Themes Of Death In Of Mice And Men

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The novella Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck and is about George Milton, a small and quick and dark of face and Lennie Small, a man of tremendous size and has the mind of a young child. George and Lennie travel together to work on farms to make money. With that money, George and Lennie have a plan. They will own an acre of land and shack that they will call their own, until the death of Curley’s wife which leads to the death of Lennie. Death is a major theme in this novella because it includes the death of Candy’s dog and causes the loss of George and Lennie’s dream farm. The first death of this novella included the shooting of Candy’s dog. The death of Candy’s dog was a tragedy to Candy because he had him ever since he was a pup. Carlson had a lot to do with it because he pressured him into it, telling him he isn’t any good to him. Candy was the regretting the fact he let Carlson shoot his dog. “I oughtta of shot that dog myself George. I shouldn’t oughtta let no stranger shoot my dog” (61). If Candy shot his dog instead of Carlson it would have affected Candy differently, but on the other hand Candy could have just said no and he would still have his dog. The second death in this novella is Curley’s wife, a flirtatious person who likes to get around. She doesn’t like her husband who’s pugnacious. The death of Curley’s wife was caused by breaking her neck. Lennie wasn’t doing it to be mean he did it because she wouldn’t stop screaming and he didn’t want to get in trouble with George. “Please don’t,” he begged. “Oh! Please don’t do that George’ll be mad” (91). Curley’s wife’s death was more her fault then Lennie’s because she wanted him to touch her hair because it was so softt. But then she panicked and Lennie doesn’t know his own strength and just kept holding on. The third death is Lennie Small the man of tremendous size that has the mind
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