Overall Themes In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

John Steinbeck, author of Of Mice and Men, was an American author from Salinas California. Steinbeck dropped out of college and worked as a laborer until he found success with his writing this gave Steinbeck firsthand knowledge of the characteristics we find in the two-main protagonist of this story George and Lennie. Many of Steinbeck’s works show great sympathy for the plight of the common man. This story is all about perseverance and how two best friends through thick and thin remain positive and focused on their dreams, hopes, and plans for the future even though all odds are against the two and we inevitably see their American dream die. This paper will discuss three of the big overall themes in this novel the first being love for the fellow man and compassion if one can practice decency, the second being that all people have flaws that cause them pain, the last being that everyone must have dreams and hopes to get through.

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The only difference between George and Lennie, and other migrant workers is that they have each other. We all desire to fix our flaws maybe you want to be a little taller or thinner or perhaps you wish to fix a defect you were born with regardless of the nature of your flaw, we have all at one time or another wished to free ourselves from the pain they inflict. Dreams are vital to almost every character in this novel even though some know that they will never achieve them. Steinbeck definitely impressed upon his readers the importance of dreams, love and