In the novel, ¨Of Mice and Men,¨ the author, John Steinbeck, develops complex characters which opens the story up for interpretation. Steinbeck uses both direct and indirect characterization, which forces the reader to infer important traits about each characters. An example of a character is Crooks, a colored man working on a ranch during the Great Depression. Being the only black man on the ranch, Crooks is often looked down on as a stable bunk, and is not respected as the other men are. Because of this, Crooks is perceived as powerless.
The Deeper Level of George’s Character Traits Although George gets frustrated with Lennie, he is also truly considerent of his emotions. Most of the time George is harsh on Lennie, but it is only for his own good. Even though he seems rude towards Lennie he does it just to keep Lennie in check. George is always getting very frustrated with Lennie. In the beginning of the book when George and Lennie were walking down the sidewalk heading to their new job Lennie asked, “Where we goin’, George?” (4).
The first literary device, I found was a simile talking about them tieing up Lennie like a dog if he does a bad thing “They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog." (p.72) George says when Lennie does a bad thing that they treat him like an animal which emphasises the way people treat Lennie. The second literary device that I found was an onomatopoeia that gave good imagery about the horses in the barn and the real sound of when chains make, rattled the actually sound the chains makes “went through the barn, the halter chains rattled, and some horses snorted and some stamped their feet.” (p.82) This is a really good example of imagery that Steinbeck uses to describe the horse in the barn chained up that also ties into the theme of the chapter
Steinbeck illustrates the hopefulness found in a harsh reality and
Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is about the lives of working men on a ranch during the Great depression. John Steinbeck was highly capable of capturing the lives and thoughts of working men during the Great Depression, also bringing in the suffrage of mentality and how it was viewed by others in that era. However, there was one character, Slim, who fully understood the concept of a corrupted mentality and how one should deal with that dilemma. When it is stated “His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer” (Steinbeck 33-34) the author is showing that though he is a skinner, his hands seem rather sophisticated and set off a soothing mood. From this evidence, it is shown that if one closely
Lennie is huge, sweet, caring, unsmart guy in the book. Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie sympathetic because he cares about everything and will always be there for George but other characters keep sizing up to him and he doesn’t know how to fight. Lennie is clueless, kind, but forgets things easily. Others say that Lennie is useless at his job and should stay with George at all times. Lennie likes to make trouble without even knowing what he is doing.
We all know that Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a work of fiction, but he writes it so realistically that it could be very easily believed that it was actually a nonfiction book .The three most believable passages of text come from pages 25, 26, and 31. First off, page 25. Here we meet Curley and he is described as, “...a thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair. He wore a work glove on his left hand, and, like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots.”
Nature is widely regarded as something beautiful—and yet authors John Steinbeck and Robert Burns portray it to be cruel and senseless. Burns’ poem “To a Mouse” clearly reflects naturalistic themes in Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. Both writings promote a strong sense of nature and society being indifferent to individuals’ struggles and lives. Society is insensitive to special needs because all the ranch workers (the ‘society’ in this case) pay no heed to Lennie’s state of mind. Everyone, including George, calls him dumb or ‘cuckoo’ for being the way he is.
The book Of Mice and Men is full of puzzling examples of the human condition, from Lennie and his mental disability to Curley only caring about his social appearance. With characters like these two, the book exploits the human condition that concerns circumstances life has given you. John Steinbeck brings to life what being a laborer in the American depression meant to the men and one woman who had enough personality to stand out. Steinbeck shows the human condition of men while they survive in the American depression.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Schizophrenia. They are all mental illnesses or disorders and most people know this, but what are they really? How do they affect people who deal with them on a daily basis? What is it like to be treated differently by society over something you cannot control? And most importantly why should we care?
Was what george did to lennie acceptable There was a time when i had to step away from a friendship because it became toxic for my own well being. I had to make a decision that would benefit me. I had no other option but to end the friendship Just like george had to figure out what the best thing was for lennie and in the end killing him was the best and only option. In of mice and men by John Steinbeck george made the right decision because lennie was very violent and did not know right from wrong. They had no other options so he had to kill lennie no matter what.
Could you kill one of your family members if it came to that situation. Many other families and people have to decide that everyday. It may never happen to you but, it is a very real and scary thing to go through. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the main character George has to decide whether to kill his best friend Lennie. George has to decide whether to kill Lennie or let the other men hang Lennie. The reason George has to come to this decision is, because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife by shaking her too hard, because she was yelling for.
Wolves are very social creatures that rely on their pack to survive. As they travel together in packs, they are able to use each other as protection and support each other. Humans are very similar in this sense, as they benefit from need to interacting with others in order to sustain strong mental health and avoid troublekeep from causing problems. Human interaction plays a very important role in society. Without it, people become lonely and get into trouble.
Of mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a book set back in the Great Depression. There are scenes that make you happy. There is many themes in this book, but the most important ones are the importance of dreams, the importance of friends, and the importance of sacrificing something that you love. The main characters George and Lennie travel the country finding jobs on ranches and any other work they can do to earn money. They come across a ranch that they can work at.
SETTING The book Of Mice and Men is set in two different places. It begins beside a stream, near to the Salinas River, which is a few miles south of Soledad, California. It then shifts over to a ranch, where the majority of the story is set. At the end of the novel, the setting comes back to where it began.
