John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Of Mice and Men is a novel by John Steinbeck, an American author.
Of Mice and Men was originally published in 1937.
The setting of the novel,Of Mice and Men, is in Soledad, California during the Great Depression. It affects the theme of the novel, centering in on the escape of the American Dream from the people, which is represented in the final stages of the plot.
The novel starts with two men, George and Lennie, who go to a ranch to work, hoping to attain their dream of owning a farm one day. After getting to know the group that works on the farm over a series of several days, Lennie and George talk about their fantasy of owning a farm when Candy overhears and inquires about it and later proposes a plan to start a farm with the three of

He sometimes gets upset at Lennie, saying the his life would be easier without him, however, he still takes care of Lennie due to their powerful friendship. He tries to protect Lennie from the trouble they get into and hopes to own a farm one day with Lennie. Lennie is a strong man who has a mental disability. He is very innocent, naive and child-like and like to pet soft animals but always kills them due to underestimating his strength. He hopes to tend rabbits with George on their ideal farm. Curly is a short man who despises taller people due to his short stature and is very aggressive. He wants to prevent anyone else from being with his wife. Candy is an aging man with only one hand. He worries about having to leaving the ranch due to his age and distracts himself with the idea of the dream farm with George and Lennie, willing to help make it a reality. He hopes to prevent himself from becoming jobless by saving his money or investing in the dream farm.
The dream farm symbolizes the American Dream that everyone hopes to achieve. The author uses this to show the impossibility of attaining it with the death of Curley's wife by Lennie’s hands. Rabbits symbolizes the innocence of Lennie in the novel. The author uses this to show the doomed fate of the innocent, foreshadowing Lennie’s death. The animals that Lennie “pets” symbolizes the fate of the weak under the control of the strong. The author uses this repeatedly