In Of Mice and Men, dreams, hopes, and plans are the very foundation of what makes life worth living, but they are also double-edged. The closer one comes to fulfilling a dream, the closer one come...
In this novella, friendship isn’t discussed heavily. George and Lennie don’t talk about how they feel about each other or why they should stay loyal – they just stand by each othe...
Of Mice and Men thrives on the notion that everyone is isolated, and everyone seems to get along quite well together by talking about how isolated they are. Isolation in this novella is much more a...
Innocence has many different functions in Of Mice and Men. When we first realize Lennie has a mental disability, he can be described as having a childlike innocence. His attitude towards the world...
In Of Mice and Men, freedom isn’t so much a central point as it’s a constant and silent contrast to confinement. Confinement, like isolation, seems to be a state of mind. Though the men...
Justice in Of Mice and Men is a might be considered a "cowboy" concept. The ranch has its own sense of justice, and the book is acutely tuned to the social mores of the ranch, not the larger world....
Of Mice and Men captures the feel of rural America during the Depression. Different outlooks are presented: the never-will-be starlet trying to make it to Hollywood, the isolated black man born and...
Violence in Of Mice and Men is an everyday reality. Along with the backbreaking work that comes from being a ranch-man, there’s a significant degree of masculine bravado that allows for fight...
Of Mice and Men deals with many of America’s age-old hot-button issues, including but not limited to sexism, racism, ageism, and discrimination against those with disabilities. Most important...
Weakness in Of Mice and Men is as diverse as all the characters. Lennie is mentally weak, George can’t fight for his dream, and Curley resents being a smallish man. Weakness is a reality for...
Of Mice and Men is set in a male environment where there are three types of women: the imagined nice girl for settling down, the prostitutes for a drink and a trick, and Curley’s wife, who is...
The natural world presented in Of Mice and Men mirrors the world of the ranch. Like the ranch, the natural world is a dog-eat-dog place, where animal instincts and hunger trump any sense of justice...
