Hole; A Literary Analysis on John Steinbeck and His Novel, Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck is a world renowned author with over 30 books that have inspired many through his realistic and truthful characters. With more than thousands of copies sold, John Steinbeck is truly an honored and well known author. Of Mice and Men, one of his books, brings attention to our own moralities and social sins through the tough and heartbreaking story of George and Lennie, two men who struggle to survive their cruel
discrimination was not uncommon because tensions between opposing races skyrocketed after the abolishment of slavery. Prejudice because of gender was a usual everyday thing; women recently received the right to vote along with working paying jobs. However, women were still treated like property and dirt. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men was set during the Great Depression, where it featured two protagonists through their journey to achieve their dreams. Nevertheless, the minor supporting characters were
“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” (Charlotte Bunch). In the novel, Of Mice and Men, three characters are distinctly faced with different forms of discrimination. This story shows how the United States was very inequitable, unfair, and hateful in the 1930’s. When the characters withstand discrimination, it shows what type of negative influence and outcome it brings upon their lives. Overall
Lennie keeping the dream alive. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck writes the best laid plans of mice and men can and do, go wrong. They are doomed from the start because of Lennie’s fatal flaw, he is developmentally disabled and therefore incapable of bringing the dream come true, but his ingenuity also allows him and George to pursue the dream. Lennie’s innocence permits George to believe they can reach the dream. Lennie likes to hear about it so much that he thinks it will come true
Throughout the novella John Steinbeck uses characters that are wealthy and poor (such as the boss and George) to show that being wealthy does not give you more power. John Steinbeck’s novella, “Of Mice and Men” tells the story of two best friends. One named George who is a small and smart man, and Lennie who is a big and burly guy but not smart and they are both migrant workers. The men live near a town called Soledad in California around the time of the Great Depression. The two men venture off to a new
prior to awarding John Steinbeck the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. As a manual laborer in California during the Great Depression, Steinbeck experienced the graveness and isolation of working men. Due to the lack of trust during the Great Depression era it was hard to find and connect with other people. Although alienation can initially appear detrimental to the mind it can result in a positive eye opening experience. The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, and Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize of Literature
not know why people treat women as less than they do men. She did not know why only bad things happened to her. She went to her grave wondering why she spent her entire life being abused. John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is the story of many people living on a ranch together, each one representing a different part of society. Curley’s wife (otherwise known as “The Woman”), who represents women, is often mistreated by the ranch hands. Society treats men as better than women as shown by how the ranch
anti-black attitude in the U.S.. However, prejudices doesn’t just refer to racial bias, but instead refer to any sort of disability or difference of an individual that the society contemplates to “not fit” within the society (Junis). The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck focuses on two friends, George and Lennie, who after being run out of a previous town for Lennie’s reprehensible actions, try to make a living at a new ranch. There, there meet a variety of people, and witness how society treats those
known as The Great Depression was not only a lonely time for the main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men; George and Lennie, but also for many other citizens struggling to find work during this time of utter chaos and sorrow. Not only was loneliness shown through these three characters, but nearly through every character. Undoubtedly loneliness plays and important theme in the novel Of Mice and Men. One of the very first characters to show the theme of Soledad was George. Although
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