In the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses strengths and weaknesses by using the characters to show both their strengths and weaknesses. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of harming soft things‚ not on purpose‚ but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views. Loneliness and companionship are one of the many themes
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The ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally have been available to most Americans. However‚ in the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck illustrates some examples of Americans who are not able to achieve the “American Dream”. Such as Lennie and George and Candy. A life situation with Americans who cannot achieve their American dream are severed disabled people. The “American Dream” is one many people have; however‚ reality sometimes prevents it from happening. Lennie and George
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Humanities Literature In the work Of Mice and Men by George Steinbeck the theme of the dream is what stood out the most to me. Coming from an economic situation similar to George and Lennie‚ I understand the importance that holding onto a dream can have to someone who has almost nothing else to their name. Having a dream is a drive which is necessary to have to ultimately push through the difficulties and problems which life can present you. In Of Mice and Men‚ the only thing that George and
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In Dire Need of Companionship The book “Of Mice and Men” features great friendships and great rivalries. However‚ some of these people only desire the companionship of others. The two characters Crooks and Curley’s wife are the most desperate when it comes to the need of friendship‚ often resorting to even the most desperate of measures to get some of the attention they want. Crooks and Curley’s wife crave the attention of others‚ but are not able to achieve companionship. Curley’s wife has resorted
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Candy’s realistic fears of failure fuel his dreams; however‚ although he fears failure‚ his insecurities actually make him extremely successful and receiving empathy from the reader. Candy is the oldest character in Of Mice and Men. He is immensely kind to everyone and never tries to gain respect through fear. Not only is he old‚ he is handicapped as he is missing one of his hands. With this in mind‚ he realizes that it is very hard to secure himself a stable job when he is already old and handicapped
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Texts that deal with the theme of conflict make us think. Conflict is the centre of all dramatic development in the three texts I will be discussing. These are Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ and O Brother Where Art Thou’‚ directed by Joel Coen. There are many forms of conflict expressed in these texts. These include both emotional and physical conflict. Conflict has been brought about in many ways throughout these texts. Most of which has been fuelled by inner
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The theme is the universal idea present in any piece of literature. A novel or story does not only have to consist of one major theme. It can have several. One of the major themes depicted in Of Mice and Men is friendship. George and Lennie share a bond that is filled with hopes and dreams they would like to achieve one day‚ but once in awhile delusions don’t become a reality. George and Lennie have dreams about owning a farm of their own instead of working for other farmers. They do not want
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In John Steinbeck ’s classic novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ one of the predominant themes that govern the story and characters in the book is friendship. One of the ways in which friendship plays a large role is in the area of mercy killing‚ which affects the main characters as well as the supporting ones. The two major mercy killings that occur in the book are those of Carlson ’s killing of Candy ’s old dog‚ and of George ’s killing of Lennie. In both of these examples‚ the killer kills the other
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The significance of anger in Of Mice and Men In Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ anger is a frequent occurrence. Anger is either arouse by anxiety‚ trepidation or jealousy. Anger seems to always revolve around Lennie‚ as he is the source of anger‚ whether it is towards him‚ because of him‚ or from him. The first character to show anger is Lennie’s partner‚ George. We see very early in the novel that anger is shown towards Lennie. George is angry that in reality he doesn’t have what Lennie
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Crooks Disabled and lonely‚ are two main traits about Crooks. Crooks is a character in the book “Of Mice and Men‚” by John Steinbeck. Crooks is the stable hand who works with the ranch horses. He lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. Throughout the book‚ we learn that Crooks is bookish and likes to keep his room neat‚ but he has been so beaten down and mistreated because of who he is on the outside that he is now suspicious of any kindness he receives. In return for his
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