Themes In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

“Lennie was in a panic. His face was contorted. She screamed then, and Lennie's other hand closed over her mouth and nose. "Please don't," he begged. "Oh! Please don't do that. George'll be mad." … "I don't want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus' like George says you will. Now don't you do that." And she

Every time George and Lennie obtain a job, Lennie gets in trouble and they are forced to leave. But they hope after all of their intense work that they can finally have their dream and get a place that they can call their own, “we’re gonna have a little house and a couple acres”.

“You will, won’t you? No, you don’t scare me no more, now that he—” he gestured towards Lennie, “—ain’t gonna be around no more.” Curley stepped back and looked over his small party of fifteen men that he brought with

of George answering all of Lennies’ questions by commenting that Lennie “[wasn’t] much of a

George and Lennie are the main characters in the novel which made every decision they made affect other characters in the novel. George had made many decisions in the novel and most of his decisions had affected other characters in a positive way, meanwhile Lennies decisions affected other characters in a negative way. Lennie did not have many decisions in the novel, but when he made a decision George was held responsible. Lennie made many wrong decisions because he was not smart and this is why George had to babysit Lennie at all time.

After a month working in the ranch, I ,George, Candy and Lennie , we decided to save money and buy the land together. Today is day we get that land and start to build a new life together. We can do whatever we want on our land, that’s what I wished before. Now I have friends who recognized me as an ordinary man, that’s awesome!

"No," said George. "No, Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, and I ain' now.

Lennie only understand if George means what he says if he is threatening in some way and that it is he has just adapted to that way of speech to get through

He tells Lennie to stay away from Curley unless he touches him, in that case, kick his butt. Lennie doesn’t really know what’s going on most of the time, which is why George is always there to keep him in

George looked around at Lennie. ‘Jesus, what a tramp,’ he said… ‘She's purty,’ said Lennie defensively. ‘Yeah, and she's sure hidin’ it. Curley got his work ahead of him. Bet she'd clear out for twenty bucks’”(32).

immediately responds by asking him to stay. George realizes that Lennie is his only friend that

George and Lennie work on the land and their dream is to one day have some land of their own.

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.

George: Am I doing the right thing? Lennie was with me since we were young. Since the time that his Aunt Clara died, I was the one who took care and look after him. We traveled together, we worked together and we dreamed together. I might throw a scare on Lennie when I see him. He might think that I'm mad at him. I might ruin Curley's plan because I'm too scared to kill him. How'd we get to this point? If Lennie listened to me, this wouldn't happen.

     The friendship between Lennie and George went beyond what was unambiguous, they shared a common dream, and they never stopped trying to acheive their dream. They dream of a peice of land of their own. Independence. A couple of acres, a cow, some pigs, and rabbits that Lennie dreams of tending to. Their dream will later be shattered by fate.