Analysis of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The story Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the year of 1937, during this time the great depression had taken place. Also from 1930 till 1945 this was when World War 2 had taken place amounts of 12 to 15 million people were unemployed they were more poor people on the streets than ever before as with the combination of the hungry and the homeless due to the war and the stock market crash making 15,000 banks close in the period of a couple of years. The story line of the story is about two migrant workers who are George Milton he travels from farm to farm alongside his childhood type friend Lenny Small who is mentally disabled. George is
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Lenny is totally incapable of making decisions for himself and has to rely on George to take his actions.
The living conditions in the ranch were horrible and the workers were considered to be slaves at the ranch. They were all kept in different bunk houses. George complains as well when he says “what the hell kind of beds you giving us here, we don’t want know pants rabbits.” When he complained about the beds he meant what kind of rubbish beds are you giving us to sleep on. The working conditions of what George and Lenny had to go through were extremely difficult because of getting shifted from ranch to ranch and having to sleep on hay which would have been very uncomfortable. Also this was a great depression not only because of moving around but because you would also have to be on your own and there was no point in trying to make friends because you wouldn’t know if you were going to get transferred to a new ranch the next day.
In the story Of Mice and Men George says “we migrant workers are the loneliest guys in the world, we got no family and we don’t belong in no place.” George is implying that there is no hope of friendship or happiness for migrant workers and that those who work as migrant workers are those who have no family. How ever in most cases people would move from ranch to
Chapter one of Of Mice and Men began by introducing the relationship between the two main characters, George and Lennie. George and Lennie have a unique, brotherly, parental, and friendly dynamic that I believe will be interesting to continue to investigate over the course of reading this book. While reading chapter one, we were exposed to more of the parental side of their relationship, specifically in the scene where Lennie is guzzling down river water and George is warning him to slow down or risk feeling sick afterward. In this instance, George acts like a parent by predicting the consequences of Lennie’s actions as opposed to what a bother or a friend might do which is to allow him to drink the water and feel sick afterward. In addition,
“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.
The source of the Great Depression came from the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, better known as Black Tuesday. Before the crash,
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
After the Great Depression, many things changed, different\\ genders and races were all treated differently. Blacks and white women were forced to be outcast in the world, women belonged in the house and blacks did not belong anywhere. In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck portrays perfectly of how blacks and women were separated from everyone else with Curley’s wife and Crooks, the black stable hand. Curley’s wife and Crooks are alike in many ways; in their loneliness, the way they are separated from everyone else and how they get out casted from everything, discriminated against during the time period; which helps show how blacks and women were treated during this time period of life.
He knows that he has given up the life of a free man. He knows that he
.The novel Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. In Soledad, California during the Great Depression in the 1930's two men of the one named George and the other named Lennie were men who travel around working at ranches. George is the small, quick-witted one, and Lennie is the big, slow, dumb and extremely strong one. They have a dream, to have a little place all to themselves, without anyone bothering them. Their dreams are shattered though, when Lennie, who doesn't know his own strength, gets in trouble. In the pursuit of love, happiness and the American dream, man becomes a victim of his own circumstances and discovers that the good life becomes impossible for humanity to obtain and contains
'I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my
"Of Mice and Men" is a play written by John Steinbeck that focuses on life during the mid 1930's. This play has many recurring themes, and one of these themes is that of loneliness. This loneliness is because of the intolerance of society on those who are different. The underlying, yet stunningly obvious, theme of loneliness can be found in many characters with many examples. This loneliness due to isolation and intolerance is found in the characters of Candy, because he is old and useless; Crooks, because he is black and crippled; and Curley's wife, because she is a beautiful woman and the only girl on and all guy ranch.
John Steinbeck, an American novelist, is well-known for his familiar themes of depression and loneliness. He uses these themes throughout a majority of his novels. These themes come from his childhood and growing up during the stock market crash. A reader can see his depiction of his childhood era. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows the prominent themes of loneliness, the need for relationships, and the loss of dreams in the 1930s through the novels’ character.
Do you have an unrealistic dream? In the book Of Mice and Men by John
to George and wants to be just like him. This is quite sad really as
In the story Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, the two main characters of the story are George and Lennie. The central point of the book is their unusual relationship. Their relationship establishes one of the most important themes of the novel, the importance of companionship and loneliness. Their relationship helped me to understand that they both rely upon their friendship to survive as they are completely different from each other. Lennie depends upon his friendship with George to make the correct decisions. George relies upon the friendship with Lennie to plan for the future. This helps me to understand that we are all aware of the value of friendship and loneliness especially during difficult times.
In the literary work Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck,the reader is introduced into the depression era where this takes place.This set takes place in the Depression era where everybody is out of a job , the bank crashes , the Stock market crashes. Every man is struggling, trying to find work. Steinbeck teaches the reader about the struggle of working hard for their dreams, having hope, and never giving up. A prime example of this is George, who tells his dream and creates dreams for other people such as Candy and Lennie his close companion. George is a very unique main character and has a very compassionate personality; he has a dream, shares it, and gives hope to others in the story. George learns an important lesson, but gradually changes from giving hope to others to taking hope away instead.
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.