Unproductive In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Justice! What does it mean to be justified? Tricking your best friend? Betraying and ending his dream? Gunning him down from behind? Well, in the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, two men, George and Lennie, shared and worked for the same dream until several problems occurred, when eventually their dream lead to Lennie's demise. It was justified when George shot Lennie because Lennie made multiple poor mistakes, it was the only necessary thing to do. Many people argues it was unjustified to kill Lennie because they could have escaped together, however Lennie is a nuisance and tends to cause trouble

“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.

“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.

In the story “Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal” by John Grogan, John expresses how much he learned from his dog, Marley. “Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart.” (Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal, John Grogan.) Grogan is showing how much more happiness was brought into his life by his dog. He also says, “He taught me to appreciate the simple things” in the same story. His dog, Marley, taught him about being thankful for even the smallest things, like “a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight.”.

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

After the Great Depression, many things changed, different\\ genders and races were all treated differently. Blacks and white women were forced to be outcast in the world, women belonged in the house and blacks did not belong anywhere. In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck portrays perfectly of how blacks and women were separated from everyone else with Curley’s wife and Crooks, the black stable hand. Curley’s wife and Crooks are alike in many ways; in their loneliness, the way they are separated from everyone else and how they get out casted from everything, discriminated against during the time period; which helps show how blacks and women were treated during this time period of life.

Do you have an unrealistic dream? In the book Of Mice and Men by John

“You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain’t wanted in my room.” “ Why ain’t you wanted?” Lennie asked. “Cause I’m black…” (Steinbeck 68)

In the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, people are portrayed to not work hard enough to achieve long-term goals or dreams that they have set for themselves. This idea is shown multiple times throughout the story. It starts with Lennie and George wanting to purchase their own farm, to do this they will need to make enough money to get the farm started. They show no effort to make progress on this dream of theirs, they spend all the money they make on women and beer. Lennie’s dream is to tend to and take care of the rabbits on the farm they hope to one day own, his problem is that he has a problem with animals. When Lennie pets an animal he usually ends up killing it, and he makes no effort to show a little more care for the poor

Often times, many literary devices show or display hidden meanings or foreshadow many, things that will either affect the main character negatively or positively. These meanings can often make the reader understand hidden secrets and shows them that they can never know or have learned before. The author is able to show or interweave his or her ideals. People like John Steinbeck in his Mice and Men are able to slowly weave a secret message into a story. Sometimes through the death of a character and the feelings of a character, one is able to understand how in this story, mercy versus usefulness come to a conflict over the death of a character, specifically Lennie Small.

“They left all the weak ones here,” she said finally. (pg 60) The novel Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937, the setting of the novel is on a ranch just a few miles from Soledad, California. In Of Mice and Men, there are many characters with different impairments, some examples of the impairments are mental or physical such as age, gender or health. The characters are Lennie, Candy, Crooks and Curley’s wife, which all apply to age, gender and health.

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, turmoil and difficulties are not a rare occurrence, but the question is what types of difficulties happen to each character and how does it affect them. Hardships are present throughout anyone’s life and come in different forms. Lennie’s portrayal in this novel is being a gigantic man that has a mental disability and is unable to care or depend on himself. To demonstrate, after Lennie says he will go live in a cave and George responds back what he will eat, Lennie replies, “ I’d find things, George. I don’t need no nice food with ketchup.

“They left all the weak ones here,” she said finally.” (Steinbeck 84). The novel Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937, the setting of the novel is a ranch just a few miles from Soledad, California. In Of Mice and Men there are many characters with different impairments. Some examples of the impairments are mental or physical such as age, gender or health. The characters are Lennie, Candy, Crooks And Curley’s wife which all apply with age, gender and health.

It is well known that someone’s greatest weakness could also be his or her greatest strength. In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, Lennie’s physical strength is his greatest strength and his greatest weakness. His strength is his physical strength, but this can also be his biggest weakness. Lennie does not always have the ideal amount control over his strength and that makes it his greatest weakness. His physical strength can be his greatest strength, his greatest weakness, or both at the same time.

“A dog is a man’s best friend” goes much deeper than the phrase might initially imply. Recently many medical journals have begun to identify with the many and varied benefits of pet ownership. Men have always relied upon animals for work, transportation, and survival. As times have changed, man has begun to appreciate a different bond with animals. Gone are the days of animals running free outside around the homestead, for now animals are allowed inside and are considered by many to be an integral part of our daily lives! Medical studies have found that animals have a much greater intelligence level than originally thought. Through proper training and experience, animals are not only household pets, but also are becoming an accepted form