Of MICE AND MEN In the story of “of mice and men” by Steinbeck, is about two men workers, named Lennie and George. The setting of the story in the beginning is Salinas, California. Lennie and George always together, wherever they go. Lennie is tall, George is short. They work at places like ranch or weed. Lennie love to pet soft things, if it's mice or rabbits, he accidentally kill them, because he pet them hard. George always want to keep his job, Lennie also. But petting is biggest mistake Lennie
Of Mice and Men is a short novel about the story of two migrant workers who are best friends during the Great Depression (Goldhurst 49). The setting is the Salinas Valley in California, and the majority of the characters are unskilled migratory workers who do what their name implies. They travel from towns and ranches and farms looking for work and eventually move on to find another job. John Steinbeck puts the spotlight on two migratory workers who dream to finally settle down by saving money to
small, and his better half, George Milton, on their quest to have "a place of their own," with plenty of furry bunnies, of course. Sound strange? Read on to get clued in. The book opens along the banks of the Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad, California. Everything is calm and beautiful, and nature is alive. The trees are green and fresh, lizards are skittering along, rabbits sit on the sand. There are no people in the scene. Suddenly, the calm is broken. Trouble is in the air. Animals begin
town of Dorset though he has used fictional names for parts of Dorset such as Holmstoke, Casterbridge, Egdon Heath and Wessex. This in itself is a rural, quite isolated setting as is the ranch in 'Of Mice and Men' which is situated near Soledad in California which is also the author's-Steinbeck's-home town. The isolation of these settings is used to show the isolation of the characters within them. This technique of using the setting as a reference to other points of the story is also used
friendship with other ranchers in order to escape from loneliness. Imagine if you had nobody to talk to. Loneliness is the basic message here in this story. Steinbeck uses different type of names and words such as the town near the ranch called “Soledad”. Which means loneliness in Spanish. Another word Steinbeck uses is the card game called "Solitaire" which means by ones self. George would normally play this card game by himself or either with Carlson and Slim. All men on the ranch are lonely including
Of Mice and Men: Burdens of Responsibility "OF MICE AND MEN IS A NOVEL WHICH EXPLORES THE BURDENS OF RESPONSIBILITY AS MUCH AS ITS REWARDS." By evaluating the novel of mice and men carefully I have found that every character in the novel has a facet of life that consists of burdens and responsibilities. The characters in the novel basically have three options in which they can live their lives. They can knuckle down, work hard, keep a positive frame of mind and try earnestly to improve their standard
is set in the farmland of the Salinas valley, where John Steinbeck was born and which he had known all his life. Steinbeck's father owned land in the area, and as a young man Steinbeck had worked as a farm hand. The ranch in the story is near Soledad. It is an isolated community in the south-east of Salinas on the Salinas River. Weed is nearby. The countryside described at the beginning of the book, and the ranch itself, would have been very familiar to John Steinbeck. It was lonely and desolate
make them move at their will. When Roosevelt came into office he initiated many government programs supporting the suffering Americans. B. Summary Write a plot summary George Milton and Lennie Small, two migrant workers, arrive south of Soledad and spend a night next to Salinas River. As the two settle down it becomes clear that Lennie, a tall man with a “shapeless” face, has some sort of mental disability while George is relatively short and seems rather intelligent. Lennie also seems
Of Mice and Men In the beginning of the story, two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to make their way to a small ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of their two man tribe, despite Lennie’s intimidating size. George is filled with determination and confidence while Lennie is a simple man with a big heart. Up north, they had recently been run out of a town called Weed on account of Lennie. First of all, Lennie is not very smart, and becomes frightened
An Assessment of the 1992 Film Of Mice and Men In section one of the novel 'Of Mice and Men' written by John Steinbeck, begins with a description of the pool and its surroundings in order to familiarize us with the setting, using poetic imagery to describe the "golden foothill slopes" of the Salinas river valley and the pool on the bank of which "the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them". Some rabbits sit in the sand. "There is a path
Of Mice and Men 1.) Title: Of Mice and Men Published: Random house, INC Author: John Steinbeck 2.) What type of book: Fiction 3.) Characters: 1.) George- A small man who travels with, and takes care of, Lennie. He frequently talks about how much better his life would be without having Lennie to take care of. George's behavior is motivated by the desire to protect Lennie and, eventually, he wants to lead them both to the farm of their dreams. 2.) Lennie- A large, lumbering, childlike
makes the novel Of Mice and Men a real success. One of the ways Steinbeck establishes the theme of loneliness is through setting itself. Section one of the book is set at a pleasant and peaceful river a few miles south of Soledad. The first four letters sole meaning only. Also Soledad means lonely place in Spanish. The river seems very secluded and isolated. There’s nothing but nature. It’s a very harmonious and tranquil place. A clearing so quiet you could hear a pin drop. It’s also the place George
“Of Mice and Men” At the starting of the story, two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to get to a ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of the two men, because of Lennie’s small size. George is filled confidence while Lennie is a simple man with a big heart. On account of Lennie they got kicked out of town called Weed, up North. Leenie is a type of guy that is not very bright and gets frightened and confused really easy. Petting animals and picking up
Of Mice and Men The story starts when two traveling laborers, named George Milton and Lennie Small, are on their way to a job loading barley at a California ranch. . They spend one night along the Salinas River before going to the ranch that they were to work at. Because Lennie is slow, mentally, George acts as Lennie's guardian. They have been traveling together for a long time, since the death of Lennie's Aunt Clara. Also, Lennie's habit of petting soft things, such as a mouse or a rabbit
In the Salinas River Valley, after the Great Depression, there were a large number of unemployed workers seeking jobs. In the fiction novel "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck, Lennie Small is among one of those men. Lennie and his friend George both have just received jobs on a ranch as farm workers. What brings the two together is their dream to someday own their own land. Lennie has a lot of character and personality traits that define him. One trait that he has is he is very forgetful. Another
The American Dream plays a significant role in the Of Mice and Men novel, but the question I state my views on in this essay is how significant it really is. I shall express every characters hopes and dreams including Lennie and George’s, Curley’s wife, Crooks’, and last of all Candy’s dream. While discussing each of these various fantasies I will consider how important they are compared to the moral of the story. Along with that, vital quotes will also be included if they play a part with
Of Mice and Men Decisions and Dreams The novella “Of Mice and Men” is written by John Steinbeck. The book is about two migrant workers George and Lennie who take on a job working on a ranch. George is a small man with sharp features, an opposite to Lennie. George takes care of lennie who has a mental disability. While on the ranch george and lennie encounter curley's wife. Curley's wife is married to the boss's son curley. She is the only woman on the ranch. She knows that her beauty is her power
Is There Mercy in Murder? Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is of two men who care for each other very deeply. They have their financial struggles and one partner with mental disabilities. They battle their hardships together, but when Lennie, the mentally disabled, makes a mistake and kills someone, it forces George to have to take away Lennie’s life. Critics believe George Milton committed cold-blooded murder when he killed his close companion, Lennie Small; I disagree and believe George’s heroic
Thomas Moore, the irish poet, once wrote, “True conversation is an interpenetration of worlds, a genuine intercourse of souls, which doesn't have to be self-consciously profound but does have to touch matters of concern to the soul.” This quote relates to a theme of dreams, because communication is a key part of making dreams come true. Setting goals, whether they are to be achieved or not, are the first steps to success. Without goals, one will have no sense of direction, and would just wander around
Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men follows a twosome of migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, as the two field workers migrate from California and their move southward to work on a ranch. Of Mice and Men captures the realism of the men wanting the American Dream, and the obstacles the journey entails. Lennie, who garners a massive stature and means well, has a very restricted mental capacity. George, the more able-minded friend assists Lennie through much of the novel. Their search for the