Analysis Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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

The hot summer day in South Carolina made Lennie wake up, sweating through the cover sheets protecting his bed. Aunt Clara made Lennie bathe, who reeked of sweat and read the old dusty bible that she had lying around. As Lennie kept reading, he found a quote that read “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34), but Lennie could not solve its meaning. After several hours passed by, Lennie could not take the loud, playful noise from outside and looked desperately out the window, where all the kids were hanging around. The hot air of South Carolina made his body feel like a teapot on the stove. Lennie could not take it anymore and finally cracked open the window,

Biases and inequality towards women have been a problem in society since men foolishly decided to give women the stereotype of being housewives and only good for breeding children. Those who refuse to follow the stereotype are considered promiscuous, or unfaithful towards their significant other. This stereotype was highly expected of women during the early twentieth century, and was also exhibited in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men towards Curley’s wife. Of Mice and Men took place in the 1930s, and the plot follows two best friends trying to achieve their dreams, which lands them in a ranch that will do them nothing but harm. In this ranch, only the strongest may survive, and those who do not follow the usual stereotype were considered weak, and will most likely die. Steinbeck’s theme of death is always feared, but to some it is a way to leave the misery that is the world reveals the social injustices in society causes gender discrimination towards Curley’s wife. The hostility and bitterness towards Curley’s wife did not just lead to her death, but also saved her from the loneliness and isolation she had to go through on the ranch.

The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is the tale of two men, George and Lennie, who are friends and laborers in the fields of California. They are recovering from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl and struggling to find work and money. George is small and smart; quite the opposite of Lennie, who is large in size and infantile in his thoughts. Lennie, once left alone by his late Aunt Clara,has been under George’s care since. He looks up to George, acting as a forgetful, but obedient child; always trying to please George and never wanting to upset him.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is an interesting book that has many different interpretations of its theme. However, I think that the theme is that not everything goes as planned and that John Steinbeck used Lennie to help show this theme. I think that that is the theme because plans did not work multiple times, including George and Lennie’s plan to keep working in Weed, the plan to get the farm, the plan to stay away from Curley’s wife, the plan to keep Lennie out of trouble, and the plan to stay away from Curley, and Lennie is involved in all of these.

It was eerily quiet within the vicinity of the building. The creaking of the wooden floorboards beneath Lennie’s feet, the rustle of leaves on the opposite side of the wall, and the constant beeping of the home monitoring system was disturbingly loud as he made his way towards the kitchen. The bright neon lights that was placed directly outside his window, proclaiming the words, 'Truth is Knowledge is Power' which was the governments logo projected an array of colours across his kitchen which only resulted in his vision being further eluded. He switched the lights on within his house, blinding himself in the process and stumbled across to the fridge. His stomach growled and his headache sharped piercingly between his ears. He couldn’t wait

Another way, Steinbeck shows How Gorge is a true friend to lennie is through how reliable he is to Lennie. An example of this is Lennie was left alone with Curley's wife in the barn and accidently killed her, by him doing this it made all the workers want to kill him. But instead of them killing Lennie George went off and “pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again, Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand and lay without Quivering,” (106) This quote shows how Gorge is a true reliable friend because A true friend will do whatever they think is good for you. Just like how George went off and killed lennie, so that way he didn’t have to go through even more hell. This shows readers that

In chapter one of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses a simile to describe the serenity of the setting, "rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones". As we look at what the rabbits are being compared to, "sculptured stones", it explains that the rabbits were behaving like sculptures and it emphasises the stillness of movement which creates an un disturbed atmosphere. However the sibilance from "sculptured stones" illustrates a sense of mysteriousness and harshness made from the hissing noise being formed as you say the soft consonants before the words. This may present negativity in the imagination which could lead the reader into thinking that the rabbits had their own depression and a lack of liveliness. On the other hand, it

In the chapter 3 of 'Of Mice and Men,' Slim allowed Lennie to kept one of his puppy. George was worried that Lennie will sleep in the barn instead of sleeping on his own bunk, He wasn't intelligent but he sure can take orders. Hardly none of the workers ever travel together the usually get their bunk and work a month then regined. They both born in Auburn . George known his Aunt Clara. When she passed away George look after him. He used to fool Lennie because he was too dumb to realised it and George felt that he was smart besides him. George stopped it because Lennie always completely forgot the he, Lennie always get in to trouble because he wasn't bright and George need to save him. Carlson want to shoot Candy's dog because it was stink

In chapter two of “Mice of Men”, we see the ranch that Lennie and George have been hired to work on, and this place has a eerie feeling to it. On Pg. 17 George and Lennie enter the ranch’s bunkhouse with the swamper. “Inside the walls were whitewashed and the floors not painted.” Now I could go on with the next page describing this room and with each line making it more depressingly bland and really creepy. Good for me that was not necessary because the room’s inside only need one line to describe that feeling you get while reading it. See if you have ever been in a near colorless room it is so saddening just sitting in there even when Marvin Gaye is playing in the

Loneliness is a minor yet powerful and important emotion we experience in our human nature. Without having the need to commit a single action, isolation helps us reveal our deepest desire to love as well as to be loved by others and whilst the feeling is universality known, not even the strongest of us can completely avoid the feeling which often can bring shame and weakness when an individual finally admits that they are alone and that is exactly what Of Mice and Men showcases it explores various characters and their paths which sees them adjusting to the insurmountable loneliness that was faced during The Great Depression. Written by American author John Steinbeck, tells the story of two migrant workers from a small in California forced

Steinbeck's ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel about people, their dreams, relationships and disappointments.  The characters are diverse and represent a cross section of society during the American Depression of the 1930's.  The novel is set in Steinbeck's birthplace of Salinas Valley, California, and it is at the ranch where he grew up that we meet the majority of characters.  There are three specific locations in the novel where most of the story unfolds, these are; the banks of the Salinas River, the bunkhouse and the barn.  ‘Of Mice and Men’ has a number of central themes evident in the novel such as loneliness; hope and the American Dream, and the strength and importance of

The novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, portrayed the times of hardship and struggle in United States’ Great Depression. When two exorbitantly contrasting drifters, try to make enough money by working on ranches to achieve their variation of the American Dream. Steinbeck effectively got reader's attention through each dramatic page and ended the novella with a drastic turn of events that will leave the readers in awe. Although many book concerning the great depression may seem boring Steinbeck was successful in accumulating reader's interest through dramatic scenes and dispensing good literature to all readers. John Steinbeck was able to fathom the depth and gravity of real men in United States due to the fact that he was writing

A tale as long of time, the story of two men who have a bromance like no other, on a serious note these two men show the complexities of different forms of masculinity, that transcends all cultures. In John Steinbeck 's book of Mouse and Men this was the base of the story in its most basic relation between people. Steinbeck tackles issues of races relations the dynamics and stereotypes of men and women, and what happens when one is a struggle between independence and dependencies. Throughout the book we see Lennie Small a quite seemingly innocent giant reliance on a quick talking dreamer who goes by the name of George Smith. We see the relationship of a seemingly mentally handicap man and how his handicap effect many throughout the journey.

Of mice and men is a novel written by John Steinbeck, which was published in 1937. This novel is set in the 1930’s America when women’s were being oppressed. This story informs the reader about Steinbeck’s experience in those particular times, as people with different races, disabilities and especially women were treated poorly and below their status.