Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

Do opposites really attract? Can two people, with no similarities, share a close bond? It proves to be so in the novel Of Mice and Men , written by John Steinbeck. A novel which tells the story of two men, George and Lennie, and their journey of a new job working on a ranch. A novel with a different but interesting style of writing. A novel where John Steinbeck utilizes how powerful George is over Lennie, to signify how people believe they are dominant over others, because of their greater intelligence, social standards, or wealth.

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What is dialogue? Dialogue is when characters speak to one another in a book, play, or movie. Dialogue is very important to many books, movies, and plays and Of Mice and Men is no exception. The things that characters say shape their personality in the story. On way dialogue serves a purpose in Of Mice and Men is it reveals more about the characters. Another way is it allows the reader to experience the action as the character is experiencing it. One last way dialogue affects a story is it generates an impression of reality.

In a discussion John Steinbeck said, "I worked in the same country that the story is laid in. The characters are composites to a certain extent. Lennie was a real person. He's in an insane asylum in California right now. I worked alongside him for many weeks . . .” (Parini 27)

I am writing a literary essay on the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I will be responding to the question describe an important character and explain how the character helped you understand an important message.

After shooting Lennie, George couldn’t stop thinking about it. He went with the other guys for a drink, but he couldn’t stop thinking about Lennie. George didn’t get much sleep that night, Lennie was hunting his dreams but not in a wrong way, he was now just a broken memory in George’s heart and brain. No one knew how close they were, that’s why it didn’t affect the others; however, Candy found out and said, “What are we going to do? You killed Lennie as they killed my dog. What about our ranch? Is our dream dead as your inseparable friend?” George just couln’t respond his questions, it was too painful for him. At night, George started seeings shadows that looked like Lennie.

During the Great Depression, it was not uncommon to become morosely secluded while working. Men would go far away from their families in search of any jobs they could get, with only themselves to confide in; colleagues only filling in the void of friends and family partially. Naturally, John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, written during this period, would reflect this fact as a major aspect of the story. Loneliness would become the sinew of Of Mice and Men, manifested in some of the story’s main characters: Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife. These allusions to loneliness are found throughout the book, mimicking the rampant disease of isolation at the time.

One of the major themes in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream spreads hope, friendship, and determination, which helps to strive onward in life. Three major examples inside the novel show this idea. The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and following George and Lennie’s dream of owning land. A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s chicken ranch. Anothert example is George's and Lennie’s dream of having their own place. These three examples show the theme that having high aspirations breed hope, friendship, and determination, allowing one to strive onward with a sense of self-worth or importance.

The American Dream, is the wish to prosper. In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men told during the time of hard labor in the 1930’s about two close friends, who are all each other have, but are chasing this American dream, George and Lennie deal with several obstacles and road blocks with each other. Whether it be, hiding Lennie’s mental illness, or trying to keep a job to fulfill their version of the American dream, George will always carry Lennie in his heart, and Lennie tries his hardest to please George. Through characterization and foreshadowing readers learn about the deeper meaning and theme to the novella of the American Dream. Although some may say that George and Lennie are only externally flawed, by reading deeper, you can

Everyone needs companionship to truly prosper in life and be cheerful. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck this claim appears many times through characters who struggle with feeling fulfilled due to the lack of companionship. The characters are jealous of the relationship George and Lennie have because of their solitude. This envy is proven multiple times within the book with Crooks, Candy, and even Slim, showing that it is human nature to crave attention because of the fear of being alone.

Burdens impede and hold us back from achieving our full potential, but to remove them, is difficult and scary. We familiarize ourselves with these encumbrances, making the task of removing them even more challenging. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, George is burdened with the task of caring for and protecting Lennie. Eventually, by killing Lennie, George ends their relationship. When Lennie badgers George for ketchup, George explodes at him, shouting, “‘God a 'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an ' work, an ' no trouble. No mess at all’...‘ An’ Whatta I got,’ George went on furiously. ‘I got you! You can 't keep a job and you lose me ever ' job I get’” (Steinbeck 11). George is frustrated, and

All humans hate being lonely. Some dread it more than others, but all humans, whether they are young or old, male or female, dislike being alone. People dread being alone because they cannot turn to someone for support or advice. In the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the main characters George Milton and Lennie Small are migrant workers, meaning that they work on a ranch for a few months, get their paycheck, and leave to find new work. At the beginning of the novella, George and Lennie have come from Weed, a town in north California, and are about to work on a ranch a few miles south of Soledad, California. At the ranch, George and Lennie meet

People’s largest obstacles often lie solely in their minds. Loneliness, for example, at its greatest extent, can potentially drive people to extreme measures in order to extricate themselves from it. George Milton and Lennie Small, central characters in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, are nomadic workers in the fields of Californian ranches. The men are polar opposites; George is small, sharp, and quick-minded while Lennie is ponderous and intellectually disabled. However, the two are inseparable, sharing with each other the privilege of companionship. What compels them to continue seeking jobs and working is their enduring dream of a farm to themselves. As George and Lennie begin a new job on a ranch in the Salinas Valley of California, they befriend and come across numerous unique workers. Throughout the course of the novel, most of these ranchers exhibit traits that illustrate their lives of loneliness and lack of companions.

Throughout Chapter 5 in the novella, “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck , a significant death takes place : the wife of Curley. The majority of the readers question themself, who is responsible of the significance of her death. Some may condemn Lennie Small, the protagonist who accidentally slaughtered her, through his colossal strength. While others will blame his mentor and partner, George Milton, or Curley’s wife for her own death. Although readers would choose one person to hold accountable for her death, it’s the fault of all of these characters due to their poor and senseless actions. The significant death of Curley’s wife is held in a cause and effect cycle through the influence other characters .In the novella, the most accountable is George Milton, the second most responsible is Curley’s wife, and the least guilty is Lennie Small.

They finally find a job at a barn that contains many friendly people minus the one mean one called Curley and his wife. They got the job and worked really well. But Lennie made one serious mistake and killed Curley’s wife. Which caused George to kill Lennie… In my scene George explains to Lennie who they are and how they will live their life.