Of Mice and Men Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

(Click the symbolism infographic to download.) While Of Mice and Men occurs in a very specific time and place, each of the characters can be thought of as symbolizing broader populations. Though...

(Click the symbolism infographic to download.) The pool by the river is the place where Lennie and George’s story begins and ends. It is a safe sanctuary to meet and a place free from society, wh...

(Click the symbolism infographic to download.) When George first tells the story of the dream farm, it's because Lennie's desperate for him to "Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and ab...

(Click the symbolism infographic to download.) Mice represent the false hope of a safe space for Lennie. The title is a good hint that mice are important here, but the first mouse we encounter is a...

(Click the symbolism infographic to download.) In the European medieval period, all the kids were going nuts for a type of drama called a morality play, in which the hero (often a guy named, clever...