The 1930s novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was written during the Great Depression, a time of many financial complications and hopelessness for the American population. It takes place in rural northern California in the town of Soledad, which was where the author grew up. Steinbeck uses his memories and recollections to paint an incredibly vivid landscape in each scene mentioned in the story. Of Mice and Men follows the seemingly futile journey of George Milton and Lennie Small on their quest to make a better life for themselves. Getting to their goal does have its complications, however. Even the differences between the two main characters cause conflict. Along the way, they come face to face with difficulties including an overly flirtatious woman, a violent, pugnacious man who happens to be the boss’s son, and Lennie’s inability to realize his own strength. Steinbeck nearly perfectly creates an atmosphere that conveys mood, reveals theme, and builds dynamic characters.…
a) in this passage, what methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley's wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer.…
Another character in Of Mice and Men that presents loneliness is Crooks. Although he is only mentioned few times, there is a scene where he and Lennie have a conversation in the…
Of Mice and Men, by Steinbeck. “I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I’ve always felt that I wasn’t a member of any particular group.” (Anne Rice). This quote imparts to Lennie and Candy because they’re both different and handicapped. Lennie and Candy are nice people who are powerless, dreamers, and social outcasts.…
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is set in the midst of the 1930s during the Great Depression. The novella follows Lennie and George at their new jobs on a ranch in Soledad, California. Lennie is quickly shown to have a slight mental disability yet George puts up with him to avoid loneliness. Crooks, an outsider on the ranch, even confides in Lennie as no one else pays him any mind. Also, Curley’s wife, who was considered a nuisance by the other laborers, admitted to Lennie and Candy about how unhappy she is staying at the ranch. They all have done things outside their comfort zone to combat loneliness. The constant need for companionship causes many characters go to extremes, which is greatly shown in George, Crooks and Curley’s wife.…
- therefore, although the novel seen through a patriarchal lens, views women as self objectifying and inferior, it uplifts their unpleasant appearance by depicting Curley's wife as lonely and isolated.…
Of Mice and Men was an inspiring book written by John Steinbeck about George and Lennie trying to get by in the Great Depression. George and Lennie had been friends for a very long time and had grown to depend on each other. Throughout the book Lennie asked George to tell him about them, about how they were going to get a place and live together, and how Lennie would get to tend the rabbits. They never got to do that, as life would have it, reality got in the way. In the end of the book George betrays his best friend and kills Lennie. I believe it was consider murder for multiple reasons the first being that you never ever kill somebody, the second is that George said that he could live in peace by himself if Lennie weren’t around and the last being that Lennie was mentally challenged and he didn’t know what he was doing.…
3) How would you describe Curley and his wife? What do their actions tell you about each of their characters?…
5. Hopes and dreams help people to survive, even if they can never become real. How true is this for characters in Of Mice and Men?…
Of Mice and Men is a novella centred on the disincentives of America during the depression in the 1930’s. The country known as ‘the land of opportunity,’ is dismissed as it became deprived and inept. Many men were itinerant workers that travelled from ranch to ranch looking for wages that would be sufficient till they moved on. These types of men were the loneliest, with no companionship. It is this transient migrant lifestyle which highlights the importance of the relationship between Lennie and George, a rarity among the other characters to be exact.…
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck explains a story about two migrant workers who travel together during The Great Depression. The Great Depression was a period of loneliness for everyone. Of Mice and Men presents the theme of loneliness in the story.…
“ They come, an’they quit sn’ go on; an every damn one of ‘em’s got a little piece of land in his head. An’ never a god damn one of ‘em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Every’body wants a little piece of lan’. …Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head.”…
The novel begins near the Salinas River, south of Soledad in the California valley. The Gabilan Mountains rise up on one side and drop to valleys on the other. The river and its banks are alive with animals and plants. A path leads to the banks of the river, and the two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small, follow this path to the river. While George is small with sharp features, Lennie is a big man with rounded features. He drags his feet when he walks, following George step for step. They are on their way to a job at a nearby ranch, and their ride has left them several miles away. It is hot and they are tired from the walk.…
In Of Mice and Men by John Stienbeck the protagonist, Lennie is a prisoner of his own…
Imagine that you are traveling the United States alone in the 1930’s, searching for a job but never stay at the job for long, and you don’t even have your own house, you have no way to get ahold of anyone you know and you don’t even have your own family to lean back on! How long do you think you would last in that society? I intend to prove that each character in the story Of Mice and Men face adversity and loneliness.…