The Use Of Techniques In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

There is only one way an author can get their readers to cry, laugh, and love or just enjoy their master pieces. That one way is through the uses of literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification. These are the small things that brings the author`s thoughts and ideas alive. The author`s ability to use literary devices through the book helps in direct characterization and lets readers get a better understanding of Lennie and George, the two main characters Of Mice and Men. It also helps in keeping readers thinking on their feet and constantly questioning George and Lennie`s next move while in Salinas, California. John Steinbeck, in his novel Of Mice and Men, makes use of similes and foreshadowing to keep readers in touch

The story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. “Of Mice and Men” is about two characters George and Lennie. George is very smart, but short. Lennie on the other hand is the complete opposite. He is big and has a mind of a child. In “Of Mice and Men” George and Lennie have a dream to own a piece of land somewhere in California. In this story Lennie is being made sympathetic by Steinbeck so, then the story is more relatable. Steinbeck is doing this by showing Lennie to have some mental problems and also to make him act like a child in a manly ranch in California.

Author John Steinbeck creates some of the most realistic characters in literature in his novelette Of Mice and Men. George, Lennie, and Curley’s wife are examples of both strength and weakness. In the end, each of them are pushed beyond the limits of what a normal human being should endure. Curley’s wife is a victim in her own life. Her dreams of becoming an actress are crushed, she is lonely, and she is murdered by Lennie.

The novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is set in America in the 1930’s and it describes the lives of migrant farmers as they go from farm to farm looking for jobs. It also shows the loneliness of the characters and the hard work that they put in. The main characters of the book are Lennie, a man-child, and George, a small man but very powerful character that takes care of Lennie in their journey. Also when they get to the farm they meet the bosses wife who is very lonely and looks for company in the workers. Steinbeck uses characterization to bring his characters to life using various techniques.

The story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. “Of Mice and Men” is about two characters George and Lennie. George is very smart but short. Lennie on the other hand is the complete opposite. He is big and has a mind of a child. In “Of Mice and Men” George and Lennie have a dream to own a piece of land somewhere in California. In this story Lennie is being made sympathetic by Steinbeck so then the story is more relatable. Steinbeck is doing this by showing Lennie to have some mental problems and also to make him act like a child in a manly ranch in California.

The book “of mice and men”(written by john steinbeck) is a well written book created to show what life was like back when this book was written. It is created very well but it still has its downsides, for example, he talks a lot about George and lennie but doesn't give enough examples for the other characters.

This essay is about the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The book “Of Mice and Men” is about two guys named George and Lennie who go to ranches for jobs. They got kicked out of their original job so now they are in a new ranch where they meet problems, but trying to achieve their goal to own a little house.Lennie is a person who is not very smart and childlike but is very sympathetic because he doesn’t like hurting people and he cares about other people.

Even though innocence is commonly viewed as cute and sweet with young children that are just barely discovering new things and are bewildered by the world, it is not always perceived the same way with older adults. In the novella Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows this type of innocence through Lennie Smalls, who is a man that is unfairly taken advantage of. In the book, Lennie’s innocence is highlighted by his forgetfulness, his longing to touch soft objects (mice), his desire to please George, his inability to control his strength, and his distant dream of tending to rabbits that motivates him to stay out of trouble, though it ultimately leads him to it. In this, John Steinbeck shapes Lennie into being a sympathetic character through his childlike characterization depicted by his innocent actions and his uncontrollable strength that causes him to accidentally murder many things throughout the book. Through these aspects, Steinbeck specially depicts Lennie this way in order to convey that innocence is often taken advantage of in the world.

The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck depicts the american dream by telling a story of two friends named Lennie and George who share a dream of having their own farm. Lennie is a more sensitive character who doesn’t have much of a brain and George is a very independent and strong character. In the text Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie sympathetic because he shows with different events in the book how Lennie reacts to them based on his character traits.

“Her feet battered in the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie's hand came a muffled screaming,” (Steinbeck, 91). In the novel Of Mice of Men, John Steinbeck replaces the struggles and realities of the mid-1930s through the characters in his novel. Of Mice of Men details the life of George Milton and Lennie Small who work and travel together. After they begin a new job on a ranch in Soledad, California and plan their future, their lives take a turn for the worst. Eventually, Lennie and another character, depicted as Curley's wife, are killed. Steinbeck portrays the theme of prejudice through these two characters. In the novel Of Mice of Men rash judgments made by characters lead to tragedy.

In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men there are many themes to be taken away after reading it. The main theme I noticed while reading this book was the theme of innocence and weakness. One of the main characters, Lennie’s character creates the innocence effect, and George represents the weakness of having to take care of Lennie. From the beginning until the very end of the book, those two characters are the biggest representation of these themes.

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a novel that describes a group of migrant workers in the 1930s and their lifestyle. The book includes many symbols, themes, and extensive imagery that portray the underlying message of hardships of reaching the American Dream.

The American dream is that every US citizen has and always will have a chance at success, fame, fortune and happiness, if they supply enough determination and hard work. For George and Lennie, their American Dream is the farm. One can see how much they love the idea of the farm when they talk about it, like when George says, “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-’ ‘An' live off the fatta the lan',’ Lennie shouted. ‘An' have rabbits.

In of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck we meet Lennie and George to friends who are trying to reach there dream of having their own ranch. Along the story we meet many characters but they all represent something more in the story. Crooks a black man who represents discrimination of black people, Curley's wife a powerless women with dreams, and Lennie Small a mentally handicap man. This three characters show the Of Mice and Men is more than just a novel if not a vehicle of social critiscm.

‘Of Mice And Men' by John Steinbeck is a classic novel, tragedy, written in a social tone. The authorial attitude is idyllic, however, as the story develops it changes into skeptic. It is evident that Steinbeck knew the setting and places he is writing about.