Comparison Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

    Curley’s wife was known as a tart and was avoided by the men on the ranch. At first the reader could assume her dream was to be noticed and talked to but her dream was to ‘be in the pictures’. A professional man had promised to make her famous and she waited for a letter that ensured this. She never received the letter and that’s where the decline of her dreams happened. Shortly after, her dreams started failing she married Curley who controlled her.

Curley’s wife coming around the men was daily like a chore. Such as another time when she was looking for Curley. “He was in here a minute ago, but he went”... ”Oh!” She put her hands behind her back and

Just like Curley’s wife, man people settle with what they can get instead of what they deserve. Curley’s wife did not initially want to end up married to Curley, a man who she doesn’t even like. Whereas Crooks wanted to join George, Lennie, and Candy but soon said it was all a joke because he feels as if it is hopeless to want such a big change. EE: While all the other men went into town, Crooks was alone in the barn when

Despite Steinbeck’s rendering, Curley’s wife emerges as a relatively complex and interesting character. Although her purpose is rather simple in the book’s opening pages—she is the “tramp,” “tart,” and “bitch” that threatens to destroy male happiness and longevity—her appearances later in the novella become more complex. When she confronts Lennie, Candy, and Crooks in the stable, she admits to feeling a kind of

George exclaimes, “I think Curley married... a tart” (28). She uses sexuality to achieve attention from the men on the ranch, because of this they call her a tramp and other vile names. Nobody talks to her alone on the ranch they are worried about making Curley mad, leaving her

The world we live in is unfair, we never know what’s coming for us... Just like Forrest Gump said, "Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." As told by the author, John Steinbeck, in the book, Of Mice and Men, the story goes in depth about many unique characters whom had a dream they were forced to overcome difficult, soul shattering, and degrading obstacles to find this dream just to be disappointed. Some think if you just dream hard enough, try your best, and keep moving forward that eventually one day you will get the future you’ve always wanted, but that’s not the case here.

Crooks is the black stable buck, who often received many hardships because of his skin color. Around the same time, while Lennie, Crooks, and Candy are in Crooks room, many things said show us a lot more about Crooks character; whereas, before all we knew was that he was a black stable buck with a crooked back. As the three characters talk, we learn a lot about Crooks character that shows how isolated he was, and how much prejudice he received. A part that stuck out to me was when the novel said: ‘Candy leaned against the wall beside the broken collar while he scratched his wrist stump. "I been here a long time," he said.

Before her death, Curley’s wife admits to Lennie that she had dreamed of better times. “ ‘I don’ like Curley ... Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes ... An’ I coulda sat in them big hotels ... because this guy said I was a natural’ ” (88). Curley’s wife had an American Dream of being a movie star.

The 1930’s was an era of major global crisis; from struggling during the Great Depression to fighting social issues amongst the people themselves, this was a time period that would be classified as a time of anything but easy living. In the present circumstances, while families were struggling to survive in the collapsing economy, issues buried in morality societally continued to transpire. In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, he makes a point of utilizing various characters of his in order to raise awareness of such issues, demonstrating them through symbolism, characterization, and various other means. This novella is about two men who go off to work on a farm in order to potentially make enough to go off and buy their own land;

Since Crooks is African American, the audience can infer that he is treated poorly and is treated as an outcast; as a consequence, Crooks feels lonesome and wants to be accepted. Knowing that Crooks is treated poorly helps the reader understand why he pushes people away: “You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me”(68). As Lennie tried to explain that he just wanted to talk, Crooks added, “They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black”(68).

‘Of mice and men’ is a tale of loneliness and hardship felt by the people living in America during the 1930 's. Written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937, it tells the heartbreaking story of two ranch workers during the depression; George Milton and Lennie Small. At the time America was very poor, with a shortage of jobs so people had to travel in search of new jobs. As many people were constantly moving, lasting friendships or relationships were hard to come across. People became scared to have friendships, scared of each other making them lonely and isolated. Most of the characters lived by ‘every man for himself’; only having to care for themselves, not having to worry about others and therefore

I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it 's not even funny. '”(81). Curley 's wife is isolated because she is a woman and is considered unimportant. Though she is a woman she has her own power but because of her gender, it is limited and so she feels alone. “..Why can 't I talk to you? I never get to talk to anybody. I get awful lonely. '”(86) Her gender, race, and her power are shown but not her feelings for her lifestyle. Aside her feeling and what she shows, she is a needy woman and somewhat cruel.

Should we interpret Crooks as a cynical, evil, unimportant person? After all, he's only an "nigger". Yet one can fell sympathy for this ostracised man who, under his rough exterior, has humanity and all its qualities. Crooks gives us the most vivid picture of life at the time of the novel: its hopes, fears and injustices. And does Crooks also relate to life today? Are we any happier at having houses, independence, freedom of speech? Do you have to be black to experience oppression?

Crooks is the only African American man in the novel. No one listens to him or invites him to do things with the other workers. Another character who struggles with the feeling of loneliness is Curley's wife. For example, she can never find her husband who does not show her any affection. She longs for someone to talk to her.

She hoped to be on the big screen with adoring fans giving her all their attention. Sadly, she didn’t follow her dreams because of her parents. Her mother and father thought being in movies wasn't a real or suitable job. Curley’s Wife chose to obey her parents, though she was resentful of it. To escape her parents smothering rules, she married Curley. However, she wasn’t actually in love with Curley. Curley’s Wife was so desperate to leave her parents that she chose to stay with a man she didn’t truly like. However, this didn’t bring Curley’s wife much closer to her dreams because Curley isolated her and deprived her of attention. Because of her social deprivation due to the possessiveness of her husband, Curley’s Wife seeks attention by flirting with all the other men on the ranch, because all she’s ever wanted was the attention and to be adored. Finally, Curley’s Wife is killed by Lennie. This, again, symbolizes that when one dies, their dream