Tensions In 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.

Imagine if you had almost no money, only had 1 true friend, and one goal that you will do anything to achieve. That's the life of George and Lennie, two farm hands who are about to start working on a ranch in Salinas, California. It seemed like everything was going well for the two of them, or at least they thought it was. Steinbeck argues, throughout Of Mice and Men, that we as humans need to be able to comprehend the fact that the American dream is impossible, so when we fail at that, we won't fall as hard as we might if we had full faith in it, and he develops this stance using diction choices, imagery, and characterization.

“So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again , do I ? Jesus christ, you're a crazy bastard!” George says (4-5). You can infer that the two characters have some issues with each other. In Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck shows the weaknesses that most of the characters have and the trials they face with those weaknesses. The characters such as Lennie, Crooks and Candy all have something that happens to them in the story that brings out their weaknesses. John Steinbeck portrays the effects that weak people reveal through the characters Lennie, Crooks and Candy.

Have you ever dreamed of becoming someone important or doing something exciting and memorable? Would you give up or refuse to let go of your dream until you achieve it? Has that obsessive under-minded your success? Many people have dreams that they want to accomplish, but there are obstacles individuals have to cross over in order to achieve their goals, such as facing reality. In the book of Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the story is a tale of two drifters working from farm to farm, trying to make a living, and save some money to have their own place someday, which is their dream during the Great Depression. The characters face the hardships

John Steinbeck, an American novelist, is well-known for his familiar themes of depression and loneliness. He uses these themes throughout a majority of his novels. These themes come from his childhood and growing up during the stock market crash. A reader can see his depiction of his childhood era. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows the prominent themes of loneliness, the need for relationships, and the loss of dreams in the 1930s through the novels’ character.

John Steinbeck in his novel, Of Mice and Men, uses the conflict between Curley’s wife and Lennie to emphasize Lennie’s rash character. Steinbeck uses the conflict between Curley’s wife and Lennie to highlight Lennie’s rash character. While stroking Candy’s wife’s hair, “Lennie was in a panic… She screamed then, and Lennie’s other hand closed over her nose and mouth” (91). Curley’s wife was scared that her hair was going to be messed up, so she screamed for him to stop. That gave Lennie flashbacks to Weed and he did not want to get in trouble again. This is a reflection of the event in Weed where Lennie got accused of raping a girl and how he had to move town with George. This highlights his rash character because he has gotten in trouble before

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck that the one woman in the narrative is going to be trouble is clearly suggested In Chapter 2 after Candy has told George and Lennie about the pugnacious Curley, George "pretended a lack of interest. 'Looks like we was gonna have fun.' Then Lennie mournfully says, "I don't want no trouble... I never done nothing to him. "Of course, the reader senses that there will be a confrontation between Curley and probably Lennie.

When Steinbeck describes the barn at first it was quiet and nature taking its course, but after it had a more darker atmosphere and everything was more sad and depressing. Steinbeck also talked about the horses because no matter what environment they are in they did the same thing they always did. I think the author is trying to portray Lennie as a horse as he put it in that way in chapter 1 and no matter what he does the same mistake over and over again no matter what it is.

A persons environment and surroundings can influence their life in a negative or positive way. This is demonstrated in the captivating novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, as it is exhibited throughly through the two main characters Lennie and George. Throughout the novel, we see as Lennie and George face personal adversities, along with multiple other characters in the book facing adversities of their own. Although the adversities are difficult and strenuous, having a supportive environment helps to turn the adversities into growth. Therefore, the adversities are only temporary, but growth and life skills are permanent.

The clearing into which Lennie and George meander summons Eden in its quietness and excellence. Steinbeck carefully opens the novella with this pure scene, for it makes a foundation for the admired kinship between the men and presents the romanticized dream of ranch life that they share. The opening pages build up a feeling of virtue and flawlessness that the world which will end up being coldblooded and savage, can't manage. Steinbeck additionally decidedly sets up the connection amongst George and Lennie inside the initial couple of pages of exchange. Their discourse is that of uneducated workers, yet is sincerely rich and frequently melodious.

What suggestion might Steinbeck have left for us in the opening chapter as he describes the conditions of the families?

How can we justify and condemn George’s actions at the end of the story. In the story of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters George had both condemned and understandable actions at the end of the story. I think George had a hard time shooting Lennie, but at the same time he had a semi-reasonable reason to shoot him. It was hard for him to shoot Lennie because the two of them had traveled everywhere together ever since they were young.

How does one survive in an area where every disability can hurt you in the long run? In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the setting is a ranch in Salinas, California . Throughout the novel, some of the characters struggle with the problem of their disabilities denying them the same opportunities the average man at the ranch has. Steinbeck uses characterization to illustrate the theme of survival of the fittest.

"5. George is speaking about his and Lennie’s dream. He starts by saying, “’O.K. Someday – we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and -’”. Afterwards, Lennie adds that they also will live off the fat of the land and he can tend the

Of mice and men talks about Lennie and George which use to work in a town named Weed. They are on a journey to get their own land and ranch, Meanwhile they are working in a different ranch until they can get the money to buy the land. Curley and Lennie did not get along very well which caused lots of tension between Lennie, George, and Curley. In the ranch they worked in, Lennie shook Curley’s wife and had snapped her neck, after Curley found out Curley, Slim, and George decided to kill Lennie.