Of Mice and Men Analysis
"Of Mice and Men" is a novel, which deals with the theme of `outsiders', that is, individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck's hilarious yet depressing novel.
There are several themes running through the novel, The loyalty and friendship that exists between George and Lennie, and the hostile environment of America during the Great American Depression. But, the two main themes of `Of Mice and Men' were loneliness and alienation.
Steinbeck raises questions in the mind of the reader that the novel would be based on loneliness. The first line reads "A few miles south of Soledad". This is a clever idea by Steinbeck as "Soledad" means loneliness in Spanish.
Steinbeck shaped the ranch where George and Lennie worked in as an isolated and primitive place this is shown when George mentions that "ranch workers are the loneliest people in the world and don't belong nowhere". Steinbeck also portrays loneliness through characterisation. He uses sexism, racism and ageism to get his message across
George is not alienated or lonely in any way. George is an average person, a typical 1930’s American man. So in other words there is no reason for anybody to alienate George because he is mundane.
Loneliness was an inevitable fact of life that no black person could have avoided in the 1930’s. Crooks, the only back person on the ranch is no different. It is made painfully clear that he is truly unable to leave this situation. The name “Crooks” derived from his crooked spine, he was kicked in the back by a horse, in the book this is only mentioned as an event that happened in the past. This is event does not actually occur in the book.
Crooks is discriminated against because of his colour and is made very lonely because of it. The other men at the ranch only relate with crooks when they need his assistance. When crooks is not in the Barn tending to the animals on the ranch, he is in his
There are several themes running through the novel, The loyalty and friendship that exists between George and Lennie, and the hostile environment of America during the Great American Depression. But, the two main themes of `Of Mice and Men' were loneliness and alienation.
Steinbeck raises questions in the mind of the reader that the novel would be based on loneliness. The first line reads "A few miles south of Soledad". This is a clever idea by Steinbeck as "Soledad" means loneliness in Spanish.
Steinbeck shaped the ranch where George and Lennie worked in as an isolated and primitive place this is shown when George mentions that "ranch workers are the loneliest people in the world and don't belong nowhere". Steinbeck also portrays loneliness through characterisation. He uses sexism, racism and ageism to get his message across
George is not alienated or lonely in any way. George is an average person, a typical 1930’s American man. So in other words there is no reason for anybody to alienate George because he is mundane.
Loneliness was an inevitable fact of life that no black person could have avoided in the 1930’s. Crooks, the only back person on the ranch is no different. It is made painfully clear that he is truly unable to leave this situation. The name “Crooks” derived from his crooked spine, he was kicked in the back by a horse, in the book this is only mentioned as an event that happened in the past. This is event does not actually occur in the book.
Crooks is discriminated against because of his colour and is made very lonely because of it. The other men at the ranch only relate with crooks when they need his assistance. When crooks is not in the Barn tending to the animals on the ranch, he is in his