Of Mice And Men Theme Essay

John Steinbeck's bestselling novel, Of Mice and Men, was a compelling read. It always kept you wondering what was going to happen next. The main protagonists, George and Lennie, are going from job to job, trying to make ends meet. Lennie, a large man with the brain capacity that of a five year old, who is very strong and loves anything soft, with his caretaker/friend George. George is a smaller man who is always getting Lennie out of trouble and is trying to earn money during a hard time. Steinbeck did an amazing job describing, and writing this astounding novel. There are many themes portrayed throughout the novel, showing how hard it was to live in such rough times during The Great Depression. Here are a few examples of important themes throughout the novel.
One theme is the importance of home. Because George and Lennie lived in such a hard time period, they didn’t really have a home. Their dream was to own their own home, with their own acreage, maybe a few animals, earning their own money. This shows how they didn’t have much, and all they wanted was a place to call their own. In the book, George and
Some characters had good relationships, others had bad relationships. An example of a good relationship is George and Lennie. George had to take care of Lennie because he can’t take care of himself. The night before they start their new job, George tells Lennie how great his life would be without him and how much money he is going to make if Lennie wasn’t always getting into trouble all the time. Then, Lennie tells George that he can just go live in the mountains by himself so that way George can be happy. But, George tells him that he wants Lennie to stay by his side. This proves that it is very lonely, and traveling by yourself from job to job isn’t fun at all. George and Lennie are better together anyways. No matter how much Lennie got in trouble, George was always there for him and got him out of