The novel, Of Mice and Men, published by John Steinbeck, depicts two migrant farm workers, traveling throughout the country during the Great Depression. The main characters in the book, Lennie and George, form a friendship struggling to reach their goal of owning a plot of land. However, this bond soon leads to a devastating catastrophe. Steinback places many disguised themes in his writing. This ... one another. Steinbeck stressed that ranchers were lonely riders, however, George and Lennie traveled in pairs. Despite George's annoyance with Lennie and how trouble-free life without him by hi...

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