Of Mice and Men

A detailed Summary of Of Mice and Men

In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, contains an insight look of life in the

Great Depression. Characters possess different discomforts and aspirations that made

them so unique from each other. Themes were expressed by figurative language and

conversations between the characters. John Steinbeck created a novel with numerous

ambiguous themes that only of his own caliber could create.

It describes how we base or set our foundation of our lives with dreams and

inspirations of the future, in order, to survive and make life more exciting and thrilling.

It gives us strength to keep struggling through hard work. Reality is not always

envisioned very pleasantly, there is a tendency to relieve and forget about life by thinking

of a better tomorrow. Dreams kept them going through hard times, George and Lennie.

Their dream is mentioned in page 16 of Of Mice and Men. When Lennie made

George tell him about their dream future: " ...we'll have a big vegetable patch and a

Pain and suffering was very usual. Motivation (like dreams of a better tomorrow)

There is always a situation of suffering, in love or romance. Nobody can control

people, than just ourselves. In page 44 of John Steinbeck's novel, George explains his

person, from it. Good or favorable results are not lessons of life or a way to improve.

Approximate Word count = 702
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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