The similarity between the book and the film "Of Mice and Men" is most evident. Even so, there are a few differences, some insignificant and other crucial. However, in the majority of the scenes, the dialogs are taken literally from the book.…
The book, Of Mice and Men, is one that invokes thought in the reader. Although the book is well written, the movie does not come close to those same standards. After reading the book, then watchisng the movie, I saw some major differences as well as some insignificant differences. However, there were a few that were very obvious. One glaring difference that I saw involved the character simply known as "Curley's wife". One difference transpired during a scene that greatly influenced what I thought of her. However, in the movie, this scene never took place. This difference drastically altered my opinion of Curley's wife.…
John Steinbeck’s novel called “Of Mice and Men”. The theme takes place in California during the Great Depression Era in the 1930’s in America. There are two main characters in this story are called George and Lennie. These two men struggled from the Great Depression Era by an economic failure and stock marketing failures which lead to unemployment and poverty in North America that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.…
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams dies, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. (Langston Hughes)” The film “Of Mice and Men” directed by Gary Sinise is an adaption of the novel with the same name written by John Steinbeck, it depict the iconic living conditions and life style of farmers in California during the great depression. Both the novel and the film emphasize the themes of “friendship”, “loneliness” and “loss of dreams” in which the characters are vividly portrayed in different scenes.…
This quotation allows the reader to see that, while being poor might have been quiet difficult, being lonely was a worse situation to be stuck in. Steinbeck seemed say, that Lennie and George’s case was different than most; they both had someone who genuinely cared for them, who looked after them, and someone to talk to when needed the most. It was easier to handle being a ranch-hand when there was someone always there to help you out. They were a small family, but a family nonetheless. This quote allows the reader to see how lucky they felt to have each other.…
In both Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Ain’t I A Woman by Sojourner Truth, the authors use literary devices to show how women are often objectified in society. Sojourner Truth not only speaks to the objectivity of women, but especially women of color. Both authors show that women are thought to be weak. Dating back earlier than the Great Depression, you can see that women, especially those of color, were often seen as second class citizens.…
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men takes place during the Dustbowl in California at a time of poverty. George and Lennie are two men who have just arrived at a ranch in Soledad for their new job. Lennie does not make a good first impression on the boss’s son. One theme the story suggests is that loneliness can cause negatively affects people.…
All men are created equal. All men have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, otherwise known as the American dream. All Americans strive for the American Dream, as James Truslow Adams stated, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement". By looking into the past it becomes apparent that it is predominantly unachievable to obtain this optimistic ideal. The past also brings to attention the ease at which an optimist, now former, loses their initial euphoric motivation and optimistic potentiality. In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, the characters of George and Lennie are no different from…
Of Mice and Men and “To a Mouse” were two completely different works, with similar titles and themes. Both works were very enjoyable to read...and in once case “decode”. Either way, they both kept me thinking at all times, and I couldn’t put the book down. The similarities between to two pieces of literature include failure, mice, and farming. Failure, believe it or not, was of the many presented themes discussed in both the book and the poem. Well, not failure...but being able to accept things. Both readings deal with plans that don’t always work out. For example, Lennie and George had a plan to one day obtain a huge farm, and live out the american dream; Did that turn out as planned? In the poem “To a Mouse” a man messes up a mouse’s home with his gardening tools. The mouse thought…
Of Mice and Men, published by John Steinbeck in 1937, is set in the Salinas Valley of California during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.…
A diary can represent Slim in a way that Slim give everyone the confidence to speak. A diary is something that you can put yours thoughts into without fear and you feel your thoughts leaving your mind making your head lighter. As shown, George and most of the men were able to confidently speak with Slim without any fear unlike the way the speak to Curley. George was able to let his thoughts and feeling about Lennie out and with Slim being there, he feel like he has someone he can trust and understand how he feel. However, a diary come with a fear that one day someone besides you might see it. Slim used Curley’s fear of defeat against to protect George and Lennie. Slim understood how all three men felt and used it to help them come to an agreement.…
And this is their story of their friendship, and travels to find work and a better life. Of Mice and Men is a novel set in the American depression in the 1930’s, about two men, Lennie and George. Lennie and George face hardships, because they are different to regular…
This week we began reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, because this book takes place in the 1930's during the great depression we also began reading about that. It began in October 1929 when the Stock market crashed and a majority of people lost their jobs. Because so many people were losing their jobs, they had no way to make money so the became migrant workers. Migrant workers are people who travel around the country trying to get whatever work they can because there was none where they were. The two main characters, George and Lennie, in this novel are migrant workers. They went to work on a ranch miles away to make money to save up for their own ranch. Most migrant workers would travel alone but George and Lennie stayed together…
The novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, takes place during the Great Depression era in the 1930s. Life changed dramatically from the thriving 1920s. Work was hard to find because of the bad economy, and everybody lived tough lives. It was even tougher for African Americans, women, and the elderly because they were all considered useless at the time. Everyone had no respect for them, and they were very low on the social pyramid. Due to their low status and respect, these people were very lonely and wanted companionship of others. Steinbeck depicts these problems through the lives of Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Candy, who are social pariahs on the ranch because of their physical conditions, and therefore, they live a very sad and lonely life.…
Of Mice and men is a book written by John Steinbeck in 1937 about two ranch hands trying to find work during the great depression. Not only is it on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century but it has also been adapted to the stage and the silver screen. The story takes place during the great depression in California where the two main characters George Milton an intelligent and fast talking man and Lennie Small a large powerful man who is simple in the head are traveling ranch hands looking for work so they can get enough money together to buy their own place and according to Lennie they will be "living off the fatta' the lan”. However their dreams don’t pan out as well as they hoped.…
