Power Of Authority In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Finally, Friendship is one of the biggest parts in the novel Of Mice and Men. The relationship that is made between George and Lennie can only be described by one quote, “The Friendship Lends hope to the dream, but the reality of their Brutal Life destroys the dream and the Friendship” (“Of Mice” 248). This described the life of Lennie and George perfectly because there friendship caused them to stay together as a team and stick up for each other no matter the circumstance. Lennie would always talk “about the ranch he, George and Candy are planning to buy” (Steffens 39). Unfortunately, they were still in a horrible situation by moving town to town and not having a set home and since they were living this life there dreams in the end was destroyed.

Steinbeck’s Use of Foreshadowing Steinback uses foreshadowing in “Of Mice and Men” to make this classic book. The story is about to migrant workers who have dreams of owning a ranch. But the problem is that one of the workers, Lennie, loves soft things which causes them problems. How does Steinback use foreshadowing in “Of Mice and Men”? John Steinback uses foreshadowing by alluding to the poem, talking about Lennie’s obsession, the idea of the “American Dream”, and the parallel between the dog and Lennie in the four documents.

The fact that companionship is necessary for a good life is well demonstrated by George. For example, George one of the main characters was talking to Lennie about how hard it is working on the ranches when he said, "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake

How would you feel if someone you knew had a mental disability and depended on you for everything? John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men centers around two men living in California who work in fields bucking barley in what is assumed to be the 1920’s. Lennie has a mental disability and depends on his companion George for almost everything. Although George gives guidance to Lennie and tries to help him live a normal and happy life, George is more of an angry tyrant to Lennie. To begin, George can be called temperamental because he is often found getting mad with Lennie and yelling at him as if he is a child.

“He wanted people to keep their distance from where he lived”(67). He didn’t get to stay in the bunkhouse and wasn’t able to play cards. He plays horseshoes against the other people on the ranch and wins most of the time. He doesn’t like Curley’s wife/ she is always looking for her husband.

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”(Mother Teresa). This quote best illustrates the theme throughout the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The characters in this novel are constantly being placed in and out of farms in the early 1930’s. The author embellishes how the characters are trying to find a way out of their stage of loneliness; this is proven when they are forced into finding friendships. There are three characters that illustrate the theme in the novel Of Mice and Men, these people are Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife.

Candy did not want to kill the dog himself because he was to used to having him, he had him since he was a pup. Killing

When Candy told Crooks about the farm and Crooks wanted to go with and Candy was ok about it but as Candy was leaving Crooks said to forget about it so right there is where it dies for Crooks. Will the dream of George, Candy, and Crooks die? Yes!

Another way that Steinbeck leads up to Lennie’s death is when Candy’s dog gets shot by Carlson. It is undeniable that candy loves his dog. Yet when he does not or cannot defend the dog from the public pressure of killing it, Candy feels that he has subverted an ethical understanding that it is best to the relationship he shares with the dog. The ‘silence’ that Steinbeck uses when the dog is taken outside, helped to bring out how Candy feels helpless and responsible for the condition of someone that he loves. This paradox leads George to the conclusion that he cannot allow anyone else to kill Lennie.

John Steinbeck explains how Curley, the boss’s son, is not involved in his wife’s life, because he spends all his time talking about the ways he is going to seek revenge, as a result Curley’s wife gets lonely and is tempted to flirt with the men on the ranch. When Curley's wife tried speaking to Crooks, but he also rejected her fiercely and she said to Crook “ Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever once in awhile, think I like to stick around in the house all time and listen to what Curley is going to do to the other men”(Steinbeck 77). Since Curley’s wife is not getting attention from her husband, she is forced to seek attention from other men in the bunkhouse. Curley’s wife is very loyal to Curley, but because Curley is not involved in her life she complains to other men like Lennie saying “I never get to talk to anybody. I get awful lonely”(Steinbeck 85).

The theme of Male Friendship between two people which are George and Lennie. The farm on which George and Lennie plan to live and own a place that no one ever reaches because there always is a bump in the road. After hearing details Candy is completely drawn in by the magic of the dream. Crooks witnessed countless people fall under the same spell, and still he cannot help but ask Lennie if he can be apart of that magical dream. The men in Of Mice and Men come together in a way that would allow them to be like brothers to one another.

The book of Mice and Men is a book, that shows the struggle of all Americans back in the day. How something can end so fast. Many decisions are made in the book, for instance; Candy’s old dog, slims new pups, and the life of Lennie. The main characters have a dream about owning their own land.

Slim has power and receives great respect from all of the others living on the ranch. Carlson is trying to convince Candy into letting him shoot his dog and Candy looks to Slim because he does not want to do it

It started going astray in Weed when they were forced to run away and find new work. Their progress was good but Lenny 's desire for soft things ended up stopping one of his small plans of taking care of a puppy and raising it. Even though he was a good worker, he was forced to run when he accidently killed Curley 's wife when he panicked and refused to let go of her hair, when she offered him to pet it. In the end, he was killed and would never live his plan of taking care of rabbits and other soft animals. Candy 's plan of his life was to just work on the farm he was currently at.

Of Mice of Men, is a novel about George and Lennie, two ambulatory migrant companions and workers. They traveled through California during the Great Depression, looking for some work opportunities. Besides, the main characters George and Lennie personified the struggles to survive during the Depression. They possesses a strong dream of having their own farm. However, Lennie is mentally disabled, but a physically tough man who travels with George, his best and possibly only friend.