Have you ever read a book were the real world is explicitly showed as it is and is very different from the fantasy books we read? The fiction/tragedy novel “Of mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck published in 1937 shows a very clear image of reality and how it really is. This book was written during the Great Depression and is considered a classic since at that time authors, such as John Steinbeck, started to be more realistic about life and began writing stories that didn’t necessarily had to finish with a happy ending. Through the book, I could analyze three themes that were the most impacting for me which were friendship, weakness and the impossibility of an American Dream.
In the Book “Of Mice and Men” friendship was the most evident theme since the whole story is surrounded by Lennie’s and George’s friendship. Through the story, Lennie can show his loyalty as a friend towards George even though many times George can be very rigid with him, he continues loving him as a friend. Another explicit example of friendship through the book was that George always took care of Lennie and always
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In some point in the characters life they talk about dreams they could never be accomplish. Before Curley’s wife died she told Lennie that her dream of becoming an actress was shattered and she was “forced” to marry Curley. Lennie and George couldn’t accomplish their dream to have their own farm since Lennie was killed and George had lost hope in his dream farm. Candy also had his dream shattered of having some crops in George’s and Lennie’s dream farms. For all of the characters, the American dream was at last a crashed dream that would never be reachable. “Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head. They’re all the time talkin’ about it, but it’s jus’ in their