Comparison Between John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck. The novel, which takes place during the Great Depression, begins beside the Salinas River near Soledad, California, where two migrant workers, Lennie Small and George Milton, are walking on their way to a nearby ranch. There are a few statements that I chose to either agree or disagree.

I agree that killing another human is intolerable. George should not be punished for killing his best friend Lennie. He did that because he did not want Curly to abuse him a lot. George was unsure if he wanted to kill him. Lennie sometimes forgets what he does.

I agree to this statement, felling responsible for someone can be a burden. It can be hard sometimes when your parents take care of you. But for me, when my parents are not around, I am good at taking care of myself. Lennie kind of was a burden to George. George really wanted

I think George and Lennie look out for each other so that they can get good at their skills and also help each other. What George gets out of their relationship is that he has a companion with him to hang out with.

I disagree about dreams fooling ourselves into thinking that life can be better. in George and Lennie’s dream, they dream about owning a farm. If that dream didn’t come true, they would be unhappy. In the end of the story, the dream did not come true. What I think prevented it from happening was when Lennie did an uncomfortable thing to Curley’s wife.

In my opinion, the main theme of this book is loneliness. The message the book is trying to give to the reader is that there is a lot of isolation. We see this when the ranch hands go into town Saturday night to ease their loneliness with alcohol and women. In a similar way, Lennie goes into Crook’s room to find someone he can talk to. Later in the book, Curley’s wife comes for the same reason. Lennie was lonely in the barn so she came in to talk to