Common Themes In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

When she lets him touch her hair as it is soft like the puppy Lennie grabs hold of her hair and never lets go. To stop her screaming he covers her mouth and shakes her violently; he ends up snapping her neck. Knowing what he must do, Lennie flees to the designated spot in the clearing of the woods to wait for George. When George finds out that Curley’s Wife is dead he knows who did it. He makes sure to make it look like he didn't kill her by having Old Candy go and tell the rest of the men.

Lennie then runs away looking for safety. When the boys get back, Candy see's Curley's wife lying dead. Curley is quick to blame it on someone, and that someone is Lennie. George is obligated to shoot and kill Lennie; he remembers the spot where he previously told lennie to go in case of an emergency and goes out to search for him. George finds lennie and is left with the hard decision of killing his best friend.

As a result, he accidentally kills Curley's wife, which prompts Curley to set out a lynching party after him. George reveals that Lennie is hiding in a brush and shoots him, resulting in Lennie's death at the hands of his best

Based off what the reader knows about Crooks from chapter four, the reader can infer that he would be the kind of person to join the NAACP. The reason for this is because he believes that African Americans do not receive the same things that whites do. In the text it states, “‘ This is just a nigger talkin’, an’ a busted-black nigger, So it don’t mean nothing, see? [...]

George had to kill him to save everyone even though it was very hard to do. Every man encounters obstacles and things that will hurt them to the point where it eventually could kill them. Lennie killing Curley’s wife implies that every man faces challenges and you have to push through and live your best

Lennie soon ruins this new beginning by killing Curley’s wife and George has to make the decision of what to do about Lennie after this regrettable event, eventually choosing the right action; George kills

Finally, Candy is revealed, by Steinbeck, to be incapable of reflection and sentiment. After finding Curley’s wife dead, Candy blurts, “You an’ me can get that little place, can’t we, George?” (94). Among the barrage of questions, Candy hardly takes any time to feel sorry for the dead and immediately asks the fearful question, showing him to be worried constantly about what every situation means. Steinbeck prefers Candy to reveal what he does to inform readers that the dream is dead.

In the story, George and Lennie move around looking for work on farms, so that they can one day use their money to buy a house on their own. Unfortunately, Lennie often makes mistakes causing them to leave a job early before making their money. At one farm, they meet a man named Candy who

It was a very isolating life. For this reason, Candy and his dog as well as George and Lennie were “different from the others” as George himself assures to Lennie. Although the power of their friendship could make possible to overcome the loneliness that a nomadic life implied, it could not last forever as demonstrated when Candy’s dog is gunshot in chapter 3 similarly to Lennie in chapter 6. Reality was harsh in those times, where only the strong and authoritarian could survive, and innocent dreams would only remain as such; simple dreams.

Then Slim gives Lennie one of his pup and Lennie likes it. One day, Carlson comes to Candy who has an old dog. He kills it because everyone doesn't like it. While everyone is outside, Lennie and George talk about their future and Candy wants to come with them and George accept it. And one day, Lennie meets Crooks and they talk together all the day and Crooks tells him about other people who doesn’t like him.

In the end, Lennie talks to Curley’s wife in the barn. He learns how she is misunderstood and unhappy with how her life worked out. He accidentally kills her while stroking her hair, and he is forced to run away. At the conclusion of the story, George finds Lennie and eventually kills him while Lennie is talking about their dream for the future. There are many societal issues of the time period shown throughout the novel.

The importance of dreams help motivate certain characters to chase after them. For example, George and Lennie have a dream of owning their own ranch. In the novel it states “Tell about that place, George…”(56).In which Lennie wants to be reminded about.

Day after day you take care of your daughter, trying to alleviate her pain, her suffering. You hope and pray that she will get better, that her health will improve. But day after day you see the same results - a pleading in her eyes to put her out of her misery, a cry for help to end her anguish. Mercy killing, or euthanasia, is the act of putting a person or animal to death painlessly or allowing them to die on their own terms. Mercy Killing is a moral and just way to show compassion for a loved one in need.

In the 1900’s, many people were in poverty and losing their jobs. They were running out of money and didn’t have places to go. People had endless hopes and dreams that they wanted to accomplish, but at the time with certain circumstances, it was difficult for certain dreams to come true. In the book written by John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, there are multiple characters that all have fulfillments they want to accomplish in their life,but unfortunately they weren’t able to complete the goals they had set up. Often times people always have hopes, dreams or something/someone that is special to them but at times when problems arise with these certain things, they tend to let go of them.

The idea of the American Dream is indicated through out the novel, especially through the characters Lennie and George. They talk about their dream so much that it becomes a ritual between them and often they can finish each other’s thoughts and sentences. This is quite amazing, because Lennie is mentally challenged and has trouble thinking for himself. The dream gives both men purpose in a time when life is harsh and cruel.