Of Mice And Men
By John Steinbeck
Novel Summary
The novel "Of Mice And Men" was centered around two main characters. And their names were Lennie and George. They had a dream to buy a house in the Forrest and live off of the "fat" of the land. The story was set in the Great Depression time period, so getting the money to do so was very difficult. It wasn't easy to keep a job either. So they went to a ranch to become ranch hands. That's where they met the other characters. The dream was their motivation to earn the money. But there are complications along the way. Lennie murders a woman by accident and he gets killed himself by his long trusted partner, George. Their dream had been ruined.
Theme Analysis
Every story has a great theme in the center of it. As does is novel. One of the many themes this novel had was "Never give up on a dream". The two had a dream to own their own house in nature. To survive off of the fat of the land. And Lennie wanted to tend the rabbits on the farm. But they did anything they could to acquire money to get enough to buy the property. A they never gave up.
Lennie
Lennie is a very kind and caring person. He doesn't like violence at all. He is afraid of it when it is present. But he has a mental disorder. He has memory loss too. But his communication and social and memory skills have improved since the beginning of the story. But his loyalty towards George has not wavered and his determination to acquire his dream has grown stronger.
George
George is a head strong character. He has been from beginning to the end of the story. But the biggest characteristic of his that drastically changed is his loyalty towards Lennie. He was Lennies care taker. But he started caring less and less about him because Lennie kept making their dreams less and less aquireable.
Candy
Candy is an elderly man who is still working even though he has one hand. He is a very companionate character. He cares for the others well being. A characteristic of his that changed was his kindness towards others. Ever since his dog died, he realized the kindness in other people. Epically towards Crooks, the only black man on the ranch.
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck was an American author of 27 works of literature. Born February 27, 1902. Died September 20, 1968 at the age of 66. He was the winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize of Literature. He has also been called the "Giant of American Letters" He lived through the Great Depression. And because of that, some of his novels were based off of that time period.
Email: JohnSteinbeck@deptford.k12.nj.us
Phone: 73549275729
Facebook: Facebook.com/JohnSteinbeck
Twitter: @JohnSteinbeck