‘Of mice and men’ is all about dreams and hope through the memorable characters of George and Lennie, who pursue them as immigrant workers. In the Great Depression of 1930’s, people were without jobs and
Steinbeck carries this theme throughout Of Mice and Men, the Great Depression what a dark and lonely time in America’s history and Steinbeck was trying to tell us it did not have to be this way. People can always reach out and develop relationships in order to stave of the “meanness” of isolation. Prejudices in the 1930’s kept people isolated itinerant worker life harsh and kept people on move and on their own.Tired of constantly reminding Lennie of things he should remember, George gets quickly angry when Lennie forgets to get the firewood, for example, and instead goes after the dead mouse. On the other hand, George's anger is quickly under control, and he blames himself for scolding Lennie. In fact, Steinbeck makes clear that, despite his complaining and frustration, George looks out for Lennie and genuinely cares for him.
When they get to the ranch looking for the job the one that talks is always George, because Lennie have an issue in his brain that’s why he acts as a little kid. George talks to the owner of the ranch and he told him that Lennie is his cousin and his mother left him so he have to take care of the poor Lennie. I make the analysis and I get to the conclusion that mice in the title, and in the book are Lennie because mice can’t make decision by itself. I compare Lennie like the mice that the scientist uses in the laboratories to make experiments on them, because the nervous system is similar to a human one. The scientists use the mice in the laboratory to make experiments on them with many things, like medicine to see how they react to it.
Of Mice and Men, Written by John Steinbeck is a classic novel that uses symbolism to convey the struggles and dreams of the people during the Great Depression. There are many things in the story that symbolize many things. The pool by the river that George and lennie stayed at night rather then in the bunkhouse, George and Lennies farm that consists of rabbits that lennie and Groege hope to one day own, Candy’s sheep dog that’s old and useless, Lennies puppies, Lennies mouse that he carriers around, Everyone’s hands, George’s Card games, The Characters, Locations, and the animals. The Characters in the story are George and Lennie, Curley, Curley’s wife, Crooks, Candy, and slim. George and Lennie are explained in detail with other characters
Jack Morgenson Mrs. Stirtz English II Period 3 14th December 2010 Of Mice and Men Is accomplishing your dream difficult or a long way from completion? For George and Lennie, their dream was both very difficult and very long from completion. In the story, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the characters George and Lennie undergo countless hardships to earn money and get by during the Great Depression. They are both working to save up for their own farm and “live off the fat of the land”. This is their American Dream.
Throughout this novel we meet new characters each portrait in a certain personality in their own way. Lennie is a migrant worker who is mentally handicapped, large and very strong. He depends on his friend George to give him advice and protect him in situations he does not understand. His enormous strength and his pleasure in petting soft animals are a dangerous combination. He shares the dream of owning a farm with George, but he does not understand the implications of that dream.
* Assessment Task 4 - Of Mice and Men Essay * Question – Hopes and Dreams help people to survive, even if they can never be realised. Discuss this statement as it is explored by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men. * Many Americans naively assumed that California was a place where one could start anew and own land. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel that was written, during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. This dream for land and for the happiness and belonging such ownership would provide, was called the American Dream.
He demonstrates this by utilizing Lennie and Curley’s wife’s crushed ambitions. Steinbeck emphasizes that reality overpowers pursuits by using worthless, low ranking characters in his novel. Lennie, a mentally disabled man, cannot stay away from his desire of owning rabbits on a farm. His
They sum up everything of what Lennie later on hopes for more than anything else. Even when George tells Lennie about the dream farm, it is all Lennie’s idea for the rabbits. For George, the farm is a wonderful dream that he wants to fulfill, but to Lennie, it’s access to all sorts of soft things. We know that Lennie see’s the rabbits as something he can just sit around and pet, but we also know that when he pets things, he tends to hurt them not meaning to. The fact that the rabbits never really appear in the book, shows the reality of Lennie’s dreams that he will never understand.
The Great Depression was an era after World War II marked by inflation, economic chaos, poverty, and many more devastating financial problems. Available jobs were scarce during that time and unemployed men were truly desperate for any form of work. Therefore, this era was a time to hope and dream in order to have something to look forward to. People suffering in the Great Depression got their perseverance from their hopes of a better future. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck,