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1 Of Mice and Men A novel by John Steinbeck
Literature Review Of Mice and Men A novel by John Steinbeck

2 Setting 1930’s in California - Great Depression
The story occurs over a period of 4 days in four specific locations: - in the brush next to the Salinas River - a bunkhouse on the ranch - the stable hand's room on the ranch - the main barn on the ranch

3 Characters George Milton is characterized as...
a migrant farmworker a small, quick, hard working, good man Lennie’s protector and care giver gettting easily frustrated with Lennie a person who hopes to have a Dream Farm with Lennie, but loses that hope once Lennie dies a character who mercifully kills his best friend

4 Characters Lennie Small is characterized as...
a large, childlike migrant worker with a mild mental disability a character who completely depends upon George, his friend and traveling companion, for guidance and protection. a child who wholeheartedly believes in the Dream Farm not understanding his own strength. someone who loves petting soft things, such as small animals, dresses, and people’s hair, a character who unintentionally, kills Curley’s Wife

5 Characters Candy is characterized as...
an aging ranch handyman having lost his hand in an accident and worries about his future on the ranch. someone who provides hope for the Dream Farm; he offers his life’s savings so he can join George and Lennie in owning the land someone who struggles with the fate of his ancient dog (Carlson shoots the suffering dog in the back of the head in an alleged act of mercy; this foreshadows the manner of Lennie’s death.) a character who struggles with the fact that he didn’t shoot his own dog.

6 Characters Curley is characterized as...
the boss’s son a pugnacious boxer who is confrontational and mean-spirited a character who seeks to compensate for his small physical nature by picking fights with larger men. a man consumed with jealous suspicions and is extremely possessive of his flirtatious young wife.

7 Characters Curley’s Wife is characterized as...
a possession; she is never given a name and is only referred to in reference to her husband a potential problem who is feared by the ranch-hands as attention seeking, as she dresses in fancy, feathered red shoes a desperately lonely girl who simply wants to be noticed and have some meaningful companionship a character who has broken dreams of a better life.

8 Conflicts Man vs. Man - Curley against Lennie
- Curley’s Wife against Lennie - George against Lennie - Carlson against Candy’s Dog Man vs. Self - George against himself - Candy against himself

9 Foreshadowing Carlson shoots Candy’s Dog in order to put it out of its misery. This event foreshadows Lennie’s death. George uses Carlson’s gun to mercifully shoot Lennie. The fact that Candy greatly regrets not killing his dog/his best friend foreshadows the fact that George will be the one to ultimately take the life of Lennie at the close of the novel.

10 Symbolism The Rabbits - A symbol of Lennie’s future, simple and perfect life on the Dream Farm - They also represent the death of the Dream Farm. The gigantic rabbit that scolds Lennie at the end of the story suggests that Lennie realizes deep down that he'll never have his dream. The Dream Farm - A symbol for George and Lennie’s perfect, free, and happy life.

11 Themes Dreams - Without dreams and goals, life is an endless stream of days that have little connection or meaning. Loneliness...Companionship - Humans crave contact with each other to give life meaning. Moral Responsibility - Mankind should be responsible and helpful to others who are less fortunate.

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