may or may not be realistic, but most everyone believes they can one day achieve them. It's important that people support one another on their seemingly impossible dream, no one should give up on his or her dreams. In John Steinbeck's, Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife, the spouse of the ranch boss, has feelings of loneliness, and like her dream of becoming an actor have no value. In this quote all the workers from the ranch are lying to her because they don't think she is smart enough to handle what really
One of the themes that this book is about the powerful vs. the powerless. It is shown a lot in this book such as the time when George and Lennie had an argument over Lennie keeping his dead mouse. Even Curley’s Wife and Crooks have an argument and he is shut down because she threatens to have him in trouble with Curley or the boss. When lennie has a conflict with Lennie and Lennie is being attacked. Candy even has it happen to him when they want to shoot his dog. The first show of the power and the
The author ‘of mice of men’ tends to base his novels on particular times where people are having difficulties economically while working, consequently making the narrative voice dismiss a negative attitude towards the characters. Steinbeck tries to create a vision from his books to depict how life would be like during these hard times as he himself experienced working on a ranch first hand when he was 19. The isolation that distances crooks and Curly from the others are highlighted because of their
dreams. Being called a tart, the eye and the trap, Curley’s wife is the lone female on a all-male ranch on the Salinas Valley in northern California. The men on the ranch only think of her as an object, never as a real person with feelings in the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as powerless and dangerous, using temptation to gain companionship which then causes sympathy for the reader. Curley’s wife is just another distraction that causes trouble for
John Steinbeck has brought the feeling of loneliness in a few of the characters in Of Mice and Men. Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Candy all have one common characteristic: loneliness. They each have something about them to be isolated from others. Curley’s wife is the only women, Crooks is the only black man, and Candy is handicapped. One character that is lonely is Curley’s wife. She is one character that I think is overlooked because she is so flirtatious and no one would think that she
Of Mice and Men Analysis A companion is someone who “shares the experiences of another, especially when these are unpleasant.” Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck introduces two friends, George and Lennie, who are always looking out for each other. They dream the impossible, but become determined to work because of it during the Depression. Steinbeck portrays the importance of a companion through Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie. Curley’s wife displays the ruthful life of being a woman. She was
Dream-- An Analysis of Dreams in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck, an influential writer in the 1900’s, composed many novels that recount life in the Great Depression. Though he is most famous for his innovative novel The Grapes of Wrath, he is also well known for his unique novel Of Mice and Men. Similar to The Grapes of Wrath, the background for Of Mice and Men is also inspired by the lives of people in the Great Depression. Of Mice and Men portrays the lives of two men, George Milton
others due to social barriers. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck recounts the tale of a group of men living on a ranch in the era of the Great Depression, more specifically the story narrates the lives of two men, George and Lennie. After being chased out of Weed because of a false rape accusation, the two men are hired at a ranch in Soledad where they meet a series of interesting characters such as Candy, Crooks, Curley, and Curley’s wife who are each isolated from the others in their
today I will be discussing the intriguing character of Lennie from John Steinbeck’s classic, Of Mice and Men. Lennie is essentially on a journey to find his sanctuary in a society that does not tolerate people who are seen to be different. Point 1 plot summary Before I delve too deeply into the journey of Lennie, I’m going to give you a quick overview of the plot of John Steinbeck’s novel. Of Mice and Men is about two migrant workers in the time of the Great depression, George the small shrewd man
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck goes though the adventurous and thrilling story of George and Lennie. The story is a tale about two traveling farmhands trying to escape their previous problems in life that they caused themselves.. They are escaping a previous problem when one of them gets into the most severe he has ever previously ever been involved in. Throughout the story everyone needs relationships, however, very few people understand them and the courage to want one. George and Lennie