Of Mice And Men: Song Analysis

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the era of the Great Depression in the 1930’s is revealed through a simple story of ranch workers who hope to improve their lives. Migrant workers, George and Lennie, have a friendship that is based on trust and protection. The other workers lack the companionship and bond that these two men have. In the novel, the absence and presence of friendship is the motivation for the characters’ actions.

Not only did the gang prevent him from finishing his studies, but from overall becoming a high-class man; as Ponyboy had announced to the rest of his

These lyrics connect with Boo’s life philosophy by saying how he is tired of people viewing him as a monster even though his past actions exemplify him as one. He wants to be forgiven, and he intends to break the “chains” holding him and his courage back. In the story, he tries to break away from his guilt and go outside however he always gives into his guilt causing him to be locked up in his home still he holds much courage by even

Hester, I am most miserable” (Hawthorne 166). It is very noticeable that Dimmesdale is sorrowful for what he had done. Dimmesdale knew that he, a part of church, could not be known for such a horrible sin. He is doing so terrible that he is physically weakening. The shame is ruining his life and actually, he even died after he finally confessed his sin.

Poverty is an ongoing issue that affects people all over the world. Although some individuals are able to turn their lives around, not everyone who works hard ends up attaining the American Dream. In the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, the protagonist, Chris Gardner, analyzes the famous quote from the Declaration of Independence after his wife tells him she is leaving and wonders if some people only pursue happiness, but never actually achieve it. While the movie is an inspirational story, it portrays the wrong message that money is the only key to happiness.

The bond between them is quite similar to the bond between Candy and his dog. Candy has also have had his dog for a long time, and without him, the dog would not survive. Maybe it is because Candy regrets not shooting his dog himself, George decides to not let anyone else kill

Imagine you lost your best friend at such a young age and this situation put you in a horrific position in life. Haruki Murakami the narrator from The Seventh Man has a lot to share about this tragic situation. In the short story The Seventh Man Haruki Murakami the narrator experiences the same horrific moments. It is true that the seventh man did not intend to cause k’s death. The seventh man should forgive himself because his actions were not the best but his intentions were not bad either.

On page 39 George says ”He’s dumb as hell, but he ain’t crazy”. This is a small part that shows that Lennie has a mental disability. He isn’t very smart and he can’t talk by himself. He has George always telling him what to do. George also protects him from the people that would make a big deal out of finding out what really is wrong with Lennie.

The old swamper with no hand named Candy was the first person to meet the two new workers and he was seen as a person that they could trust. George and Lennie didn’t see Crooks, an African American with a crooked back, as a huge problem, but the two men viewed Curley’s wife as a person to avoid. Although the three characters are depicted with these labels, they all faced the tragedy of alienation. Throughout the novella, John Steinbeck creates characterization and dialogue that delineate lonely characters due to both social barriers and personal choice. Even though Crooks and Curley’s wife are the focal points of loneliness and isolation in Of Mice and Men, Candy the swamper is inferred to be a lonesome individual who chooses to be by himself in certain situations.

Though we can see that the book is not a type of an allegory, and each of the character is able to represent as simply a character, there are still some ideas and things that can be gained by observing at each character as the representatives if their bigger group. Lennie’s character in the story is a symbol of the "wise fool," someone who is mentally handicapped or inferior but who can show the best and the worst to other people. His foolishness makes him always to speak honestly about the truth in the situations where others won’t and he can sometimes do tings where the normal beings are not able to do. Lennie is also the symbolic character of some people who are being treated badly and discriminated because of their mental problems. Curley’s wife’s character is a symbolic of Eve , which the female character in the ancient story brings out what is sin and death to the universe.

George is showing that he has taken on the role of taking care of Lennie and making sure that he stays out of trouble and also making sure he doesn’t lose anything. “ When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just comes along with me out workin’. Got kinda used to each other”( 33). When George said this to Slim, he basically just explained of they became friends.

I wanted to find him, and hug him and beg him to forgive me for leaving(217).” He and Rowdy have been friends for a long time and that is because Arnold appreciates him. After all the times they do something wrong to each other, they still stick together. Rowdy has always backed him up and Arnold always works hard to keep them friends. When Arnold moves schools, Rowdy does not respect him.

Huckleberry time after time shows how loyal he is to Jim. Jim in considered to him his best friend and always goes back to Jim. Society around Huckleberry has shown his slavery, discrimination, and even the abuse of slaves. Huckleberry Finn has left this society and became part of the society where he wants a best friend who is a free slave and does not discriminate. When Huckleberry was younger, or even before the adventure, Huckleberry only saw two kinds of people and based on the person they could be considered friends.

Charlie first experiences people making fun of him, now that he has knowledge to understand that. This event must have hurt him deeply, because the very people he trusted and thought were his friends were actually mocking and making fun of him. He feels ashamed because people are using his name as an excuse for making mistakes, and he didn’t want to be known this way.

This shows that he 's loyal to zero, and he 'll go through whatever it takes to get him/them both to safety. He knows that Zero has been through a lot more than what he has, not only during the journey climbing up Big Thumb, but in life/as an orphan, in general. Zero begins to act as his motivation, and begins to bring Stanleys hope back. Although Stanley had the first impression of Zero as a nobody, he stopped