Poem Analysis Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men follows the journey of two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, who struggle through the navigation of working on a ranch in California and fulfilling their dreams together during a time of financial depression. The novel begins with George and Lennie traveling through the California wilderness to get to a new ranch just south of Soledad where they are going to begin new work. They had to leave their previous jobs in a town called Weed because Lennie had caused trouble with a girl by holding on to her red dress because he wanted to feel it, and this incident spiraled into rape allegations against Lennie. As George and Lennie make their way to the new ranch, Lennie; who is a large, but simple minded man; found a dead mouse and wanted to keep it to pet because he likes soft things. George, who is more serious and protects Lennie, takes the mouse away from him because even though it’s dead, he should not be messing with it. Lennie often does not realize his strength because of his mental incapabilities and as a result, he causes a lot of trouble and harm. George finds taking care of Lennie to be taxing, but he knows that their friendship is an important bond that he does not want to be without. In order to comfort Lennie in the wilderness, George tells the story of their shared dream to own their own ranch where they can follow their own rules and live as they please. When they finally arrive at the ranch the next day, George and Lennie

The lines in the poem all connect to George and Lennie’s dream, and how it lived in them through different points in the book.

Poems which can be compared to the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is ‘The Farmers Bride’ written by Charlotte Mew. This once again explores the relationship between husband and wife without an element of honest affection towards each other leading to failed marriages. The poem begins ‘Three summers since I chose a maid’. Like Curleys wife the farmer’s bride also has no distinct identity and is merely a possession. This emphasizes the meagre status of a woman in a male dominated society. The way the poem is put is presented one could possibly suggest the farmer ‘chose’ a bride in a state of compulsion. This does resemble the scenario of Curley and his wife presented by Steinbeck in ‘Of Mice and men’ to a certain extent. The only difference is that Curley’s wife consented for marriage due to possible obstinacy as she always dreamed to be an actress but when that didn’t work she married Curley with a slight hope of things working out later. Despite being bonded together there is an element of separation and echoes of loneliness. Both Curley’s wife and the farmer’s bride are victims of loneliness and are kept apart from other as they are believed to not follow the norms of society. The farmer’s bride tried running away from the unknown imprisonment she was facing but they ‘caught her and turned the key upon her’. On the other hand Curley’s wife is also assumed to be contented with limited interaction with other as they believe ‘she don’t like to talk to anyone’. Despite these

The novella, Of Mice and Men, is initiated by a heavenly description of a narrow, crystal pool. Inhabited solely by “yellow sands” and “willows fresh and green”, the tone used to describe the pool is blissful and poetic. Such a tone is only used when George and Lennie refer to their American Dream of prospering on their own land. The tone used in the novella’s opening, which mirrors George and Lennie’s unrealistic fantasy, contrasts with the honest, realistic tone that presides throughout most of the book. The spritely tone in the books opening achieves the effect of introducing an idealistic world in which the two men thrive. Ultimately, this fantasized version of reality will succumb to the harshness of the real world. Immediately, the diction of both George and

In John Steinbeck’s novel, of Mice and Men, there are a multitude of motifs that corresponded with the real life problems they were facing in that day. Reoccurring elements in this narrative include the predatory nature of human existence, corruption of women, loneliness and companionship, and the different kinds of strengths and weaknessses.

Of Mice and Men is an indirect reference of Robert Burns’s poem “To a Mouse”. And of the reference of “To a Mouse” it states “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men often go astray. And lea’v us nought but grief and pain, for promised joy”. George and Lennie's plans fell apart just like the poem “To a Mouse” said “schemes o’ mice and men often go astray”. The fact that even the best plans often fall apart and sometimes it just leaves us with pain and grief, because at the end once George had to shoot Lennie you could tell that George is not going to continue the plans he made with Lennie without him, and with that he was left with pain and grief for his friend. Of Mice and Men it is an indirect reference of Robert Burns’s poem “To a Mouse”,

After a quiet and solemn drink with Slim, George dreadfully goes back to the empty bunkhouse. He sits on the bed, and his face falls to his hands. His shoulders move up and down as he sobs. Footsteps sound outside and Candy enters the dark building. George quickly wipes his face, but keeps his head down. Candy turns on the electric light and glances at George with a sympathetic look. George does not move or acknowledge Candy. The room is quiet as a graveyard. Candy seems to be pondering about something to say or do.

George with forlorn shame shook his head and whispered … “ What the hell have ay done” looking down upon the dead corpse of his fellow good companion he’d known for years and who’s … Now dead from a gunshot wound right in the head.

In the novel, “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck emphasizes how solitude is sustained through inhumane boundaries made by one another among the characters of the novel. Analyzing further into its context, Steinbeck claims the barbarity of isolation with only the friability of self-hope. Evoking the characteristics of the George and Lennie’s friendship , and intending to compare it to the real world, Steinbeck exposes the necessity for friendship in a striving path toward a possible benefitting future. The theme of solitude within the striving path to fulfilling a dream, demonstrates that friendship is vital as it is evident through the characters of George, Lennie, Crooks and Curley’s wife. Evident as it is that the personality of George makes a dramatic contrast with Lennie’s actions, both of their

Loyalty and friendship play key roles in the lives of those who acknowledge its worth. Living life with whom a person loves greatly increases happiness and trust between those in the relationship. But this unity may come at a cost; true friendship requires sacrifice. Friendship and loyalty in the novella, Of Mice and Men, by expression through John Steinbeck’s interpretation, brings greater understanding to their importance of each.

The Salinas River was green with the aroma of sweet sickles filling the air. Lennie sat hiding in a bush unable to speak, trying to make sense of what had just happened to him. He heard the faint shouts of men far off in the woods. Despite the tragedy, it was peaceful. The river was glistening with the soft reflection on the setting sun. Various animals took refuge among the pool. Two swans came floating down the pool, weaving a pompous dance. They continued down the river.

1. A Theme that John Steinbeck is conveying in his novella, Of Mice and Men, is that human nature requires friendship, companionship, and interaction. 2. Steinbeck presents this theme by emphasizing the isolated life of Crooks, the miserable and lonely lifestyles of itinerant workers, and the friendly bond between Lennie and George. 3a. Firstly, the isolated life of Crooks shows us that human nature is to interact with others and that being lonely plays a toll on the compassion and the friendliness one shows to others. Crooks is a character that is isolated and knows first hand that “a guy needs somebody” (72) and that “a guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody” (72). 3b. Secondly, Steinbeck identifies that itinerant workers lack friendship and

Prior, to the excerpt Steinbeck was describing the scenery of the numerous migrant families moving across the country. Subsequently, Steinbeck elucidated how the families met, and how they started relationships with each other, and soon became a single group, which treated each other as family, and respect. Furthermore, as time went on the enormous group of families moved together, and as they stopped when needed to in order to rest, everyone had a role which they had to accomplish in order to ensure a tranquil society. Lastly, leading on to the excerpt, the families established regulations to maintain peace, and

This passage develops the beginning of characterization for both Lennie and George by introducing their physical description; moreover by explaining their attire (denim trousers and denim coats with brass buttons), Steinbeck reveals that they are most likely in the working or lower class, for he would have possibly described their clothing as expensive or costly if they were in the upper class. Steinbeck also displays that they are not in the upper class by announcing that they had “tight blanket rolls slung over their shoulders.” By showing that they had bundles dangling from their backs, it makes the reader infer that they don’t have many possessions or that they had to leave them behind.

This paragraph will be about the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. Saving and keeping Lennie alive is the better option, because they could always escape from Curly and live on the farm they talked about. George should have not killed Lennie, because Lennie had the brain of the kid. He didn’t know better and what is right from wrong. He also does not know how much strength he actually has. “Sure he’s just like a kid, there ain’t no more harming him than a kid neither” (Steinbeck 43). As it says in the quote, Lennie is just like a kid, so like a kid he doesn’t know right from wrong. Even though saying that Lennie is like a kid is a good reasoning to keep him alive, there is another reasoning. When George shot Lennie, he committed murder