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.

Besides the American Dream, the theme of death plays a major role and is recurring in both texts. From the novel ‘Of mice and men’, both Lennie and Curley’s Wife die. From this we can deduce that they both got killed due to their differences and society looking at them in a different way. Both texts also foreshadow the future deaths from the beginning to the end of the texts, there is hints everywhere. The moment that Curley’s Wife was introduced, an ill feeling overcame the atmosphere indicating that Lennie will be getting into a mess with her. At the beginning, George clearly states that Lennie always gets George into trouble. Steinbeck states ‘You do bad things and I got to get you out’. Previously, before George and Lennie arrived at the ranch, Lennie got into trouble by supposedly attacking the only woman in Weed. This also suggests that there will be trouble between Curley’s Wife, who is the only woman on the ranch and Lennie. Connecting ends with ends, this shows that the only two women are insecure. Later on, there was an intimation that she is going to be killed by Lennie as Lennie kills the soft things he likes to ‘pet’ such as the puppy and the mouse. In the novel Curley’s Wife lets him touch her dress, which is soft therefore leading to an inevitable death.

Lennie Small; A simple man with a simple mind in a not-so-simple world. Lennie is mentally handicapped, living in the 1930’s during the Great Depression with his friend and caretaker, George. Because Lennie has the mind of a child but the strength and appearance of a 30-year-old man, which often gets him in trouble. He poorly hides the evidence of his wrongdoing, and cannot fully understand the cost of his own actions which ultimately results in his death. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Lennie’s death is foreshadowed in conversations, Lennie’s tendencies of petting soft things too roughly, and events that happen on the ranch and in his past

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"”

Death is inevitable to every person. However, death arrives to people at different stages of their lives. People may bring death upon themselves because of their actions, or an animal may be killed of its uselessness. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, there are three major deaths occurring in the novel: Bob, Johnny, and Dally. Similarly, in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, there are also three major deaths of Candy’s dog, Curley’s wife, and Lennie. The Outsiders is a story depicting the life of Ponyboy Curtis, who is struggling to find his place in the world while battling the rival gang, the Socs. Of Mice and Men is a story of two migrant workers, George and Lennie, who are bound together and share the dream of one day owning their own

Imagery is a way for humans to see without seeing. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men uses this in an animistic way. The main subjects to this are the environment and the main character, Lennie. In the novel, Lennie is constantly traveling with his best friend George looking for work. Lennie has some mental disabilities so it is hard to stay anywhere long because he always does something wrong. However, when they find a farm to work on, Lennie accidentally kills a woman and George feels that he is forced to put Lennie out of his misery by killing him. Uses of animal imagery in the novel include the bear and horse description, the dog being killed, and the snake gliding across the water. Steinbeck uses animal imagery to show the reader how to better understand the characters and the environment in a more influential way.

Dreams are futile fantasies because dreams are high expectations of what we want in our lives, which we rarely end up achieving. Our hopes and aspirations make us believe that we have the ability to fulfill our dreams, although many frequently tend to fall short. Steinbeck uses dreams for comfort to help the characters in Of Mice and Men move on from their simple lives. George and Lennie’s, Curley’s wife’s, and Crooks’s dreams are their interpretations of what a wonderful life would contain, although none of them have the ability to achieve their dreams. Crooks’s dream is to become a part of a community where he can be accepted. Curley’s wife dreams of becoming an actress and gaining money for “valuable” items in life. George and Lennie’s dream is to own a farm and live on their own, this would create joy and gratefulness in their lives. Through these examples, Steinbeck demonstrates to the reader that dreams give us false hope for ideas that are unachievable.

Loneliness is something almost everyone has felt at one point or another and, as soon as that emptiness of heart has been endured, one yearns to be together and supported by another living soul. However, during the 1930 's Great Depression, society and the ranch workers way of life didn 't make having a partner or family copacetic.The nature of loneliness through the demoralizing of dreams as well as the sacrifice of amenities is revealed in John Steinbeck 's novel Of Mice and Men. Lennie Small and George Milton are two migrating ranch workers who escape from Weed due to an unintentional mistake made by Lennie. They are in search for a job, at a new ranch, but before they can get a job; George forewarns Lennie to not communicate with anyone until they get the job.The fact that both men travel together, unlike other ranch men, distinguishes them from the other ranch men as well as raises the risk of suspicion towards Lennie 's mental disability. Most of the characters have companions or partners but with the passage of time they start losing them without having any control over what has been destined for them. Through the methods of characterization, foreshadowing and symbolism John Steinbeck depicts how the characteristics of the ranch workers, the invisible force of fate and the symbolism of hands and cards come together to isolate a man and eventually lead him towards eternal loneliness.

Death, and the reasons for, leave the people left behind with different perceptions of the events that have occurred, and the events yet to come. This is the same with novels, as authors portray deaths with different themes that often connect to each other. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is a story about Lennie and George, two migrant workers in the Salinas Valley, California. These friends stick together through the troubles of the Great Depression and survival in a world where differentiating qualities threaten these two workers’ hopes and dreams. There are three main deaths in this work, whether real or metaphorical, that are portrayed with primary themes. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, is about Ponyboy Curtis, a lower class teenager living in 1960’s Oklahoma. Ponyboy faces the obstacles that regard economic-social class and the struggles that are associated with stereotypes. This novel also regards the death of three characters that, similarly to Of Mice and Men, provide major themes. The deaths and murders in The Outsiders and Of Mice and Men relate to each other in the themes of protection, prevention and ignorance.

People who are different can often feel discarded by society, leaving them with problems such as loneliness or depression. These outcasts may become desperate for companionship. Sadly, the differences of these individuals are rarely accepted, leaving them in a vicious cycle of rejection. Lennie Small is considered daft by many who read the novel, and his dissimilarities from others are the building blocks to his not-so-happy ending. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it would be easy to say that Lennie is simple minded, but he is also autophobic; meaning he fears being alone.

Of Mice and Men Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows that this is not always true. This novel talks about how three friends had found what they had in common and which was their dreams. When they finally had the opportunity of making it become true, Lennie caused trouble for them. Because of the trouble they got into, they couldn’t attain their dreams.

“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” Of Mice and Men by john Steinback, is a book with many different themes. One theme is dreams. Lennie, George, Crooks, and Curley’s wife all have many different dreams.

Of Mice and Men, that title can mean so much more than just what the words are, and mean. If you look into what John Steinbeck the author of the book was trying to convey to the readers of this book about the title was: no matter how well-planned something is like a dream it’s not always going to work out as you planned. Most of the characters in this book had some type of dream one way or another, most unrealized, George and Lennie’s which was the most prominent of all was the most achievable, but unattainable in their circumstances.

The novel Of Mice of Men depicts characters dreams through vivid imagery and personal experiences. The characters grow within the story and tell the readers their dream in life. Everyone has one dream, it may be a dream job, to be a mother, a good father or to own a fancy luxury car. Concurrently Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck paints the journey of two men George and Lennie that travel together through the country side of California to find work. Before arriving in Soledad George and Lennie were forced to leave the ranch in weed because, Lennie was accused of raping a woman that lived there. In the novel John Steinbeck develops the theme of dreams through characters Lennie, George and Crooks by giving each character a vivid image of a dream.