during the time of the crime gives the reader a complete understanding of what happened during that fateful day.

After having read the original version and the more recent film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s majorly successful novel, Of Mice and Men, the apparency of differences between the two is at times subtle while also being very obvious during different portions of the movie. In the film there are several major differences between the movie and the book with three being particularly apparent. We are shown the differences through the portrayals of characters, Lennie’s sanity and, simply, the scenes themselves.

The actual story behind this novel is about how much work he put into it and the time he spent on it. The experience took a huge toll on him, physically and mentally. A few years after the novel was published, he started to pop pills and go downhill. Though this novel was a bestseller, everything comes with a cost. Capote used suspense to tie the novel together and to leave everyone wondering what would be in the next chapter. He portrayed Dick and Perry as point blank serial killers. The way he had explained each death of the people in the Clutter’s family was horrific. In Cold Blood was the best and worst thing to ever happen to Capote.

Of Mice and Men, novella written by a Pulitzer Prize winning American author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937. Tells you about the life of two migrant workers who go job to job searching for better job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. Two main character when the novella starts in George Milton and Lennie Small, George Milton was an intelligent, smart, confident man while on the other hand Lennie Smalls was a man of great form with metal abilities. Takes place thru various locations and Ranches they worked at and is an interesting story of two migrant workers and their journey to find success in life than being working for someone else.

Stories and other literary forms are often used to showcase different aspects of human nature. John Steinbeck uses the story Of Mice and Men to display the truth behind human aspirations and emotions. Steinbeck exhibits both the kindness and the cruelty that lies within everyone. Through both symbolism and direct statements, the readers can understand the different struggles and motives of each character. Of Mice and Men shows the world through the perspective of many people from different backgrounds, including workers, women, the mentally ill, and colored people. Though the characters appear drastically different, they all have dreams and yearn to belong. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck is trying to show the importance of friendship, the impossibility of the American dream, and the discrimination in the 1930’s.

‘Of Mice And Men' by John Steinbeck is a classic novel, tragedy, written in a social tone. The authorial attitude is idyllic, however, as the story develops it changes into skeptic. It is evident that Steinbeck knew the setting and places he is writing about.