FRIENDSHIP IN OF MICE AND MEN
The relationship between Lennie and George Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California. Based on Steinbeck's own experiences in the 1920s, the title is taken from Robert Burns's poem, To a Mouse, which read: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men /Gang aft agley." As the novella is revolved around the two characters, one of the things that stand out the most is the relationship both the characters share with each other and how it appears to be of a strong bond, even with the obstacles that gets thrown their way. Their connection is of many different kinds and I shall list in detail a few of the many types. As Steinbeck originally wrote the story as a play, there are lots of adverbs that help us to imagine how the characters act and react, which helps to establish their relationship in the opening chapter. We can imagine that many of these adverbs were originally written as speech directions. For example, after shouting at Lennie, the author describes how George reacts 'ashamedly'. This shows his sense of guilt for becoming angry with Lennie as he knows his friend does not truly understand. George is keen to protect Lennie and feels ashamed when he is the one putting him in a state
Loneliness and Friendship in Of Mice And Men
Loneliness and Friendship The novel "of mice and men" takes place in the early 1930's when America was going through a really bad crisis. The economic condition was very down, it was at the time that almost every American were travelling looking for jobs, migrated from one country to an other just to get a stable life. The two main characters in the novel George and Lennie had a strong friendship. "George was small and quick, dark face with restless eye and sharp, he had strong failures. Every part of him was defined; he had small, strong hand slender arms a thin and bony nose. Lennie was huge, shapeless of face with large pole eye with wide slapping shoulders" that how the Steinbeck describe them. They had a very strong friendship which kept them travelling together, which were very unusual at that time. On a lot of occasions in the novel people ask George and his companion " Do you always travel together?" The friendship of the both of them is highlighted in the story and their relationship appears to be a little bit as father and son, George was the one with the father role and Lennie because of his mental immaturity was always relying on George, somewhere in the story we see George saying to Lennie "for god sake Lennie don't drink to much you gonna be sick like you was last night". From that kind of expression we can see that George does care about Lennie. George
Of Mice And Men coursework (theme of loneliness and friendship)
English Coursework Consider the theme of loneliness in 'Of Mice and Men'. How does it affect the friendships and relationships in the novel? This novel was written by John Steinbeck which was set in the 930s in Salinas Soledad which is in California. The novel consists of many historical factors which have affected the characters in this novel and one of them includes, "The great depression" Which leads the novels inspiration for the famous writer John Steinbeck which he mainly based on his own experience. In those days people travelled a lot differently to how we travel now. In those days migrant workers travelled extravagant distances looking for a job. There are many different themes in which are based throughout the whole book, such as loneliness, happiness, nature, dreams and reality: - Which even lead to catastrophe. Many of the people in this novel have very lonely lives mainly because they are migrant workers and as we know they don't have time to make any friends or have any time to spend with their families. There are many characters that are lonely due to age, sex, and race. Two good examples would be Candy because of his age and Crooks because of his race. This novel consists of two main characters George and Lennie, who are an anomalous pair of migrant workers that look after each other. They are completely the reverse of each other. George
Diverse Cultures And Traditions: Friendship And Loneliness in "Of Mice And Men.
English GCSE: Diverse Cultures And Traditions: Friendship And Loneliness in "Of Mice And Men There are quite a few main friendships in the novel such as George and Lennie travel together wherever they go and they also care a lot about each other like candy and his dog that have lived with each other for a long time. George and lennie care a lot about each other, they travel around together, they care a lot about each other and they also share the same dream together. They need each other so they don't get lonely and for protection as well. Candy and his dog had a very good relationship as well because candy had taken care of his dog since he was a pup and the dog had also helped him out by herding the sheep's and the friendship worked with them taking good care of each other and not getting lonely When the time novel was set in, the Wall Street Stock Market crashed and people had lost all their jobs, money homes and some lost families because they had to split apart to earn some money and people had to travel from place to place to look for a job. People hardly did keep their friends even if they did have friends they were competing for the job and even if they did make friends if one person got sacked the other would have to leave for a search for a new job. People had to look for work. They migrated from place to place and were called "itinerant workers". The itinerant
"To what extent is "Of Mice and Men" more effective in giving us understandings of loneliness and friendship?"
"To what extent is "Of Mice and Men" more effective in giving us understandings of loneliness and friendship?" Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men" cannot accurately be compared in effectiveness of its themes with the movie Rainman. The importance of each theme differs in both- in the Steinbeck's novel Loneliness is the most dominant theme, and in Rainman the major theme is friendship. Levinson and Steinbeck both do a brilliant job at showing the major themes in both materials to the greatest of their potential, and the minor themes are somewhat overpowered because of this. One extremely clever way that Steinbeck has more effectively conveyed the theme of loneliness to the reader is by never letting the characters develop or change in "Of Mice and Men". Very early in the novel we are introduced to George and Lennie as they are about to start new jobs on the ranch. The reader is made aware directly that Lennie has a mental disability, and really has no attachment to anyone or anything except George. Throughout the novel, this fact never changes. Lennie's disability never alters, and he only cares for George. George is also never developed in the story. He feels greatly burdened by the responsibility of caring for Lennie. On page 7, he says, "I could get along so easy and nice if I didn't have you on my tail." George almost wishes that he could lead a normal life; not the one
With reference to Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men , Explain Why Is Friendship Important In Todays Society.
WHY IS FRIENDSHIP IMPORTANT IN TODAYS SOCIETY? Friendship is one of the most important aspects of life. It is an in-depth relationship combining trust, support, communication, loyalty, understanding, empathy, and intimacy. Aspects of life that all of us need. Friendship usually starts because you share the same ideas. Interests and same sense of humour are the usual ways friendships start. In today's society friendship is particularly important; I will discuss why this is, and the challenges that arise in friendship. Friendship needs commitment. A friend will not desert someone when they are down or need help, and when friends have quarrels, they should not just walk away from each other when they disagree. Can the friendship overcome the challenge that may have arisen in the relationship; will the friends still be together despite this challenge? If they are true friends they should be able. Forgiveness and compassion. These are also important, you need the ability to be able to be in your friends shoes (understand them) so you can help them. John Steinbeck's novel "Of men and mice" proves all of these points. "Of Mice and Men" is a book about 2 men and their struggle to achieve their dream of owning a farm through their companionship. The two men are completely different, one being a slow, stupid man (Lennie), and the other man is a typical ranch hand (George) who travels
Why is the concept of friendship significant in "Of Mice and Men"? (40)
Why is the concept of friendship significant in the novel? (40) The novel Of Mice and Men presents the idea of the ‘American Dream’, in which America is in a period of economic depression, resulting in people such as George and Lennie travelling around looking for work in order to survive. The theme of friendship is especially significant in the novel as the story is set in the time where everyone struggled for themselves; the environment of America in depression was hostile, and the social situation reflected upon this hostility. The opening of the novel presents two characters, with completely contrasting characteristics which represent the flawed nature of humans, in which the two characters are juxtaposed in order to compromise for each other’s flaws; George is the weaker of the two characters, albeit smarter, while Lennie demonstrates an amazing level of strength, although his mental capacity is extremely limited and has a child-like nature. The concept of friendship between George and Lennie is significant in the opening of the text as it shows how with friendship, it is possible to make up for flaws by relying on each other, in a time where the typical man would work for his own benefit, in order to make his own profit and live by himself. This viewpoint of all other people can be first seen by when George accuses the bus driver of making them walk a lot longer
How does the theme of loneliness affect the friendship and relationships in "Of Mice and Men?"
How does the theme of loneliness affect the friendship and relationships in "Of Mice and Men?" The novel is set in California in the 1930's. It is about migrant workers working on a ranch. The novel tells us about two lonely men who travel together. While they are together they carry something inside called "The American Dream". It was a dream that one day they would make money and have a place of their own but it was hard because of The Great Depression. The Great Depression was a result of the Wall Street crash which meant economy declined and people worked hard but got low wages. Migrant workers had to travel from ranch to ranch for work and often stayed for a short period of time. Because of their circumstances, life was lonely. Migrant workers led a lonely life, but often factors in the 1930's prejudice caused people to become lonely. Society discriminated people because of their race, gender, age and often simply because someone was different, which meant if you black, or too old and weak to be useful or if you were a women on a ranch, you could lead a very lonely life. This affects a number of characters in "Of Mice and Men" Furthermore, some characters isolate themselves from others. Carlson and Crooks do so, in order to protect themselves from the harshness of life. George and Lennie are two men who travel together trying to save money so that one day they can
Of mice and men
One of the themes that runs through of Mice and Men is loneliness. Show how this connects the story, the characters and the different scenes in the book John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men in the 1930's. During these times, America suffered from mass unemployment. Due to the great depression men were forced to travel around to look for work. Of Mice and Men is a novel about the friendship between two men with the great depression shaping their lives Steinbeck shows how having to work from ranch to ranch, meant that they were unable to settle down in one town and raise a family. The novel takes place over a few days. The action takes place in Soledad, California. The two main characters, George and Lennie are close friends despite the fact that Lennie tends to get himself into trouble and George is left to bail him out. They both have no other friends. Of Mice and Men shows loneliness as a main theme in the novel. Loneliness relates to all the characters in the novel, Crooks who is a crippled black man living by himself on the ranch in the barn. Candy who is old and has his only friend who is a dog taken from him because the dog was too old. Curley's wife who has to be seen invisible by the other workers has no one to share her dreams and secrets too. All though she is married and lives with her husband she cannot express her feelings to him because she is not in love with
of mice and men
'Of Mice and Men' John Steinbeck, published in 1937, writes 'Of Mice and Men'. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California. Throughout the story, the reader discovers the many sources of solitude, primarily being discrimination and prejudice, resulting in loneliness and isolation. The two protagonists, George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad, after escaping from Weed because of Lennie's 'incident'. To be lonely means to lack friends or companionship and to feel isolated. Most of the characters are lonely and the only thing that keeps them alive is their dreams. All the characters are extremely lonely and unhappy with their lives (except Slim, who is the only character that seems to be confident and happy with his life), and none of them can escape this unhappiness. The setting of the novel is destined for loneliness. Soledad. This is the town that is closest to the ranch, a place that is already full of lonely, solitary people. The name of the closest town being Soledad, we understand that loneliness is some kind of vicious circle, because on the ranch, they are already lonely, and going to town to fight that loneliness will not help since it is called "Soledad". Steinbeck raises questions in the mind of the reader that the novel would be based on loneliness.
