said, “When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that’s when I think life is over.” This statement by the well-known actress will always remain true, no matter who it pertains to. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, characters burdened with loneliness find themselves secretly hurting on the inside and unable to vent because of the lack of company. Thus, humans naturally yearn for the company of a living being and will do anything to gain that companionship. Crooks
succeeding Dust Bowl, had prompted many desperate civilians to travel west in search of new opportunities and lives. Through John Steinbeck’s Depression-era portrayal of the relationships between migrant ranch workers Lennie and George as well as the others they interact with in his novel Of Mice and Men, he illustrates the importance of companionship and the trouble loneliness can bring, a concept that can be applied to this day. Companionship holds Lennie and George together amidst a world of economic
“Of Mice and Men” – John Steinbeck (1937) “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.” After publishing his novella “Of Mice and Men” in 1937, John Steinbeck succeeded in delivering one of the most famous books in the 30’s along with “Grapes of Wrath”. Both are considered classics in English-language literature up until now. “Of Mice and Men” focuses on a pair of migrant field workers on their way to a new ranch in Salinas Valley, California. Whereas George acts as
Loneliness is a state of being that is experienced by the majority of mankind. The main factors that cause loneliness are the social barriers that society has created and one’s own decisions. In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie, who are traveling companions, begin to work on a ranch in Soledad. George cares for Lennie, who has a mental disability that causes his mind to remain as that of a child’s. While working on the ranch, they encounter the friendliness of the other
Loneliness is a universal concept throughout both literature and the real world. Although it is possible that loneliness is a personal choice, a majority of people are isolated from 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
From John Steinbeck’s writings and novels, he has revealed many lessons specifically towards the innocence and evil of mankind. In his book East of Eden, Steinbeck tugs with the ideas between good and bad through similar conflicts that relate to people’s real life conflicts today. As death comes to close humans’ lives, the question of their reflection on their goodness becomes its strongest, contemplating “Have I done all I could? Or, did I skimp through the most important challenges?” The great
How do Shakespeare and Steinbeck present the characters of Lady Macbeth and Curley’s wife in Macbeth and Of Mice and Men? “Don’t you even look at that bitch” The play ‘Macbeth’ was written by the playwright William Shakespeare. The play involves Lady Macbeth, an infamous female character who exerts a great deal of influence over the events of the play and is one of the main protagonists in the plot to kill the king. In Act 1 Scene 5, Macbeth wrote a letter to Lady Macbeth detailing her of the