Esay Expressing John Steinbeck’s Classical Novel

Of Mice and Men

Has the value of an empowering dream with strong significance ever came to your mind and its deepest consideration? With the strongest sense of realistic determination, suddenly the dream is then no longer content, and forms into a melancholy ending- a nightmare. In John Steinbeck’s classical novella, this is exactly what George and Lennie visualize within their very own experience as well as acts of racism and loneliness, which will further be expressed.

Throughout this novel, many characters are introduced, however Crook’s who was named after his crooked back was different than most other migrant farmers. In fact it was his characteristic and self being that caught my attention the most. Always extremely lonely, crooks admitted his feelings of separation and seclusion from other workers to Lennie. With a sense of bitterness, Crooks was secluded from the other men, and was always left behind due to his skin color. Kept apart from the social contact with other men, Crooks felt the every need of belonging and acceptance within every fiber of his being. Throughout reading, it was obvious that all Crooks sought

was opportunity. What exact opportunity am I mentioning? Perhaps Crooks dreamt of the opportunity to belong, in other words this man craved the experience, pleasures and rights that other men were entitled to such as entering the bunkhouse and playing cards with one another. Crooks was quite an intelligent, and humble character that was falsely judged and misconceived. It was simple, behind that crooked back, and different skin-color were the remains of a friendly individual who wanted to be explored further more, and not falsely judged for his race.

Towards the beginning of this novel, Candy who is a ranch handyman is introduced. Candy symbolizes a good-hearted, respectful individual, whose innocence leads him to naivet? It was known that his hand was lost in a previous accident. This was the main reason concerning his future on the ranch. Am I useless, and no longer efficient due to my old age? Often these were questions that would wonder through his mind. Afraid of his age and what the future would await, Candy was frequently left alone during the evenings while the workers would visit the cathouse or play cards together, This made Candy feel lonely, especially after having no one to talk to and share his feelings with. Living the life of Candy was frightening, he wasn’t able to predict whether each day would be his last, after all he was misconceived by the men due to his elderly self, and physical state which seemed extremely frail and delicate.

With good fortune, Candy’s fears for reality temporarily distract him, for his mind as well as George’s and Lennie’s are occupied with freedom of someday owning their own land. Wanting to pursue their dream, Candy offered to use his hard-earned life’s savings to buy their own land. Candy was desperate, and believed in a world kinder than the reality he lived in. Candy was attached to this dream as strong as George was, and was determined to make it happen. With a determination so strong, even after he discovered that Lennie killed Curley’s wife, he still believed in their dream and begged George to proceed with the plan. Unfortunately, this dream was no longer existent after Curley’s wife, and Lennie’s death. Candy then continued living in his shadow of fear and loneliness as everything fell back in place.

Suffering by the neglection of her very own marriage, Curley’s wife was the only female character in the novel. She did not have a name in this story, however she was classified as Curley’s wife. With extreme desperation of living a