The Power Of Evil In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the gripping novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the forces of evil clearly overpowers the forces of good. As the story begins, the reader recognizes the feeling of both characters wanting to achieve their American dream, in their case owning a land. Although it may not seem clear, we can sense the greed they have to endure while working in an environment of those who yearn for a better life. Nevertheless turns out to be their biggest obstacle they encounter and shatters our heart when a few individual’s dream becomes nightmare to their imminent death. By the end of the story, we realize the anything bad can happen unexpectedly. We see the jealousy built up in someone when they see any possible threat to their future power. When Curley meets

The swamper explained, “...Kind of like he’s mad at them ‘em because he ain’t a big guy…” (Steinbeck,26). Through Curley's action towards Lennie, he envies what Lennie has, his mind clouded with hatred. Curley is the boss’ son, a pretty reasonable explanation on why he is demanding, needing of attention. Curley himself does not have enough confidence as when he sees big guys, for him turns to an irritation. The quote also hit a point where in the period of time, bigger people does have some advantage in power. We find the people in the range selfish when related to themselves. Candy had a old dog who Candy’s loved from pup, just too old and smelly. The people living in the same cabin nagged Candy to kill his dog, which slowly convinced Candy who had no choice. Carlson said, “We can’t sleep with him stinkin’around in here.”(47). Although it wasn’t just Carlson complaining, others did too. This is a strong evidence of greed and egocentric behaviour. Candy explained his past relationship with the dog, not one steps out to help Candy.We sense the strong greed from those who would only think of the present, not the future. As Curley’s wife let Lennie