John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men: An Analysis

Imagine if you had almost no money, only had 1 true friend, and one goal that you will do anything to achieve. That's the life of George and Lennie, two farm hands who are about to start working on a ranch in Salinas, California. It seemed like everything was going well for the two of them, or at least they thought it was. Steinbeck argues, throughout Of Mice and Men, that we as humans need to be able to comprehend the fact that the American dream is impossible, so when we fail at that, we won't fall as hard as we might if we had full faith in it, and he develops this stance using diction choices, imagery, and characterization.

Barbara Sher once said, “‘Isolation is a dream killer’” (qtd. in Wishcraft). In his novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck scrutinizes the effects that alienation can have on society. Many characters experience loneliness throughout the novel. He illustrates the results of individuals becoming isolated from their peers. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck portrays characters alienated from society in order to illustrate the harmful effects of loneliness caused by discrimination.

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

.The novel Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. In Soledad, California during the Great Depression in the 1930's two men of the one named George and the other named Lennie were men who travel around working at ranches. George is the small, quick-witted one, and Lennie is the big, slow, dumb and extremely strong one. They have a dream, to have a little place all to themselves, without anyone bothering them. Their dreams are shattered though, when Lennie, who doesn't know his own strength, gets in trouble. In the pursuit of love, happiness and the American dream, man becomes a victim of his own circumstances and discovers that the good life becomes impossible for humanity to obtain and contains

When Steinbeck describes the barn at first it was quiet and nature taking its course, but after it had a more darker atmosphere and everything was more sad and depressing. Steinbeck also talked about the horses because no matter what environment they are in they did the same thing they always did. I think the author is trying to portray Lennie as a horse as he put it in that way in chapter 1 and no matter what he does the same mistake over and over again no matter what it is.

I can tell that George and Lennie like to argue a whole lot, the reason that i can see they like arguing a lot is because in paragraph 34 it states "You can jus' as well go away, to hell," that makes me think that they don't get along to well. Both Lennie and George could have really good lives, but I think that if it was good that they stuck together, i also like how they have big dreams for they're futures. Even though they were probably going through a rough time because of the great depression, it would have been really hard for them to find a job. Some of the benefits that they could of have is that George already had things planned for him and Lennie, in the future, "a little house and a couple of acres, a cow, and some pigs. " I got that textual evidence from paragraph 9.

In the photograph the caption says that the girl is being resettled on a farm. As you look at the photograph you can tell that the girl is upset and tired of moving from place to place. I can imagine that it must be hard for her to never be in a single place for too long.

Another way, Steinbeck shows How Gorge is a true friend to lennie is through how reliable he is to Lennie. An example of this is Lennie was left alone with Curley's wife in the barn and accidently killed her, by him doing this it made all the workers want to kill him. But instead of them killing Lennie George went off and “pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again, Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand and lay without Quivering,” (106) This quote shows how Gorge is a true reliable friend because A true friend will do whatever they think is good for you. Just like how George went off and killed lennie, so that way he didn’t have to go through even more hell. This shows readers that

George raised his gun, his hands shook violently two centimeters from Lennie’s head. “I can’t, Lennie, I can’t.” George dropped the gun.

Dreams are very important in people’s lives affecting them greatly. The migrant ranch dream motivates George and Lennie to obtain a place where they would belong therefore obtaining independence. The two would often talk about the fact that they’d “have [their] own place”, which shows their extreme desire for their dream ranch (Steinbeck 57). The idea of obtaining it is always on their minds and causes them to work harder to obtain it. They also value it as a chance to be independent. Lennie and George think of it as a place where they will be able to act against people they don’t like by saying “get the hell out” (Steinbeck 58). The people would have to do what they say because George and Lennie wouldn’t be working for them. They would be able to voice their own opinions and not have to suffer the consequences of doing so. They could also choose when they want to work and how long. They would be able to say “ the hell with goin’ to work, and …build up a fire in the stove and set around it an’ listen to the rain comin’ down on the roof “when the weather is really bad(Steinbeck 14-15). They would not have to deal with the harsh conditions and can relax.

John Steinbeck, born in February 27, 1902, worked as a manual labor worker before achieving his success as a well renowned American writer. A compassionate understanding of the world 's disinherited was to be Steinbeck 's hallmark. The novel In Dubious Battle (1936) defends striking migrant agricultural workers in the California fields. In the novel Of Mice and Men(1937; later made into a play), Steinbeck again utilizes the hardships of migrant workers, but this time in terms of human worth and integrity. With the country struggling to recover the collapse of the economy and a second world war, the people of the United States needed to know that they were

An Analysis: Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a classic novella. It is about migrant workers who have a hard and cruel life. The ability to dream relies on other people, for them to be achieved. That statement is a major theme in Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck uses characters and symbols to incorporate that theme in his book. Through characters and symbols in the book, Steinbeck shows how difficult it is to attain dreams.

Prior, to the excerpt Steinbeck was describing the scenery of the numerous migrant families moving across the country. Subsequently, Steinbeck elucidated how the families met, and how they started relationships with each other, and soon became a single group, which treated each other as family, and respect. Furthermore, as time went on the enormous group of families moved together, and as they stopped when needed to in order to rest, everyone had a role which they had to accomplish in order to ensure a tranquil society. Lastly, leading on to the excerpt, the families established regulations to maintain peace, and

Along with the market crash of 1929, the United States underwent an economic calamity. Millions out of work, families destroyed and dreams crushed. Not only this, a solution to this disaster was nowhere in sight. Human existence was in question. And inevitably, the American Dream. With so many out of work, how would it have been possible for people to protect and serve their families? There was not enough money to go around, making it near impossible for citizens of this once great land to find hope. The cliché American home with a white picket fence and a dog running around the yard was nothing short of a miracle.

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a story of friendship, responsibility, and sadness. This novel takes place in California during the Great Depression.