Responsibilities In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Wrongs of Society Unfortunately in today's society, elderly people are mistreated along with handicapped people seen as unfit and useless. In Steinbeck's novel, they show a great deal of unfairness to both humans and animals when they are no longer useful or productive to society. Although, older generations helped raise us, in society we generally do not take care of them. Animals are put down, or killed when they no longer have a purpose to their owner. Also, in the novel handicaps are looked down on because they take time to care for and are not seen as good workers.

Page 49 paragraph 3 And this harsh conversation goes on until Candy says just take him, as if he has lost all hope. Now why would Candy want to live either he lost his only friend and now inside has a bubbling boil of lava that hurts him. So with Carlson put up with the dog he can’t take it anymore and kills the dog on the spot without Candy saying

In the novel, ¨Of Mice and Men,¨ the author, John Steinbeck, develops complex characters which opens the story up for interpretation. Steinbeck uses both direct and indirect characterization, which forces the reader to infer important traits about each characters. An example of a character is Crooks, a colored man working on a ranch during the Great Depression. Being the only black man on the ranch, Crooks is often looked down on as a stable bunk, and is not respected as the other men are. Because of this, Crooks is perceived as powerless.

Steinbeck once again returns to his biological perception of the human. “The attack on us set in motion the most powerful species drive we know - that of survival” (Steinbeck). “By attacking us, they destroyed their greatest ally, our sluggishness, our selfishness, and our disunity” (Steinbeck). Steinbeck alludes self-critically to the American maneuvering and indifference during the first two years of WWII.

Although the Great Depression was a difficult time for most of the country, some people thrived. This was mostly caused by the privilege and power some had over others. In The Great Gatsby written in 1925 by Fitzgerald and in Of Mice and Men written by Steinbeck in 1937, the female and/or poor characters are portrayed very differently than the rich male characters to show the effects that privilege had on this time. Both Fitzgerald and Steinbeck criticized privilege and power through characterization. Both Fitzgerald and Steinbeck gave the women in The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men harsh and sexualized deaths through characterization and diction which shows that they had less privilege and power than the men in the stories.

The definition of a sympathetic character is one whom the writer expects the reader to identify with and care about, though not necessarily admire. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife, a main character in the book is blatantly portrayed as an unsympathetic character. This is because they only see her through the men's eyes, who only see her as a tiresome object, owned by her husband. Steinbeck’s portrayal of Curley’s wife is unfair and misogynistic because he only displays her as unintelligent and promiscuous, never has a character have a turning point where they realize she’s more than an object, and he never reveals her true name. The first reason that Steinbeck's portrayal of Curley’s wife is unfair is that he never gives Curley any redeeming personality traits, he only depicts her as unintelligent and promiscuous.

In chapter three, Carlson is complaining about Candy’s old dog while trying to convince Candy to kill it. Candy says how he’s had his dog for so long while Carlson explains how much better he’d be without it; akin to how George complains to Lennie how much better he’d be without him. Carlson then offers to shoot Candy’s dog painlessly for him. Candy reluctantly agrees. Carlson shoots the dog in the back of the head outside the bunkhouse.

As society has become an integral part of the world’s culture, the opinions and misconceptions of others have dominated the way people live. Throughout history, certain groups and ideas have been suppressed by the ones in charge. These actions have sprouted an almost universal indifference to those deemed less than ideal, and therefore created a divide in the way society sees race, age groups and even gender. Coupled with the Great Depression, these beliefs are the driving force for the majority of problems individuals experience in the text. In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses the device of conflict to portray the external struggles of characters living in the era of the Great Depression.

If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-” he leaned over and pointed, “-right there, why he’d never know what hit him. ””(44). As seen in this quote Carlson says that Candy should just shoot his dog to end his suffering. In the end, Carlson is the one to shoot Candy's dog and bury him. This is definitely an act of euthanasia.

People have to make choices in choosing between the wrong decision and the right. What would someone had to make a choice which included killing your only friend? The book written by John Steinbeck , “Of Mice and Men” is about two men named George and Lennie. Their dream was to build a farm, but Lennie kept getting into trouble. George had to decide what he wanted to do.

Carlson ordered the killing of Candy’s dog because it had no purpose on the ranch. As the workers gathered in the bunkhouse, Carlson arrived and smelled Candy’s old sheep herding dog. He proposed to kill the dog and told

When Candy’s dog died, it demonstrated that taking a life could be merciful. When Carlson wants to kill Candy’s dog because of his stink, he is still showing mercy by relieving the

In the book, Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck tells a story about to men named George and Lennie, and how they went to work on a ranch. Throughout the story we see Georges struggles with Lennie and how they escalate. George benefited from having to take care of Lennie, which suggests that responsibility is good for character, but also requires many sacrifices. George enjoyed being with Lennie, but it was not easy for him.

In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck portrays the theme of social injustice throughout the story in the lives of several characters that include Lennie, Curley’s Wife, and the stable buck, Crooks. All of these characters are mistreated in some way, shape or form. The hardships that these characters faced help guide us to see the social injustice that is prevalent in the story. Lennie is a victim of social injustice due to the fact that he is mentally disabled. He is not treated fairly when he was accused of rape.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck In the book, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck in the 1930s’ during the great depression. The main setting in this book is a farm where migrant farm workers work on the boss farm for a period of time. The two main migrant farmer workers in this story travel together, which was very unusual back then. Their names were George and Lennie.