Analysis Of Travel With Steinbeck

Steinbeck tells a story of loneliness and inequality. Throughout the novella, characters are often alone and are in some way treated differently from others. The story took place in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. People during that time period just wanted to survive; that was their idea of the American Dream. They traded survival for happiness. All the characters in the novella are somewhat alone and have nobody to count on. Curley’s wife is the loneliest in the novella because she is the only woman on the ranch, she is in an unhappy marriage, and she is mistreated because she’s the only woman.

Steinbeck’s message involves women. According to him, women are unimportant and shouldn’t be involved in working society. Also, that women don’t work and aren’t busy. In the book, most women do not have names, they refer to them in ways such as “Curley’s wife.” This shows that women were thought to not be as important as the men. Then, there is Aunt Clara who has a name, but Steinbeck makes Lennie constantly forget her name. He is saying the same thing as with Curley’s wife that women aren’t important and her own relative can’t remember her name. Women were also thought to be a burden or hold men back from achieving the american dream, or living the life they want to live, for example when Aunt Clara is talking about George in Lennie’s dream. She said, “All the time he coulda had such a good time if it wasn’t for you. He woulda took his pay an’ raised hell in a whore house, and he coulda set in a poolroom an’ played snooker.

There are many authors, poetry writers, and novelists around this world, but what make them into a famous author or writer? One of the famous American writer was John Steinbeck. He earned a Nobel prize of literature from his American classic novels that he had written in the past. The Nobel prize was not the only award that he had earned for his literature, he earned different awards for his writings also (John Stein..). John Steinbeck is a man who had overcome different obstacles and being successful in life.

A hero, as described by dictionary.com is 1. A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities 2. A person who, in the opinion of others has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal. In the essay Paradox and Dream, John Steinbeck states that the American Dream is intertwined with violence. He references children playing games of cowboys and Indians as well as organized youth gangs that have codes of behavior and hold responsibility for one another. Interestingly enough in a game of cowboys and Indians, just as in a war between youth gangs, there are rules as to who plays which part, even uniforms to represent these roles- much like the tales of super heroes and gangsters that fascinate us so much today.

Jus' keep me shovin' all over the country all over the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out… You crazy son of a bitch!" - (Page 11) Once the story begins to develop, Steinbeck decides to create a character (Lennie) with a mental disability in order for Dramatic Irony to be acquired or brought in. The author employs Dramatic Irony just like when George must take a necessary decision to kill his best friend Lennie, while Lennie basically thinks that they are going to have a new life; also known as the American Dream

She is forever associated with a man that she hates. Even Lulu, Candy’s dog, has a name. With the inclusion of Suzy, a woman who owns a brothel, Steinbeck allows readers to understand the hypocrisy of society during the Great Depression. Curley’s wife is lonely. She is condemned to marry a man she despises, is forced to abandon her dreams and forbidden to talk to anyone. She is desperate. Desperate for companionship. She tries talking to the men on the ranch but is isolated on the assumption that she is a temptress. Despite her never acting on any sexual endeavours due to society’s restricting motifs that women could only be a housewife or a temptress, the men suppose she is trying to seduce them. Due to these unfair assumptions, she is seen to be nothing but trouble and this diminishes her worth to men. Suzy on the other hand, although a woman, is celebrated because she provides prostitutes for the men. This shows that, if women during the Great Depression were of use to men, they would be commemorated, but if they weren’t, they would be marginalised, seen as inferior and forced to be property of their husbands.

“Well, you keep your place then, n*****. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny” (Steinbeck 81). In the novella, Of Mice and Men, the readers are following the life of Lennie and George, who are migrant workers during the Great Depression. Migrant workers, unlike Lennie and George, primarily travel alone, and they go from job to job. George and Lennie have been together since they were younger, as Lennie would come along with George while he worked, so they had become inseparable. Lennie got them kicked out of many jobs, but they landed a spot as a ranch hand bucking barley. Once they became acquainted with the farm, Lennie and George become friends with a man named Crooks, but before that, they are introduced to the ranch by Candy. As the story progresses, a theme of isolation, discrimination, and loneliness on Candy, Lennie, and Crooks is revealed.

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

I. John Steinbeck used his personal experiences as a laborer to write many of his novels like Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath.

At the same time I think Steinbeck was feeling sympathy for the tenants. Things like “well it’s too late.” “The land is getting poorer” “no, the bank, the monster owns it you’ll have to leave,” makes me feel pity and sympathy towards the tenants because no matter how hopeful they stayed they had to leave in the

I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” Here Steinbeck used the dialog to get the message across that everyone was characterized as lonely. Lennie and George had each other but Lennie also had animals but he would always kill them, Steinbeck used the technique motifs to give the reader an Idea of what’s going to happen and even though George and Lennie travelled together George still wanted more than Lennie as he said if he didn’t have Lennie to look after he could have a girl. Steinbeck characterized everyone as lonely even thought they had someone, like Curley and his wife did not really have each other. Steinbeck believes that companionship is an important part of our life but also and important part of the American dream because without a friend or someone special in your life you won’t be happy and you also need an companion or otherwise you get lonely and ‘a guy goes

John Steinbeck's Presentation in Of Mice and Men of the Culture and Experience of Itinerant Workers in 1930's America

In conclusion, Steinbeck shows us how lonely, flirtatious and frustrated Curley’s wife can be throughout the

	 John Steinbeck was a famous American author who wrote from the 1920 to the 1940. Steinbeck was constantly moving across the country trying to succeed as a writer. John Steinbeck lived a life of constant up and downs, successes and failures before he landed on his feet and became a famous author.

As Steinbeck traveled to Long Island, his relationship with Charley was slowly introduced as they headed for Niagara Falls. “Charley caught it from me, but he is a gallant dog. He came into the bathroom and that old fool played with the plastic bath mat like a puppy. What strength of character, what a friend!” (Steinbeck 47). From this excerpt, we can understand that Steinbeck sees Charley not only as a dog, but as his friend. He seems to admire Charley’s sense of character, as it lights up the environment around him. The quality of their friendship is important throughout the first section of this novel because it will indicate how the rest of their journey will layout, especially during demanding times. From the first example, we can infer that Charley’s “character” towards Steinbeck comforts him. The traits that the author sees in Charley helps him to feel accompanied rather than lonely during his travels. “In establishing contact with strange people, Charley is my ambassador… A child can do the same thing, but a dog is better.” (Steinbeck 65). From this line, Charley is described as one who can do things a human might do for Steinbeck, but of better quality. Steinbeck suggests that his companion is also his “ambassador,” making it appear that Charley’s actions directly affect the author’s reactions. From both examples in context, we can know that Charley’s basic characteristics lay a basis for Steinbeck and how he interacts with people. This might affect his conversation habits, or the way that Steinbeck sees America as a whole.