John Steinbeck Similarities Between Of Mice And Men

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a story about the short lived life of two Migrant workers named George and Lennie during the Great Depressing, who both share a dream to own their own farm, and live off the land. George killing Lennie out of compassion, for Lennie, ends the Dream. Throughout the story Of Mice and Men, the allusions to the bible are apparent, and to the reader the allusions give a broader look on Of Mice of Men.The Biblical allusions in Of Mice of Men such as Eden, Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel, are written throughout the story, because the allusions reinforce the idea that the story is more than a story, its about morals and dreams.

In the novella, Of Mice and Men, there is a character named Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife is first shown in the novella as a character who is provocative and represented as darkness. Throughout the story she is dehumanized, objectified, and sexualized. Therefore, Steinbeck crafts the character, Curley’s Wife, in order to convey how the american dream is unattainable through him showing sexism and discrimination towards women.

In 1920 women got the right to vote. In 1948 President Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to be elected to congress. Women’s rights have come a long way, nowadays women are CEO’sCeo’s of companies and doing great things. Although it wasn’t always like this, in Of Mice and Men, and in Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman speech women weren’t treated right. Men thought that women weren’t as strong as them, and couldn’t do a man’s job.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie and Curley’s wife make difficult choices that result in painful consequences. Lennie values touching soft objects and obedience, while Curley’s wife values attention. The decisions they make based on these values lead to the climax and tragic ending of the novel.

Carlson had three main reason to shoot Candy’s dog it stunk, it was old, and was in pain according to him. The dog stunk up the bunkhouse so the guys couldn't sleep at night. The dog could barely walk and looked terrible and filled with pain. So Carlson said “i'll take him out back and shoot him, won't even feel a thing”. At first candy was not going to let him shoot him but realized it was for the better.

Curley's wife is the only female character in Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to display how men treat women. She is not referred to by her own name, rather, she is referred to as Curley's wife which makes her Curley’s property. Women are not seen as whole people, they are seen as men’s objects. While George and Whit are playing cards, Whit says, “Well, you’ll see plenty, she ain't concealin’ nothing.” (51). This quote displays how demeaningly the ranch hands view Curley's Wife. Another quote that portrays men’s views on women is, “She’s a jail bait all set on the trigger.” (George 51). George says Curley’s wife can get Lennie in trouble because of what happened in Weed. This is significant because it displays foreshadowing

Of Mice and Men recounts the story of two itinerant ranch hands who, despite their apparent differences, are dependent on each other.

“Robert Tennards IQ is 67-low enough that he is considered barely educable by most standards. But a Texas court said that alone does not prove he is retarded enough to avoid the death penalty for a 1985 murder” (Stephen Henderson). The killing of Lennie is justified because, if Lennie hadn't of died, he would go to jail, then they would be able to see if he is or is not retarded enough to avoid the death penalty as well. Death or prison.

“Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes, I am.” Scott, Jill “Brotha”. Since biblical times it has been debated over whether or not “I am my brother’s keeper”. In Mice of Men by John Steinbeck, he takes a deeper look at the meaning of my brother’s keeper. Of Mice and Men is based in California during the 1930’s. It is a tale of two friends who travel across California looking for work, and a place to call their own. While the story is mostly about George Milton, who looks after his travelling companion Lennie Smalls, who has a mental disability; the story is also about how Lennie takes care of George. For instance, they often sit and talk about how they have each other to take care of, and when Crooks makes it seem like Lennie is not coming back, Lennie almost assaults Crooks to protect George. Lennie, more than once in the story offers to leave George, if he feels that would be best, sacrificing his

I think people that are slower than a normal person should be treated differently because they need extra help and they always need people around them to take care of them. Lennie always forgot what George said. Lennie only remember George saying about tending the rabbits. Lennie went in Crooks room and Crooks didn’t want him in with him.

The rabbit was telling the truth he should of just listen to him. but George was trying to put him to rest because he was struggling in life.If he would not killed him they would killed him and Lennie. The rabbit was telling him the true. But if Lennie was still alive the cops would been looking for them because they are not supposed to be there. Lennie trust George because in the past they been together that the only friend that Lennie had. George has always told Lennie if he was in trouble to hide be hind a bush.Also in chapter 1 there was a snake trying to kill a rabbit but now on chapter 6 the rabbit was trying to kill the snake because he wanted to get revenge. When George tells Lenni “Gonna do it soon ...Ever’body gonna be nice to you.

Steinbeck's use of his view on society shows that members of society will look down and attack people lower than them. He did that with Curley's wife attacking Crooks, Crooks attacking Lennie, and Curley attacking Lennie. Through these characters Steinbeck shows society's flaws. It shows how racism, ableism, and other disabilities shaped the 1930’s culture. The book of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck's way of critically analyzing societal views on the discriminated groups and that it is human nature to attack someone that is deemed below them in

Quote: “There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair.”

George’s quotation contributes to Lennie’s and his characterization by introducing George’s complicated feelings toward Lennie. As much as he loves Lennie, Lennie really gets on people’s nerves because he is so helpless. Similarly, this quote shows that George tends to tell Lennie what to do when they are together for the benefit of both of them. Also, their relationship is established as it is shown that the two men have known each other for a long time and George looks out for Lennie and his best interest, regardless of how harsh he may seem. The conclusion of the plot is foreshadowed in this quote when George describes how out of sorts Lennie is, which leads him to accidentally kill Curley’s wife in the end.

Both of John Steinbeck’s literary creations*,”Of Mice and Men” and “The Pearl” have many similarities that I will now discuss. First off, a very clear similarity in both literary creations is when a character who is placing a burden on other main characters is killed. Further, in both, if these literary creations, the killings took place at the end of the creation. Next, in both of these literary creations, the main characters are not well off; in fact, they are both poor. This is proved in “The Pearl” by having Kino’s family live in a brush hut.