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Of Mice And Men: Summary

Of Mice and Men is set in the era of The Great Depression, and the ranch, where the events of the

novel occur, is in California, a place many Okies turn to after their farms fail in The Dust Bowl. The

farms in California are faring well. There are many farms, but not enough to support all of the jobs

that the many unemployed workers need. Thus, men travel from ranch to ranch in search of jobs,

and commonly they do so alone. Their travels are lonely, so some people turn to others for

companionship. In Of Mice and Men, people are driven to attempt to find friendship in order to

escape loneliness. An older ranch hand, Candy tries to become friends with George and Lennie by

helping them toward getting the land they want. In his first main appearance, Carlson, another ranch

hand, is trying to convince Candy to put his dog down. Candy is hesitant since this dog has been his

for its entire life, and that dog is his only real friend; eventually, Candy allows Carlson and a few

others to take Lulu out and put her down. While they are doing that, George ends up talking to

Candy about their plan to buy their own ranch. Candy, having realized that the ranch was going to

let him go soon anyway, and losing his best friend, decides to give them his life savings if they let

him live on their ranch... more content...

All of the characters are lonely due to more than one reason; whether the cause being their own

choices or stereotypes, they struggle to escape them. That is the "black or white" way to look at it. In

reality though, some lonely characters push away out of fear. An example of this is Crooks, an

African–American on an otherwise mainly white ranch. Fiona Apple describes this phenomena:

"When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you're by yourself. You

can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel

like you're really

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Of Mice and Men Essay

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Of Mice and Men essay

An allegory is a work where characters are symbols of ideas. They may symbolize anything from

honesty to sadness. In an allegorical novel these characters and the ideas they represent form

together to suggest a moral. The novel, Of Mice and Men is one of these allegorical novels. Its

theme or moral is about friendship: the friendship of George and Lennie. The actions of the

characters that represent ideas in the story bring about the chance for George to show his caring and

love for Lennie in a powerful way making the story allegorical. All of the characters play a part in

the novel whatever their size of the role that connects them allowing Of Mice and Men to function

as an allegory... more content...

George the good natured, but sometimes explosive character represents caring and love. Curley the

ill tempered, boxing short guy represents hatred and anger. Lennie the lovable oaf of this classic

story represents innocence in a dangerous way because he does not know what is going on but could

hurt anyone he wishes to. Curely's wife represents desire and loneliness. She desires to have what

she could've which is fame success and fortune, but because of Curley she is alone and depressed.

These main characters are everything to the story, its support and its lifeline.

Of Mice and Men is a novel but not an exceedingly long one. Because of the details that it packs

into its pages, the characters are not immensely evolved. You know the story is allegorical because

its characters are based on ideas. John Steinbeck made his characters simply ideas in human form

more or less. Steinbeck had done this to make a short but effective story (effective in the sense of

morals and description). The characters all represent basic ideas and they play a part in the moral.

Curley's anger caused him to keep his wife away from the farmhands. She then became lonely and

went to talk to Lennie the innocent. Because of his stupidity and her loneliness she was killed and

Curley's anger was directed at Lennie. George's caring and love for Lennie forced him to kill Lennie

himself to save him from Curley's hatred

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Of Mice And Men Abstract

Opposites Attract Have you ever read a novel that lures you in from the exposition to the resolution?

Of Mice and Men is that exact novel. This captivating book intertwines George and Lennie who are

complete opposites into a family. Even though it could be argued that George is lenient and

nurturing, George's obligation to Lennie leads George to want to control him. To begin, George feels

obligated to watch over Lennie. In chapter one, George in a moment of rage tells Lennie that trouble

would come to Lennie if George wasn't with him. George says, "'I want you to stay with me, Lennie.

Jesus Christ, Somebody'd shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself'" (Steinbeck, 13). George

shows his feeling of being accountable for George through.. more content...

In chapter one, George tells Lennie not to bring back a mouse but Lennie does anyway. Lennie also

precedes to lie about it. The book says, "But Lennie made an elaborate pantomime of innocence"

(8). To follow, directed to George Lennie says, "'What mouse, George? I ain't got no mouse'" (8).

George shows his lack of control by hearing Lennie tell him a blatant lie. Throughout the book,

George's loss of control over Lennie can be viewed. When people loose control, most people end up

craving it more just like George. As stated before, George has full control over Lennie. Lennie looks

to George before doing anything. In chapter three, Lennie looks to George to tell him what to do.

The book says "Lennie looked helplessly at George" (62). In chapter five, Lennie devises a plan to

hide a puppy that he killed and lie to George about it. The book says, "He scooped a little hollow

and laid it in the ground and covered it over with hay" (85). To follow Lennie says, "'I'll tell George

I foun' it dead"' (85). Lennie shows that he cannot be controlled by making a plan and lie up, so let

George will never know. All through the book, George's loss of control can be seen. People who lose

control can sometimes turn bitter, like

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Of Mice And Men: Summary

Of Mice and Men is set in the era of The Great Depression, and the ranch, where the events of the

novel occur, is in California, a place many Okies turn to after their farms fail in The Dust Bowl. The

farms in California are faring well. There are many farms, but not enough to support all of the jobs

that the many unemployed workers need. Thus, men travel from ranch to ranch in search of jobs,

and commonly they do so alone. Their travels are lonely, so some people turn to others for

companionship. In Of Mice and Men, people are driven to attempt to find friendship in order to

escape loneliness. An older ranch hand, Candy tries to become friends with George and Lennie by

helping them toward getting the land they want. In his first main appearance, Carlson, another ranch

hand, is trying to convince Candy to put his dog down. Candy is hesitant since this dog has been his

for its entire life, and that dog is his only real friend; eventually, Candy allows Carlson and a few

others to take Lulu out and put her down. While they are doing that, George ends up talking to

Candy about their plan to buy their own ranch. Candy, having realized that the ranch was going to

let him go soon anyway, and losing his best friend, decides to give them his life savings if they let

him live on their ranch....show more content...

All of the characters are lonely due to more than one reason; whether the cause being their own

choices or stereotypes, they struggle to escape them. That is the "black or white" way to look at it. In

reality though, some lonely characters push away out of fear. An example of this is Crooks, an

African–American on an otherwise mainly white ranch. Fiona Apple describes this phenomena:

"When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you're by yourself. You

can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel

like you're really

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Of Mice And Men: Summary

Of Mice and Men is set in the era of The Great Depression, and the ranch, where the events of the

novel occur, is in California, a place many Okies turn to after their farms fail in The Dust Bowl. The

farms in California are faring well. There are many farms, but not enough to support all of the jobs

that the many unemployed workers need. Thus, men travel from ranch to ranch in search of jobs,

and commonly they do so alone. Their travels are lonely, so some people turn to others for

companionship. In Of Mice and Men, people are driven to attempt to find friendship in order to

escape loneliness. An older ranch hand, Candy tries to become friends with George and Lennie by

helping them toward getting the land they want. In his first main appearance, Carlson, another ranch

hand, is trying to convince Candy to put his dog down. Candy is hesitant since this dog has been his

for its entire life, and that dog is his only real friend; eventually, Candy allows Carlson and a few

others to take Lulu out and put her down. While they are doing that, George ends up talking to

Candy about their plan to buy their own ranch. Candy, having realized that the ranch was going to

let him go soon anyway, and losing his best friend, decides to give them his life savings if they let

him live on their ranch... more content...

All of the characters are lonely due to more than one reason; whether the cause being their own

choices or stereotypes, they struggle to escape them. That is the &quot;black or white&quot; way to look at it. In

reality though, some lonely characters push away out of fear. An example of this is Crooks, an

African–American on an otherwise mainly white ranch. Fiona Apple describes this phenomena:

&quot;When you&#039;re surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you&#039;re by yourself. You

can be in a huge crowd, but if you don&#039;t feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel

like you&#039;re really

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Of Mice and Men Essay

Your mom B

January 13, 2010

Of Mice and Men essay

An allegory is a work where characters are symbols of ideas. They may symbolize anything from

honesty to sadness. In an allegorical novel these characters and the ideas they represent form

together to suggest a moral. The novel, Of Mice and Men is one of these allegorical novels. Its

theme or moral is about friendship: the friendship of George and Lennie. The actions of the

characters that represent ideas in the story bring about the chance for George to show his caring and

love for Lennie in a powerful way making the story allegorical. All of the characters play a part in

the novel whatever their size of the role that connects them allowing Of Mice and Men to function

as an allegory... more content...

George the good natured, but sometimes explosive character represents caring and love. Curley the

ill tempered, boxing short guy represents hatred and anger. Lennie the lovable oaf of this classic

story represents innocence in a dangerous way because he does not know what is going on but could

hurt anyone he wishes to. Curely&#039;s wife represents desire and loneliness. She desires to have what

she could&#039;ve which is fame success and fortune, but because of Curley she is alone and depressed.

These main characters are everything to the story, its support and its lifeline.

Of Mice and Men is a novel but not an exceedingly long one. Because of the details that it packs

into its pages, the characters are not immensely evolved. You know the story is allegorical because

its characters are based on ideas. John Steinbeck made his characters simply ideas in human form

more or less. Steinbeck had done this to make a short but effective story (effective in the sense of

morals and description). The characters all represent basic ideas and they play a part in the moral.

Curley&#039;s anger caused him to keep his wife away from the farmhands. She then became lonely and

went to talk to Lennie the innocent. Because of his stupidity and her loneliness she was killed and

Curley&#039;s anger was directed at Lennie. George&#039;s caring and love for Lennie forced him to kill Lennie

himself to save him from Curley&#039;s hatred

Get more content on StudyHub

Of Mice And Men Abstract

Opposites Attract Have you ever read a novel that lures you in from the exposition to the resolution?

Of Mice and Men is that exact novel. This captivating book intertwines George and Lennie who are

complete opposites into a family. Even though it could be argued that George is lenient and

nurturing, George&#039;s obligation to Lennie leads George to want to control him. To begin, George feels

obligated to watch over Lennie. In chapter one, George in a moment of rage tells Lennie that trouble

would come to Lennie if George wasn&#039;t with him. George says, &quot;&#039;I want you to stay with me, Lennie.

Jesus Christ, Somebody&#039;d shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself&#039;&quot; (Steinbeck, 13). George

shows his feeling of being accountable for George through.. more content...

In chapter one, George tells Lennie not to bring back a mouse but Lennie does anyway. Lennie also

precedes to lie about it. The book says, &quot;But Lennie made an elaborate pantomime of innocence&quot;

(8). To follow, directed to George Lennie says, &quot;&#039;What mouse, George? I ain&#039;t got no mouse&#039;&quot; (8).

George shows his lack of control by hearing Lennie tell him a blatant lie. Throughout the book,

George&#039;s loss of control over Lennie can be viewed. When people loose control, most people end up

craving it more just like George. As stated before, George has full control over Lennie. Lennie looks

to George before doing anything. In chapter three, Lennie looks to George to tell him what to do.

The book says &quot;Lennie looked helplessly at George&quot; (62). In chapter five, Lennie devises a plan to

hide a puppy that he killed and lie to George about it. The book says, &quot;He scooped a little hollow

and laid it in the ground and covered it over with hay&quot; (85). To follow Lennie says, &quot;&#039;I&#039;ll tell George

I foun&#039; it dead&quot;&#039; (85). Lennie shows that he cannot be controlled by making a plan and lie up, so let

George will never know. All through the book, George&#039;s loss of control can be seen. People who lose

control can sometimes turn bitter, like

choices or stereotypes, they struggle to escape them. That is the "black or white" way to look at it. In

"When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you're by yourself. You

can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel

like you're really

hurt anyone he wishes to. Curely's wife represents desire and loneliness. She desires to have what

she could've which is fame success and fortune, but because of Curley she is alone and depressed.

Curley's anger caused him to keep his wife away from the farmhands. She then became lonely and

Curley's anger was directed at Lennie. George's caring and love for Lennie forced him to kill Lennie

himself to save him from Curley's hatred

nurturing, George's obligation to Lennie leads George to want to control him. To begin, George feels

would come to Lennie if George wasn't with him. George says, "'I want you to stay with me, Lennie.

Jesus Christ, Somebody'd shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself'" (Steinbeck, 13). George

precedes to lie about it. The book says, "But Lennie made an elaborate pantomime of innocence"

(8). To follow, directed to George Lennie says, "'What mouse, George? I ain't got no mouse'" (8).

George's loss of control over Lennie can be viewed. When people loose control, most people end up

The book says "Lennie looked helplessly at George" (62). In chapter five, Lennie devises a plan to

hide a puppy that he killed and lie to George about it. The book says, "He scooped a little hollow

and laid it in the ground and covered it over with hay" (85). To follow Lennie says, "'I'll tell George

I foun' it dead"' (85). Lennie shows that he cannot be controlled by making a plan and lie up, so let

George will never know. All through the book, George's loss of control can be seen. People who lose