Of Mice and Men
The story Of Mice and Men took place during the Depression. That time period was very different from today. Race and gender were very important characteristics that determined whether a person had the opportunity to make money. The 1930's was also a time when people started questioning life and the American culture. Many people like John Steinbeck thought that life was very unfair and questioned whether life was even worth living. In Of Mice and Men John, Steinbeck demonstrates that man's dream is destined to be destroyed by a cruel reality. George was a very smart and able man who had taken responsibility of a mentally challenged man named Lennie. George could have found a good steady job at which he could have stayed and made good money, but when he went to work with Lennie. Lennie made a mistake that got both of them in trouble. George was a very good person for taking care of Lennie. Lennie was very dumb, but he always remembered the dream he and George shared. The main dream that George
possessed was to be happy, and he realized that even though taking care of Lennie was hard work at times, he was happiest with Lennie. George would repeat their dream to Lennie. The nicest thing George ever did for Lennie was giving him hope, and that's what mentioning the dream farm did. Lennie always wanted to "live of the fatty land" and "have rabbits, and puppies, go on George." George saved a man's life, and in return he got nothing. George's dream was destroyed when Lennie killed Curly's wife, forcing George to kill Lennie, because reality did not allow those two to fulfill their dreams. Life was unfair in the thirties, and Of Mice and Men is a great example of that. Only a certain type of person could have lived how he wanted without being bothered or persecuted. For unimportant reasons, George, Curly's Wife, and Crooks dreams were all destroyed by a cruel reality. Curly's wife's dream was clearly presented in the novel. She wanted to be in the movies. Curly's wife had no name. She
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Approximate Word count = 682
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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