Response To John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'

Do opposites really attract? Can two people, with no similarities, share a close bond? It proves to be so in the novel Of Mice and Men , written by John Steinbeck. A novel which tells the story of two men, George and Lennie, and their journey of a new job working on a ranch. A novel with a different but interesting style of writing. A novel where John Steinbeck utilizes how powerful George is over Lennie, to signify how people believe they are dominant over others, because of their greater intelligence, social standards, or wealth.

In the late 1930 unemployment rates were dropping at exponential rates, people were traveling west looking for jobs, hoping to gain even the smallest amounts of money. They were struggling to survive, fighting for jobs and living in horrible conditions. The Dust Bowl had wiped out most of their homes and many were desperate, people referred to them as migrant workers. The story Of Mice and Men revolves around the adventure of two migrant workers, George and Lennie. The book begins with a scene of nature, calm and beautiful yet cruel and complex. Much like nature, John Steinbeck's book tells the dark side of our nation and it’s people. Because of this, Steinbeck's book is still valuable to teach students. His simple yet complex story characterizes

Biases and inequality towards women have been a problem in society since men foolishly decided to give women the stereotype of being housewives and only good for breeding children. Those who refuse to follow the stereotype are considered promiscuous, or unfaithful towards their significant other. This stereotype was highly expected of women during the early twentieth century, and was also exhibited in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men towards Curley’s wife. Of Mice and Men took place in the 1930s, and the plot follows two best friends trying to achieve their dreams, which lands them in a ranch that will do them nothing but harm. In this ranch, only the strongest may survive, and those who do not follow the usual stereotype were considered weak, and will most likely die. Steinbeck’s theme of death is always feared, but to some it is a way to leave the misery that is the world reveals the social injustices in society causes gender discrimination towards Curley’s wife. The hostility and bitterness towards Curley’s wife did not just lead to her death, but also saved her from the loneliness and isolation she had to go through on the ranch.

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.

After a quiet and solemn drink with Slim, George dreadfully goes back to the empty bunkhouse. He sits on the bed, and his face falls to his hands. His shoulders move up and down as he sobs. Footsteps sound outside and Candy enters the dark building. George quickly wipes his face, but keeps his head down. Candy turns on the electric light and glances at George with a sympathetic look. George does not move or acknowledge Candy. The room is quiet as a graveyard. Candy seems to be pondering about something to say or do.

This poem was a reflection of the idea that there will always be a struggle between those with power and the powerless. The importance and emphasis of this theme reappears in various forms, from Lennie’s intellectual disadvantage to Slim’s societal struggle. The powerless idea is relevant to a physically strong man like Lennie because of his mental handicap, but it can also apply to Crooks as a reflection of the division in social class. As portrayed in the meaning of the poem, the powerless constantly struggled to find their inner voice and are both forced into doing something against their will. In the first stanza, George abstained Lennie from keeping a dead mouse in his pocket. When selecting textual evidence, I wanted to revealed George’s

Mental disabilitesy often cause disturbing or disruptives very false behavior. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, two migrant workers, named George and Lennie, find work at a ranch, and Lennie, who has having a mental disability, causes numerous problemsincidents of trouble. When Lennie kills the wife of a worker on the ranch named Curley, Steinbeck shows how that shapes the story through George, Lennie himself, and a few other ranch workers.

Thomas Scarseth included several critiques in his published article. Scareth focused on pointing out the examples of theme, character, and symbolism in the novel, Of Mice and Men. He supported his claims with strong textual evidence. Hev then went on to explain the reasoning behind his views.

Of Mice and Men is set along the Salinas River a few miles south of

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, features a large group of characters who are out on a California farm chasing a goal or who have already given up on a goal. The goals the characters have reflect the hopes of many who were traveling to California during the time of the Great Depression. The characters reflect personal experiences from John Steinbeck?s life, who grew up in California. The characters project the American dream and eventually project the inevitable American failure during the Great Depression. Although characters in John Steinbeck?s Of Mice and Men have self-made high hopes or are inspired by the hopes of others, most of the characters succumb to reality and those hopes become failures.

In the literary work Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck,the reader is introduced into the depression era where this takes place.This set takes place in the Depression era where everybody is out of a job , the bank crashes , the Stock market crashes. Every man is struggling, trying to find work. Steinbeck teaches the reader about the struggle of working hard for their dreams, having hope, and never giving up. A prime example of this is George, who tells his dream and creates dreams for other people such as Candy and Lennie his close companion. George is a very unique main character and has a very compassionate personality; he has a dream, shares it, and gives hope to others in the story. George learns an important lesson, but gradually changes from giving hope to others to taking hope away instead.

As stated in chapter 1 Lennie likes mice, however he always kills them because he is to strong. Now Lennie has found pups. He wants to stroke the pups. George admits to Slim that he does not think Lennie is as crazy as he was. George tells Slim about the incident in Weed. Lennie liked to touch things that he liked. He liked touching a girls dress. She screamed and then ran. That’s why they left Weed. Lennie walked in to the bunk house trying to hide a pup. George took the pup. Curly comes in after Lennie. Lennie looked at George and tried to retreat. Curly kept after Lennie. Lennie was terrified from the blood dripping from his nose. Lennie cried to George, “Make him let me alone.” Backed up against the wall Curly continues to hit Lennie. George

The Salinas River was green with the aroma of sweet sickles filling the air. Lennie sat hiding in a bush unable to speak, trying to make sense of what had just happened to him. He heard the faint shouts of men far off in the woods. Despite the tragedy, it was peaceful. The river was glistening with the soft reflection on the setting sun. Various animals took refuge among the pool. Two swans came floating down the pool, weaving a pompous dance. They continued down the river.

all of the bad that was being stirred up accidentally by him., to whomever. It is common amongst civilians in the 1930’s to have a deeper motive in life, considering living through an era of The Great Depression. On the contrary, a sense of animosity can be generated because of events, self-image, or external issues throughout life and can be a detriment to those American goals. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, psychological analysis remains to be a consistent key attribute to the story. Steinbeck demonstrates through two nomadic workers a vivid depiction of psychological struggles that are internal and external. Those struggles, if fully understood, can formulate a deeper meaning, as well as grasp the psychoanalytic struggles that people

“A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long 's he’s with ya… a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (Steinbeck 72-73). During the Great Depression, it wasn’t uncommon to endure this type of loneliness. Candy, one of Steinbeck 's characters, is a migrant worker who was badly injured on a ranch and has been there ever since. Another character from Steinbeck’s novella is Lennie, Lennie is mentally slow and as a migrant worker in the 1930’s, he is isolated and discriminated against because no one understands his mental state. Curley’s wife, one of Steinbeck’s more outgoing characters, was also misunderstood by the men on the ranch. Married off to Curley, she was not