Friendship, And Determination In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
Having a Dream Creates Hope, Friendship, and Determination
In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men George Milton and Lennie Small are on their way to work on a ranch in Northern California after Lennie’s childlike brain and his odd fetish for petting things like mice, rabbits, puppies, and women get him into trouble. One of the major themes in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination. The first example of having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination is George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own place. If George could somehow muster up the money to buy the land to have his own farm he could keep Lennie out of trouble. If Candy didn’t put in the $350 towards the …show more content…
After the death of his dog, Candy experiences a deep sense of loss and he feels empty inside. When Candy overhears Lennie and George talking about owning a piece of land his emptiness begins to fill with the dream Lennie and George share. Candy tells George, “Tell you what-... Spose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I put in” (p.33). George’s reaction to what Candy said prompts Candy to bare his soul to him and tell George that he will “´make a will an’ leave [his] share to [Lennie and George]” (p.34). But more importantly, Candy develops a friendship with George which is seen later in the story when Candy divulges to George his inner feelings regarding his dog, showing the beginnings of a friendship, “I ought to of shot that dog myself. . .I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog” (p.39). Candy’s actions portray the theme in Of Mice and Men that having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination.
On the other hand others who read the book might say the theme of Of Mice and Men is that taking care of your friends leads to stronger friendships. They might conclude that taking care of your friends leads to stronger friendships is the theme because of the friendship that George and Lennie have. The theme of taking care of your friends leads to stronger friendships is true but it doesn’t fit in with all of the characters as Crooks didn't really take care of his friends, he just played with them because they were nice to him and vice
In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men George Milton and Lennie Small are on their way to work on a ranch in Northern California after Lennie’s childlike brain and his odd fetish for petting things like mice, rabbits, puppies, and women get him into trouble. One of the major themes in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination. The first example of having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination is George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own place. If George could somehow muster up the money to buy the land to have his own farm he could keep Lennie out of trouble. If Candy didn’t put in the $350 towards the …show more content…
After the death of his dog, Candy experiences a deep sense of loss and he feels empty inside. When Candy overhears Lennie and George talking about owning a piece of land his emptiness begins to fill with the dream Lennie and George share. Candy tells George, “Tell you what-... Spose I went in with you guys. Tha’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks I put in” (p.33). George’s reaction to what Candy said prompts Candy to bare his soul to him and tell George that he will “´make a will an’ leave [his] share to [Lennie and George]” (p.34). But more importantly, Candy develops a friendship with George which is seen later in the story when Candy divulges to George his inner feelings regarding his dog, showing the beginnings of a friendship, “I ought to of shot that dog myself. . .I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog” (p.39). Candy’s actions portray the theme in Of Mice and Men that having a dream creates hope, friendship, and determination.
On the other hand others who read the book might say the theme of Of Mice and Men is that taking care of your friends leads to stronger friendships. They might conclude that taking care of your friends leads to stronger friendships is the theme because of the friendship that George and Lennie have. The theme of taking care of your friends leads to stronger friendships is true but it doesn’t fit in with all of the characters as Crooks didn't really take care of his friends, he just played with them because they were nice to him and vice