I submit that any book widely considered as classic literature has to have masterful use of literary elements and compelling depictions of themes. Of Mice and Men is written in a way that both of these components are transparently shown in the novel. One of the primary literary elements that makes Steinbeck’s novel so compelling is the skillful characterization of the two protagonists, George and Lennie. As the story begins you are introduced to a rag-tag duo of traveling laborers, George, a small and quick-tongued man, and Lennie, a massive lumbering man who is not nearly as bright as his counterpart. Through George’s wall of condescension and sarcasm you find out that there is deep love for Lennie within him.
What is the significance of “dreams” in the novel? Hopes and dreams are a key and central theme to ‘Of Mice and Men’. George and Lennie share a dream of independence, owning their own land and working for themselves, which Candy and Crooks are quickly drawn into. Curley’s wife also has a dream of being a movie star in Hollywood, as well as the underlying ‘American Dream’ which forms the base of all the character’s separate ambitions as well as many thousands of other people of the time. Firstly, dreams serve as a vital escape mechanism for the characters, to help them cope whilst living through the American Depression, where life is lonely and difficult.
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John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men is often considered a classic work of American literature – its gritty realism stuck a chord with critics and readers during the Great Depression in which the novel takes place, and with its strong imagery yet accessible prose, it tackled many of the same themes that would later appear in Steinbeck’s famed novel The Grapes of Wrath, particularly the impossibility of and disillusionment with the “American Dream”. The majority of the characters in Of Mice and Men express a desire to chase the alusive American Dream. The focal point of the story is George and Lennie's desire to have a piece of property that is all their own and to "live off the fatta the lan". (15). They build their dream up to such an
The park also asked us to gather all the branches and place them in a pile for pick up, but we took the branches cut them up and used for fire wood: because the nights were getting chilly and we didn’t want the kids to get cold. A positive outlook on all the branches falling was that there was plenty of fire wood. My husband and I made camp Fritts in our front yard. The neighborhood smelled of burnt wood. That evening the kids cooked hot dogs over the fire.
I strongly agree with the quotation, “In a dark time, the eye begins to see.” I believe this quotation means that when everything starts to get grim and go amiss, that is when people start to understand things clearer and see from a different point of view. This quote relates to the two novels, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In the story Flowers for Algernon, the character Charlie Gordon can relate to the quotation. When Charlie learns he is going to grow more intelligent he can’t wait to have the surgery done. He believes he will have more friends and know everything.
Oskar Dudkiewicz English Essay ; I'm going to compare the 2 protagonists named Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare and Curleys wife from Of mice and men . The social and historical context is important to establish because it affects both characters . They share some similarities ; but they also have some big differences such as , Lady Macbeth loves her husband where as Curleys wife hates her husband because he treats her like a comodity . Of mice and men is set in 1930s America after the Wall Street Crash which lead to the great depression . This caused mass unemployment and lots of people lost their jobs , they travelled to the countryside to find work on ranches .
The bus Leaves them about 10 miles from the farm. When they finally stop and rest for the night they stop at a water hole where George tell Lennie “If anything happens you come right back here”. When they get to the farm house and settled in they started work. One night as they were coming back from the fields, one of the workers comes in and says his dog had puppies. After begging the rest of the night, George let Lennie have a puppy.
In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, He tells a tale of two men, Lennie and George on the journey of finding and pursuing there ‘American Dream’. A dream of having their farm land. A dream of making a living and not having to move from city to city, searching for work because of the problems they come across on their journey’s because of Lennie. Throughout the first section of Steinbeck’s book there is a strong feeling and atmosphere of foreboding. Steinbeck strongly emphasises the tense feeling using symbolism and the settings in this section.
George must take all of the responsibility for Lennie, for his own good; Lennie is a burden to him but can’t throw him aside, time has made the link between them stronger and they will stand side by side until they reach their dream; The American Dream. George and Lennie travel together to reach their goal, along the way they fantasies about what the future may hold for them. They dream of freedom and peace. Lennie being a child lets his imagination run riot; owning rabbits with different colored fur and to get their own