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Buddhist tradition teaches us that some friendships are so strong that they can transcend lifetimes. This proverb can be easily connected to the relationship of George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men. The relationship between George and Lennie is one of true unity and understanding as a result of a mutual emotional dependence on the other in the face if the brutality of the Great Depression. The relationship of George Milton and Lennie Small is certainly unique. They are polar opposites: George…

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, one of the characters, Candy, lives and works on a ranch. He is past his prime, in addition to being physically handicapped. Most other workers on the ranch know this all too well, and often ostracize the man for bringing little work value to the ranch. Alongside Candy, on the ranch live quite a few dogs, some quite young and one very old, who are also determined to provide little work value and are later cast aside because of this. The treatment of these…

“Of Mice and Men,” written by John Steinbeck features friends George and Lennie and their journeys as migrant workers to a ranch. George is a smaller man who travels with Lennie from job to job. Lennie is a huge man with an apparent intellectual disability. When Lennie and his companion George are walking towards a ranch as migrant workers, where they will be taking on a new job, George demands that Lennie give him the dead mouse that he had been petting for the majority of their journey. When…

The book “Of Mice and Men” tells a story of two low class migrant workers who travel to a ranch, in search for a better future and better life. A story consisting of friendship, hope, struggle, and tragedy. Two brother like friends, George and Lennie, with a very strong , deep, and rather difficult to handle relationship plays a major factor in the story. The author John Steinbeck, made George and Lennie’s relationship rather complicated by having the characters not only go through…

Is a dream just an idea, a random thought in the back of your mind, right? In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, characters like Lennie, Candy, and Curly’s wife prove that a dream is more than just an idea in your head, it is what they live for. This dream is what helps them get through hard times and keep persevering when nobody else believes in them or listens. These three characters, especially, have it hard but they have dreams in their minds that they have had for a while and that stand with…

Helen Keller once said that “Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 2 men named George and Lennie travel together looking for work during the Great Depression. They both had the hope of buying a ranch together but struggled to get the money to buy it. Steinbeck wrote about many conflicts in Of Mice and Men including racism, loneliness, and Lennie’s disability. Steinbeck explored racism in Of Mice and Men. Cruelty towards the weak was a…

The American Dream in Of Mice and Men Behind every great life there lies a deep passion. Everyone has that something that drives them to live their life in such a way that they can enjoy it to the fullest. However, not everyone discovers for themselves what this truly is. John Steinbeck implements the idea of the American Dream throughout the novel Of Mice and Men, since migrant workers are constantly looking for something better through the times of the Great Depression. George and Lennie are…

Dreams: The Purpose of Life People’s hopes and dreams are able to keep life focused on achieving a desired outcome; however, many people fail to reach their lifelong goals for various reasons. Dreams have a significant part in the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, especially for the main characters George and Lennie. These characters have a dream to quit their job as migrant workers and own a farm. Unfortunately by the end of the story George and Lennie fail to reach the dream they…

Loneliness and isolation are both factors of depression, ironically with this story in The Great Depression. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, set in The Great Depression, George and Lennie get a job at a ranch after previous failed attempts at other jobs due to Lennie’s childlike disorder. They start to get used to their jobs alongside with Crooks, Candy, and Curley and his wife. Lennie’s childlike disorder, however, caused him to accidentally murder Curley’s wife, which ultimately led to…

In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, a variety of colorful characters are introduced. Lennie, a vital character from the beginning, is George’s childish complement. He’s known for having behavioral issues and being obsessed with the dreams of his rabbits. Candy is the swamper at the ranch they arrive at. He’s older, doesn’t have a right hand, and has a gnarled old dog that he is later forced to give up. He wishes to have his own life where he can choose his fate. Though it seems like Lennie…