Human Nature In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Dear Mr.Stien Beak your book brought sadness and joy.The book of Mice and Men (1936) made me realize that many things lead up to what happened to Lennie was kinda spread out thro the hole book and we didn't know what was going to happen still.The reason that gouge did the right thing was because if curly would have caught Lonnie then he would have made his death really slow and painfully and he did is kill a person witch is not a good th no at all.

Its said that we always want what we don’t have. That as human beings we always have the need for something. We call these necessities our human needs. In the novel Of Mice and Men which is written by John Steinbeck we saw an abundance of characters who have human needs. The novel showed how characters would act when they were missing these needs and to what extent they acted to relieve themselves. The four main human needs that the novel reflected were the need for security, realism, idealism, and connection. The novel clearly expresses these human needs.

This essay is about how John Steinbeck represents human nature and the nice and unfavourable qualities people had during the American depression in the 1930s where the story ‘Of Mice and Men’ took place. The story shows the way different people will react diversely to various situations. In this case, living with the trouble of having to travel to faraway places to search for jobs. It shows how some people can behave overly difficult while others can be calm, friendly and easy to live with. The many characters in the story represent the many different combinations of worthy and unworthy qualities but this essay shall concentrate on three characters Slim, Curley and Crooks.

In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, two best friends, George and Lennie, set out to find a job in order to make money to live out their dreams. Unfortunately, from the beginning of the novel, it is known that this dream of living on their own on a ranch will die young due to Lennie’s mental illness; which seems to get George and Lennie evicted of every job they get, as it did back in Weed. In a literary criticism about Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Mark Van Doren states, “The persons in Mr. Steinbeck’s extremely brief novel are subhuman if the range of the word human is understood to coincide with the range thus far established by fiction” (355). According to Merriam-Webster, a subhuman is somebody of a lower order than being a human. In

When one reads one of John Steinbeck's books, the words flow through their mind and tie together. His book, Of Mice and Men, puts you into the character's viewpoint. When he describes the surroundings of a character you can imagine it happening in front of you. You can see how they move and how they speak, as if the book is more like a motion picture. John Steinbeck showed not only a whole new way to writing when he wrote Of Mice and Men, but made a new way of how the reader perceives the words.

The 20th century was a of time of hardship during which humanity confronted some of its most significant challenges and choices. Conflicts between world powers emerged and choices were made that affected humanity tremendously. However, during the time, many achievements in science and literature were made, instilling hope as well as faith in people. John Steinbeck was one of the influential authors whose writing inspired and taught people about flaws and virtues of humanity and its past. In his writing, he conveyed ideas that he felt would stimulate change that would help make the world a better place. Of Mice and Men was one of his novels that described some of the worst in humanity, including the powerlessness of the oppressed, and societal

To a Mouse, On Turning up in Her Nest With The Plough John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a timeless classic that was published in 1937. His famous book is actually based on a poem, known as To a Mouse, On Turning up in Her Nest With the Plough written by Robert Burns in 1785. Stanza two of the poem has many examples that show up in Steinbeck’s book, and even in today’s world. Stanza five reminded Steinbeck of the Dust Bowl and the hardships of that time period, even though it hadn’t happened when Burns wrote the poem. Stanza seven shows that it’s important to cherish the times people have with others, even if they think that said person isn’t important to them.

In most of their story, Steinbeck conveys the message

The main conflict involved all characters that struggling for survival during the Great depression due to the insecurity of jobs, uncertainty about future and no enough money. One of the conflicts was man vs. society in the story. Crooks, who was a black man with crippled back, segregated from other farm workers. He did not allow sleeping in the bunkhouse with the rest of people. Crooks consistently discriminated and considered as a second class citizen which lived separately in the stable with horses. Furthermore, He had called names and abused by others. He had not even given respect to having name and society will stay the same which he could not attain American Dream.

The nature of human existence displayed in this novella is extremely predatory. In the novella Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck is not afraid to show the importance between the predator and prey relationships in our world. We see this in the relationships between Curley’s Wife and Crooks, Curley and Lennie, Curley’s Wife and the other men and more. In Mr. Steinbeck’s novella predatory actions are exhibited throughout.

Differences in Humanity People are diverse, some are synonymous and others are the complete opposite of one another. However, here are both good and evil people present in this world. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, a nonfiction novel, Slim and Curley are his examples of the best kind of man and the worst kind in humanity. George and Lennie meet the other men at the ranch and soon realize what kind of people they are.

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the predatory nature of human existence is a prevalent thematic topic. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck uses various encounters between the characters Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s wife to express the predatory nature of human existence. Crooks and Curley’s wife are both provided with the opportunity to exercise their power over an individual who is weaker and more vulnerable than they are. When Crooks and Curley’s wife take this opportunity, they are showing that when the opportunity to use power arises, people will take the opportunity. People taking advantage of their power over someone else occurs frequently in society. As a child, I first began to experience the predatory nature of human existence when I was in the fourth grade and my best friend saw an opportunity to use her power over me and took it.

The long, hard war of human equality in society, has been a war since the beginning of civilization. The Great Depression, a tragic time in America’s history, reflects American determination, but also social inequality. In the fiction novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism and characterization to address ableism and sexism in society. Steinbeck addresses these flaws in society in an attempt to ultimately bring awareness these riffs before society falls.

John Steinbeck, an American novelist, is well-known for his familiar themes of depression and loneliness. He uses these themes throughout a majority of his novels. These themes come from his childhood and growing up during the stock market crash. A reader can see his depiction of his childhood era. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows the prominent themes of loneliness, the need for relationships, and the loss of dreams in the 1930s through the novels’ character.

In life human nature can be known to be thought of as a high quality and/or low quality. Naturally, human nature is there without thought about what it actually is. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author sprinkles clues and evidence of how human nature was and still is today. The themes that Steinbeck used throughout the novel were, for example friendship, loneliness, and weak vs. strong.