... hoping to find company there. She is not accepted by the men - not only because of her sex, but also because she is the wife of the ranch owner's son. Loneliness also leads to the sad ending of the story. George leaves Lennie alone and does not have control over him. So loneliness kills Curley's wife and later Lennie. Steinbeck involved so many characters to show clearly ... what the consequences of being alone might be. He wants the reader to notice and understand his protest so that they do not simply over ... novel 350 migrant workers could do the work of 5 men with today's combine h...

• Word Count: 2138
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

"Of Mice and Men" has a very disturbing ending. In the end, George is forced to kill his best friend, Lennie. George is affected by this in many ways. The fact that George killed Lennie may have freed George from caring for him but he now faces a new type of entrapment. There is also a great significance about how Steinbeck ends the novel. Steinbeck's conclusion is very cynical. Lennie ... a drink as he sympathizes with George. This is something that most men wouldn't do for each other. But Slim and George are friends who understand mercy and care. Slim is called the "prince of the ranch." Sl...

• Word Count: 1332
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... . This novel shows the reader the true animalistic nature of all humans through the use of highly developed characters as well a thoroughly developed story line."Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, is composed of four major themes.These themes are the value of dreams and goals, moral responsibility, social injustice, and the bond of friendship and loyalty. Of mice and men is a novel about two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, who go to work on a ranch ... of them have spent the majority of their adult lives together and know each other better than they know anybody else in the entire...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... convenient ideational strategy available to him in the 1930s. (Tedlock Introduction XXXIX) One novel of John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, takes place in the Salinas Valley of California. The drama is centered around two itinerant farm workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, with a dream of someday owning a place of their own. Lennie Small is a simple-minded, slow moving, shapeless hulk with pale ... typical Disney ending, Steinbeck delivers a harsh, but anticipated conclusion. However, Steinbeck is not trying to imply that hope is futile. Although hope does not prevail at the end of this ...

• Word Count: 2015
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School