Differences Between John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Mice and Men is a fantastic novel that shows how hard it was in the times of the Great Depression. The difference between Lennie and George compared to the migrant workers is that they had each other. In the novel, it shows how George takes care of Lennie who has a mental disability. Most of the migrant workers wanted to achieve the success of the American Dream that was different for every American. Lennie and George too wanted to the euphoria of achieving their American Dream. Lennie and George’s dream was to own a ranch and live off the fatta of the land and for Lennie to tend the rabbits.

George has essentially become the caretaker of Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, after the death of Lennie’s aunt Clara. We learn that the two men have fled another town after Lennie mistakenly gets them into some trouble but have secured positions as ranch hands. The two men wish to work there only long enough so that they can have the money to make a down payment on the house they look to own. Sadly, their shared dreams are crushed when Lennie accidentally kills the wife of another ranch hand. George must decide whether or not to take matters into his own hands before the people of the town can hurt

Of Mice and Men, a book written by John Steinbeck, is a story about two men that are migrant workers during the Great Depression going to the Salinas Valley in California looking for work. One of the two men was named George he was a shorter man and he was the smart one of the group. The other of the two men was Lennie. Lennie is a child-minded adult that was big in size and very strong and because if his child’s mind he wasn’t able to know his strength. This book has a movie adaptation released in 1992 and was directed by Gary Sinise.

We would all put our close ones out of pain or trouble if we had a chance. In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two men are employed on a small working ranch in northern California, sometime during the 1930s, during the great depression. They attempt to raise enough money to get by and to reach their dreams. But Lennie, one of the two men, made a huge mistake. He killed the boss’s son’s wife. Now George, the other man, has to make a choice. He chooses to kill his friend Lennie. But in this dilemma George made the right choice.

We as people often interpret ourselves as powerful but yet powerless. In the book Of mice and men and the poem “To a mouse” both demonstrate how not only people are powerless and powerful but how emotions can be too. Both, the book and the poem show these ways through feelings, actions, and their thoughts.

During the Great Depression, many people relied on their dreams to keep them going through hard times. More than half of men in the U.S. did not have enough money to support their families. Similarly, in John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, George Milton struggles to support himself and his companion, Lennie Small. In Steinbeck’s novel, George Milton and Lennie Small labor on farms to earn money for “a place of their own” with “colorful rabbits.” This dream keeps George and Lennie focused on a future happiness, despite society’s cruel rejection of Lennie.

Of Mice and Men was a striking book about a few men simply endeavoring to get by in the Great Depression. George and Lennie had known each other for quite a while and had developed to rely upon each other. All through the book Lennie got some information about them, about how they would get a place and live respectively, they never got the chance to do that, as life would have it, reality acted as a burden. The most questionable point from this book was the reason George killed Lennie. It was the best choice for numerous reasons, the first being that Lennie was a threat to people around him and additionally himself, the second is that Lennie couldn't make do without George and the last being that if George didn't, Curly would have.

George says that he and Lennie is cousins even though he knows it's not true. He also says that Lennie was kicked in the head, by a horse. He explains this because when there were having a conversation with the boss, Lennie didn't answer any questions that the boss ask. Infinitely George decided to answer for him because Lennie seems frightened of the boss. Then after he notice he wasn't going to talk and that the boss notice that something wasn't right. He decided to say that Lennie wasn't very bright and that he got kicked in the head by a horse so that the boss wouldn't be suspicious of them

While George does have the dream of the farm, he knows it is unfeasible; his real dreams are to “live so easy,” “have no mess,” and even “have a girl” (101, 9). With Lennie around, these things are impossible, as he always must take care of Lennie and move around to keep them safe. However, with Lennie gone, George can live any way he wants to and can settle down for a change, and this allows him to fulfill his dreams. Lennie’s death fulfills his own dream of the farm and the rabbits because when George is describing the serene picture, “[he] can almost see it” (102). Additionally, Lennie is never more giddy or excited than when George is telling him “about the rabbits,” and Lennie always “get[s] a kick out of [it]” (14).

Why are we cruel to the people we love? “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurt and the short story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, George and Brother experience losing somebody they loved. Of mice and men is a story mainly about two migrant workers who can’t seem to keep their job. The Scarlet Ibis is a short story about two young brothers, but it was too late for the two young brothers to find out they had loved each other deeply. George and Brother didn’t realize how much they actually loved each other until they had lost them.

Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men is an American literary classic. The novel was written by John Steinbeck in 1937. It tells a story of Lennie and George, two men looking for work during the time of the Great Depression. The novel reveals that Lennie has a mental illness and George is held responsible for taking care of him. Being set in the mid 1930’s , many people did not understand mental illnesses, hence the actions and strong language of the characters.

There is no doubt that in Chapter Two conflict is arising for George and Lennie. I see two potential conflicts arising between them and their boss and his son.

The chapter begins when agents of the large company arrive, telling the residents that they must leave their own land. Since sharecropping isn’t working, the bank has bought the land to farm. The men representing the company are mean, nice, or cold, but none take responsibility for their actions. It is not their fault, as the bank is responsible, but the bank is simply an organization. Despite the pleas of negotiations for less crops, the representatives don’t bite and insist they must leave the land. The tenants argue that the land belongs to them because their families have been on it for generations, but the bank men reply with negative and trite statements.

In the book the location starts and ends at the pond to show the circle of their life and how they end up always coming back to the same place after everything. The pond represents closure and a safe place away from society to them. It’s ironic that Lennie meets his death at the pond because it’s a place they would go, talk about their dreams and a place to be safe. The book shows the pond is a safe place with the way they describe the place and the adjectives they use. In the beginning of the book it says, “The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.” That quote from the book shows how calming and safe the pond feels to them. While when Lennie meets his death at

In 1992, the movie “Of Mice and Men” was released. This movie was based on the original book written by John Steinbeck. The story is about two men who go from ranch to ranch, avoiding trouble and making a living. Although sometimes, trouble will most likely fall into one man's hand than the other. This movie portrays the books plot almost exact and will leave you astonished.