Symbols In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

“And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head...He pulled the trigger.” ( Steinbeck, Pg 106) Starting off, in Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck to working men during the great depression try to find their place in the world. On this journey, they will meet all types of people. Some main characters are George, Lennie, Slim, Curley, Curley's Wife, Candy, and Crooks. No matter what happens, at the end of the day, everything is about George and Lennie reaching their goal and pursuing their dream. Throughout the book, George and Lennie have to deal with insecure men, trouble making , lonely women, and the struggle of Lennie understanding the world he lives in. Through his

Some of those characteristics is Lennie and the rabbit both want to be free. They are both constantly running for their life.They symbolize his realization that he is in trouble, because if Lennie does a bad thing, he won't get to tend the rabbits when he goes with George. At the same time, how Lennie loves the rabbits or petting soft things, that´s how George loves him. While they are discussing the farm,Lennie says,¨Lets have different color rabbits, George.¨….¨Red and blue and green rabbits, Lennie. Millions of ´em.¨ (Steinbeck, Pg 16) Lennie says this when they are getting ready to go to sleep. In addition, George says,¨Lennie, for god sakes don't drink so much.¨...¨You gonna be sick like you was last night.¨( Steinbeck, Pg 3) George is saying this to Lennie when they arrived at the lake, after they ran from the men in Weed. Both of these prove my thesis because George and Lennie´s goal is to make enough money to own their own land. A key word is George and Lennie. Plus, George doesn't want Lennie to get sick. Overall, George and Lennie want to have a farm, and lots of animals, but the rabbits are the most important to Lennie, just like Lennie is most important to George. It symbolizes their