John steinbeck "of mice and men"

John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men was published in 1937, it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from one place to another hoping to find new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. This book refers to being independent, and finding “yourself”. Loneliness is a significant factor in several characters’ lives. The companionship of George and Lennie is the result of loneliness. Despite the need for companionship, Steinbeck emphasizes how loneliness is sustained through the barriers established from acting inhuman to each other. My favorite character in this book would be George, the reason he is my favorite character is because George (referring back to what the book refers to) is inspired to be independent he is dedicated to being his own boss, and to be successful and have a life like most people would within the Great Depression era. In my opinion George is also kind and helpful mainly because he brought Lennie a long with him on his journey to finding new jobs. My least favorite character would be Curley, this is because Curley uses aggressive nature and high-powered position to try and over take his father’s farm. He was always tellings-off the farm hands and blaming some of them for messing with his wife. Curley’s short body figures is shown by his aggressive acts towards the farm hands for tiny incidents. Anyone with an open minded concept of books, and interprets there readings threw imagery would greatly appreciate the work of John Steinbeck writing Of Mice and men mainly because this book was noted to be a great example of the use of animal imagery. Steinbeck uses animal imagery to stress the key themes of mental illness, racism and the expected tragedy of the ending.