How Does Steinbeck Present The Conflict Between Of Mice And Men

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the main characters George Milton and Lennie Small experiences many difficult situations which involves violence and barbarous behavior. This book was published during the Great Depression. After reading the novel, George and Lennie are at times the cause of the violence while also being the sheep of Curley, who finds barbarous behavior as a source of entertainment and he does this by bullying the ranch workers and whom is socially beneath him. Steinbeck illustrates the barrenness of the ranch life using the main characters, George and Lennie talk about how different their lives. The ranch is a world without love and in which friendship is viewed as remarkable as described by Steinbeck. Steinbeck also illustrated the ranches to comment on how it is atypical for two men to travel together. It is not expected
for two to travel together because at that time life was a competition, especially since it was at the height of the Great Depression. Being friends was great but everyone had to be wary of their peers. People around George and Lennie questions their friendships because of how they are both traveling together and owning their own place. This specially infected Candy and Crooks because for they have waited for an extensive amount of time to escaped the world that is loveless and isolated. The theme of escaping the isolated world is shown in the description of Crook and Candy and also it is within the interpretation of Steinbeck’s on what it is like to have a companion. Steinbeck even includes Curley’s wife into the message of the theme because she is a woman and regardless of her dreams of splendor style, she discovers her lifestyle on a ranch where she is distinguished as a foe to all. Steinbeck utilizes a tone that is described as exclusive. Steinbeck’s technique is a form of “play-novelette” in which the setting and the dialogue is heavily needed to reveal Steinbeck’s message. Steinbeck begins all of his chapter with a compilation of detailed information about a specific subject and this allows the reader to illustrate the scene as if they are witnessing this in real life. After Steinbeck feels like he has fully made the reader illustrate a vivid description of the surroundings, he then heavily relies on the dialogue to ensure that the story is going on. Notably, Steinbeck has a circular development which means he begins and ends his chapter at the campsite. This supports the sense of something is certain to happen and that is shown in the entire novel. An example of this is when Lennie was expected to get into mishaps and be forced to return to the campsite. This is also expected to George but he will be forced to forget about the dream of having his own farm. Because of this George will be described as a wanderer who is seeking mortal desires to assuage the incorruptible isolation and impotent that Steinbeck believe is included in the human condition.
Additionally, Steinbeck’s chooses to presents the complex uncertainty of life in a flagrant way because he wants to show that there is no pure bad or good people in the world.
All of the characters are a mixture of good and bad and some of them becomes bad for good intentions. Their perception on the world is based on how they live and they all lived in a world in which sadistic behavior is included. Because of their current situation in that world, they are not able to conquer much, but despite the obstacles they are trying to do the best of their ability to show that they are trying to be a better person in order to have a better life. They have ethical goal. The point of the book was to show that we live in a world where it is limited. Sometimes we have to settle for something small despite the fact that we do not deserve it. The prevention of us to get what we deserve is being prevented from the human limitations, by the weaknesses of ourself and that we are not worthy enough to earn what we deserve. Steinbeck focuses on the idea that even in the toughest situation, they are still able to achieve their
goal.
To conclude, the scenes in Of Mice and Men shows the overall meaning of the work because Steinbeck’s uses the circular development technique of writing which ensures that the reader is able to illustrate the scene from beginning to end and then use the character’s dialogue to convey the message. He also then concludes that people can achieve any goals of theirs no matter the obstacles that will come at them. Nonetheless, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck illustrates the true meaning of life as a human and this is shown by George and Lennie's ambition of owning their own ranch, and the obstacles that stands in the way of their ambition, and also reveals the nature of dreams, dignity, loneliness, and sacrifice.