Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck: An Analysis

Dreams give a person hope, and hope makes life worth living. In Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck chooses dreams as one of his central themes. As the reader digs deeper into the story and characters, the theme of dreams expands as the novel goes on. Lennie and George held on to their dream of moving to a farm. Even though George had his doubts, he kept the dream alive for Lennie. Candy, the swamper, is a dreamer too. He wanted to escape his miserable life working on the ranch to go with George and Lennie to their dream farm. Many of the characters in the novel had dreams about their future. Lennie, George, and Candy wanted to move to a farm, and Curley’s wife wanted to be admired. All of these characters were examples of how John Steinbeck

What happened to their dream? What went wrong? Of Mice and Men; by John Steinbeck is a novella about George and Lennie. George is a quick and witty person, whereas Lennie is slow and strong. Lennie Small is a child-like character who is innocent, kind-hearted, and short-tempered, these traits are some of the factors to many of the mishaps throughout the novella and relate to the theme that true friendship requires sacrifices.

John Steinbeck, born in February 27, 1902, worked as a manual labor worker before achieving his success as a well renowned American writer. A compassionate understanding of the world 's disinherited was to be Steinbeck 's hallmark. The novel In Dubious Battle (1936) defends striking migrant agricultural workers in the California fields. In the novel Of Mice and Men(1937; later made into a play), Steinbeck again utilizes the hardships of migrant workers, but this time in terms of human worth and integrity. With the country struggling to recover the collapse of the economy and a second world war, the people of the United States needed to know that they were

Suddenly there is something to lose and something to fight for. This massively enhances the power that the dream has over each character and for a while the feeling of doom is lessened. The reader wants to know if each character can escape the curse they seem to be under and reach their goals. For Lennie and candy the dream would provide an exciting opportunity, as both characters are not worth much in the real world. The dream would provide them a chance of appreciation. To Lennie, the dream is an antidote to disappointment and loneliness, and he often asks George to recite the description of the farm to him for comfort. Like a child, he loved the hear George telling him to “tend the rabbits” correspondingly for Candy it would make him feel more important as he can “cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some” Even though Curley’s Wife was the reason that the dream fell apart, she had big dreams to be in “pitchers” Unsatisfied by her surly husband, she constantly lurks around the barn, trying to engage the workers in conversation. However, although she may come across as very flirtatious, she only flirts with the men for attention. Which is what her dream would have provided her if she didn’t marry Curley. Shes so lonely, and so desparate for the attention of the men at the ranch that she even flirts with Lennie as she leans “closely” at him to “see if she was impressing him”

Mental disabilitesy often cause disturbing or disruptives very false behavior. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, two migrant workers, named George and Lennie, find work at a ranch, and Lennie, who has having a mental disability, causes numerous problemsincidents of trouble. When Lennie kills the wife of a worker on the ranch named Curley, Steinbeck shows how that shapes the story through George, Lennie himself, and a few other ranch workers.

Helen Keller once said, “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light”. There is always a time during your lifetime when you will depend on another significant person. John Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice and Men during the late 1930s, which was during a period of agricultural and economic downfall. As a result, it made people unemployed which made people into migrant workers who suffered the hardships of moving from place to place. Furthermore, through John Steinbeck’s use of characterization, he defines that the friendship between Lennie and George changes how their lives are lived.

In chapter two of “Mice of Men”, we see the ranch that Lennie and George have been hired to work on, and this place has a eerie feeling to it. On Pg. 17 George and Lennie enter the ranch’s bunkhouse with the swamper. “Inside the walls were whitewashed and the floors not painted.” Now I could go on with the next page describing this room and with each line making it more depressingly bland and really creepy. Good for me that was not necessary because the room’s inside only need one line to describe that feeling you get while reading it. See if you have ever been in a near colorless room it is so saddening just sitting in there even when Marvin Gaye is playing in the

The novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, portrayed the times of hardship and struggle in United States’ Great Depression. When two exorbitantly contrasting drifters, try to make enough money by working on ranches to achieve their variation of the American Dream. Steinbeck effectively got reader's attention through each dramatic page and ended the novella with a drastic turn of events that will leave the readers in awe. Although many book concerning the great depression may seem boring Steinbeck was successful in accumulating reader's interest through dramatic scenes and dispensing good literature to all readers. John Steinbeck was able to fathom the depth and gravity of real men in United States due to the fact that he was writing

In addition, Steinbeck uses the character Crooks to contribute to the theme of loneliness. Crooks is the only black man on the ranch more than just the ranch but the only black man for miles. Crooks is named Crooks because he is hunched back and can't stand up all the way because he got kicked in the back by a horse. Crooks takes care of the stable and the horses. Crooks lives by himself in a little shack on the side of the barn. Crooks lives by himself because he is black and all he has is books to read in his room. Crooks says, “... you go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain’t wanted in my room” (Steinbeck 68). Crooks says this in the novel to show that he is not wanted. Crooks is very lonely he went from being with his family on a chicken ranch to being in a old cabin alone with just books to read. Crooks invites Lennie in and Lennie begins to tell Crooks about George and his dream about buying land and tending rabbits and many other animals. Crooks says,“... If you.. Guys would want a hand to work for nothing just his keep, why I’d come an’ lend a hand…” (Steinbeck 76) Crooks says this to Lennie to show he wants in on the plan. Crooks is not even willing to get paid

A tale as long of time, the story of two men who have a bromance like no other, on a serious note these two men show the complexities of different forms of masculinity, that transcends all cultures. In John Steinbeck 's book of Mouse and Men this was the base of the story in its most basic relation between people. Steinbeck tackles issues of races relations the dynamics and stereotypes of men and women, and what happens when one is a struggle between independence and dependencies. Throughout the book we see Lennie Small a quite seemingly innocent giant reliance on a quick talking dreamer who goes by the name of George Smith. We see the relationship of a seemingly mentally handicap man and how his handicap effect many throughout the journey.

1. Significance of Title: The title, “Of Mice and Men” comes from a phrase in the poem To a Mouse On Turning up in Her Nest with the Plough by Robert Burns. The second to last stanza contains the line, “the best schemes o’ Mice an’ Men/ Gang aft agley” contains the phrase John Steinbeck based the title for the novel. The poem is similar to the book in that George, Lennie, and the mouse all have a goal that involves months of dedicated work. However, the plough and sudden death of Curley’s wife both bring a sudden end to their dreams. Both disasters were unprecedented, but caused by the fact that George, Lennie, and the Mouse were torn apart by their weaknesses.

Along with the market crash of 1929, the United States underwent an economic calamity. Millions out of work, families destroyed and dreams crushed. Not only this, a solution to this disaster was nowhere in sight. Human existence was in question. And inevitably, the American Dream. With so many out of work, how would it have been possible for people to protect and serve their families? There was not enough money to go around, making it near impossible for citizens of this once great land to find hope. The cliché American home with a white picket fence and a dog running around the yard was nothing short of a miracle.

Of mice and men is a novel written by John Steinbeck, which was published in 1937. This novel is set in the 1930’s America when women’s were being oppressed. This story informs the reader about Steinbeck’s experience in those particular times, as people with different races, disabilities and especially women were treated poorly and below their status.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ends right where it started, but has a completely different feeling to it. In the beginning, the pond represented a safe haven for Lennie and shown innocence by describing how the rabbits played in the bushes. Now the pond represents death and seems to be all dark and gloomy. Throughout the book, George has taken great care of Lennie and went to all ends to keep them from trouble and to keep him satisfied. He would talk about their future plans to put Lennie at ease and to give them hope. They had been through everything, and now that George is sitting there with Lennie retelling that calming story, he falters at the realization he is about to lose Lennie. Lennie playfully ends the story and adds the line,

The book that I am currently reading is a book by John Steinbeck which is called 'Of Mice and Men.' Lennie has interacted with others in this book by being sarcastic, clever, and funny towards other people, unraveling the conflicts and the personal difficulties Lennie has had to go through in his life, but he mostly interacts with George because he is his best friend and will never leave his side. These interactions with others will unravel the author's purpose for writing this book because the main character is very lonely and this book talks a lot about loneliness in my opinion. An example of one of these conversations or interactions is in the first chapter and in the second part. "George unslung his bindle and dropped it gently on the bank."