Category: Of Mice and Men

The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was written in 1937 during the Great Depression. it examines themes such as isolation, friendship and strength and weakness, however, the most dominant theme is strength and weakness. Steinbeck explores this concept through his characters and how they influenced by the effects of strength and weakness.…

The Desire to Escape One recurring theme that is displayed in Of Mice and Men, Travels With Charley, and The Pearl is the desire to escape, which causes the characters to venture to somewhere else in hopes of a better life, but something. In The Pearl, Kino wanted to leave La Paz, Mexico to go…

Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.(Steinbeck 13) This quote by Steinback through the character George symbolizes many of the peoples lack of aspirations for a comfortable and happy life during the Great Depression. John Steinbeck portrays his character George to exemplify the difficulties that a 1930s migrant…

In the novella, Of Mice of Men, George is described as being, small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong hands, slender features. Every part of him was defined (2). The other main character, Lennie, is expressed as, his [Georges] opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes,…

Society has high expectations that are expected to be met, in a world like this theres an extensive amount of challenges and high levels of pressure that must be endured throughout life. This harsh reality is consistently represented in the book Of Mice and Men as a variety of the characters apart of weak or…

Of Mice and Men is a story written by John Steinbeck. Set during the Great Depression, two men, George, a fairly intelligent man, and Lenny, a big man with the mind of a child, arrive at a ranch near Soledad. Lennie is a lot to deal with, he loves touching soft small things but his…

Of Mice and Men is a story written by John Steinbeck. Set during the Great Depression, two men, George, a fairly intelligent man, and Lenny, a big man with the mind of a child, arrive at a ranch near Soledad. Lennie is a lot to deal with, he loves touching soft small things but his…

Throughout the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses the character, Crooks to mirror the racial discrimination in the 1930s in America. During this time Black Americans went through a horrible time. Despite Steinbecks beliefs, he does not write for or against racism but rather writes about the harsh reality that they had to live…