John Steinbeck was born in 1908 and went Stanford University in 1919 where he enrolled literacy and writing. But left without getting a degree, after he married he became an American author of 27 books. He was widely known for his award winning book of mice and men which is a tale of two ranch workers George and his childlike friend Lennie who is continuously causing trouble and needs George to help him. They dream of living the American dream, freedom to pursue their goals in life through hard work
actively encourage each other naturally diminishes the omneity of doubt and empowers the belief that the dream will be achieved. In the novel Of Mice and Men, this concept is strongly enforced through Lennie and George’s friendship, as both characters avidly discuss their similar hopes for the future. To delineate how the burden of detrimental
leads to George and Lennie’s (the two main characters) friendship being tested. Overall this novel is a great read. Following on, Steinbeck uses language to present the theme of ‘shattered dreams’ by portraying fictional examples and real life events, when he then combines together to show shattered dreams and how it can affect people. Following on, in this essay I will be writing about: Lennie; Crooks and Curley’s Wife. In my opinion, Steinbeck portrays Lennie as a slow and a dull minded person (in
from the ranch hands and the society in 1930’s USA. In this essay I will be exploring the various ways Steinbeck leads to George’s final decision of shooting lennie through the theme, language and structure in the novella ‘of mice and men ’. Steinbeck uses structure to present his themes and messages in ‘of mice and men’. Despite being talked about and spoken to by other characters, the reader does not meet Curley’s wife until halfway through the novella. By this time we have discovered that Curley’s
other characters living with them.’ (Mel Brooks) How have Harper Lee and John Steinbeck created believable characters in the novels you have studied? Who made their novel more believable than other? Is it Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or is it Steinbeck’s ‘Animal Farm’? To compare and contrast the two similar but very different novels in the introduction, firstly both novels share the same country background and similar time period. However, Steinbeck uses more symbolisms, often symbolising the society
Of Mice and Men, one of Steinbeck's classic novellas, is constructed on the strange friendship between George Milton and Lennie Smalls and their journey to achieving the American Dream. On their quest, they arrive at a farm where they meet a nameless farm wife who is simply referred to as Curley's wife. Throughout the novella she is objectified and isolated which helps develop the theme of loneliness. Because she is a woman, she is deprived of many opportunities to have dreams and goals in her life