Of Mice And Men Metaphors

Of Mice And Men is a tale that has many themes such as betrayal, prejudice, and the unattainability of the American Dream. This book starts the story off with two main characters, George and Lennie. George is trying to find a job that will accept Lennie because of his intellectual disability. Eventually, they secured a job at a ranch to fund their dream. They meet a man named Candy who wants to participate in George and Lennie’s dream and Curley, who is the boss’s argumentative son. This story ends with Lennie accidentally killing Curley’s wife, and because of that, Lennie is shot by his best friend, George. Of Mice And Men is an effective explanation of the difficulty of achieving the American Dream and the prejudice experienced by many characters through

This serves as an aspiration to look forward to or as their “American Dream”. The reason why the American Dream was always impossible is because of Lennie’s mental condition and their low socioeconomic status. Still, Lennie and George constantly remind themselves of this fantasy. Even when the American Dream was looking like a possibility for George and Lennie, unfortunate circumstances destroyed the chance at a different life. Another literary device that was used many times was metaphors. A metaphor is a word or phrase that means something else than literal meaning. In the story, an old man named Candy is forced to kill his dog that has become senile and useless. They force him to kill it because they want to put the dog out of its misery. The actual meaning of this metaphor is when people become too old or outlive their purpose, society views them as useless and weak. Candy resists the killing of his dog because he feels his coworkers will do the same if Candy becomes too weak to work. This is why Candy joins George and Lennie’s aspirations because he feels that it will fulfill his