Candy In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

”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.

Barbara Sher once said, “‘Isolation is a dream killer’” (qtd. in Wishcraft). In his novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck scrutinizes the effects that alienation can have on society. Many characters experience loneliness throughout the novel. He illustrates the results of individuals becoming isolated from their peers. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck portrays characters alienated from society in order to illustrate the harmful effects of loneliness caused by discrimination.

What makes a piece of literature a classic is its ability to stand the test of time. This is true for John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, which tells the story of two men, practically brothers, and one has to meet a tragic end at the hand of the other. Criminal Minds is a hit television series that often broadcasts a specific message, just like it did in the episode To Hell...and Back. The similarities between John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and the Criminal Minds episode To Hell...and Back are shown through the elements of character, theme, symbolism, and tone.

In Steinbeck 's novel Of Mice and Men, He uses imagery many times to create a realistic setting and plot. Steinbeck’s depiction of migrant workers and their daily complications during the depression are objectively precise due to his use of imagery with idioms, dreams, nature, loneliness and animal imagery. The main theme of the book transpires to be loneliness and fate. While George and Lennie, the main characters have a synergetic relationship, fate steps in and does away with their dreams, which were very close to be within reach. George the smallest of the two, less strong, "brains" of the operation. While Lennie is the giant, brawn, lug who more or less has the brain of a 5-year-old child. He relies on a sense of touch, which makes

Chapter 3: “George half-closed his eyes.”I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves." Candy interrupted him, "I 'd make a will an ' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain 't got no relatives or nothing"”

In the 1960s, Julie Christie, a British actress once said, “I remember becoming aware of women 's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.” In the 1930s, this idea was expressed to an even greater extent by the American author, John Steinbeck in the novella, Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck epitomizes this idea of women being unequal to men through the example of Curley’s wife, the only woman living on an all-male ranch. She is experiences discrimination in many ways while she attempts to gain power over others. Steinbeck depicts Curley’s wife as an inhuman attention seeker who is constantly pursuing power over weaker individuals. In addition,

He is missing his right hand, Candy’s disability makes him very worthless on the ranch. An example of this is when he tells the men that he isn’t much help. “I ain’t much help, cause I ain’t got no hand.” (Steinbeck 45) Candy can not work like the other men on the farm because he can not carry as many things as the other men. He had his hand cut off in a farming accident.

Of Mice and Men (1937) is a classic novel about a hardworking migrant worker, and his mentally disabled friend, who the worker is to look out for. The author, John Steinbeck, received multiple awards for his work, including a Nobel Peace Prize and a Pulitzer Prize. Readers and critics have questioned themselves and others, what makes Steinbeck’s work so addictive, so agreeable? Although Steinbeck’s writing truly does seem unblemished and effortless, many writing tools are used to make what Of Mice and Men is today. I will be showing you how he expertly embroiders the tools mood, diction, and theme into his writing.

Out of all the men that worked at the ranch, Candy and Crook were the last ones expected to have offered to help George and Lennie achieve their purchasing of farming land. Some may say that Candy and Crook were just being selfish, but they weren't. They were genuinely wanting to help. Candy offered to pay his share of the cost of the land. Just knowing that someone supported their decision, no matter how far fetched it may be seemed made it look promising to both George and Lennie.

In of Mice and Men the characters in the play are interrelated to loneliness and violence through the foreshadowing of events and the segregation between contradicting minorities and the ‘God-like’, more respected characters; which links to events in the 1930s. Steinbeck portrays society as times of disseminated families and maladroitness in the economy. The Great Depression was when the American stock market crashed in 1929 which subsequently left thousands economically deprived and diminished thus leaving them situated in lands of squalor and poverty. As a result, millions of people were left unemployed and their quality of life severely dropped. Therefore, because unemployment rates rose communities were scattered as there were lots of

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don 't always like” (Handler). This quote paints a picture of how one may strive to achieve something, but how fate is often not what you planned and may or may not be ideal. The book Of Mice and Men takes place during the Great Depression, when many people were flooding into America to achieve the “American Dream”. A large majority of those people were migrant farm workers, who traveled from ranch to ranch in search of work; they were trying to reach their dream of owning land, raising a family, and having a steady income. More often than not, they never reach those dreams and spend their life in poverty. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck alludes to how, in spite of careful planning and steady persistence, fate always gets in the way of achieving one’s dreams, resulting in hopelessness.

Loneliness is a powerful yet important emotion we experience in our human nature. Without having the need to commit a single action, being on our own reveals our deepest desire to love and to also be loved but whilst the feeling is universality known, not even the strongest of humans can completely avoid which can often bring the feelings of shame and weakness when an individual does admit they are feeling alone and that is what Of Mice and Men showcases as it explores various characters and their paths to adjust to insurmountable loneliness that was faced during The Great Depression. Written by American author, John Steinbeck and inspired by the economic recession during the early 1930’s, Of Mice and Men tells the story two migrant

Today Candy was listenin' in on me and Lennie havin' a chat, normally I don't like people listenin' in on me but Candy had somethin' interesting to say. He wanted to join the little dream me and Lennie 'ave got of gettin' our own little place and land and a few crops an' animals. He's got $350 to help buy the land. Since he aint no harm and he's probabally gonna die soon we decided to let him come. The dream that was just a dream is now comin' to reality just coz that old man Candy. Im gonna get hold of these old people and tell them that we are going to buy the house at the end of the month, we will have $430 and then I’d keep working on the ranch to pay off the rest.

wouldn't let him tend no rabbits as he was warned by George not to do

Friendship reaches across cultural, geographical, racial and physical boundaries; looking at ‘of mice and men’ and ‘the boy in striped pyjamas’ compared the ways that writer uses this and other concepts of friendship to shape their narratives.