In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck commitment is one of the positive themes. ... In the fallen world of the valley, where human commitment is the only realizable dream, the fact that in the end as in the beginning two men walk together causes Of Mice and Men to end on a strong note of hope "the crucial dream, the dream of man's commitment to man, has not perished with Lennie."" (5). ... (Steinbeck 39). ... As Owens points out, " The death of the dream, however, does not force Of Mice and Men to end on the strong note of pessimism critics have consistently claimed. ....

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• Grade Level: High School

book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author reveals many aspects about George and Lennie's personalities and their friendship. ... On one occasion when Lennie got into trouble in Weed, George told Slim how they hid in an irrigation ditch all day so the party of men couldn't find and kill him (Steinbeck 46). He could've just as easily left Lennie for the men to find, but he chose not to. George also, many times, warned Lennie to stay away from Curley (Steinbeck 32, 33) and his wife (Steinbeck35, 36). ... But, as Cliffs Notes for Of Mice and Men state, "George often mad...

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John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902. ... Throughout his life, John Steinbeck remained a private person who shunned publicity (Bloom 15). ... (Tedlock 68) In John Steinbeck: Journeyman Artist, Joseph Warren Beach, like other critics, notes the versatility of Steinbeck's talents. ... His "humanistic conclusion" is that Steinbeck's writings extends one's knowledge of men beyond the "expedient range" of experience and makes for "a fuller realization of democracy" (Tedlock 22). ... (Tedlock Introduction XXXIX) One novel of John Steinbeck, O...

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Then, John Steinbeck illustrates the impossibility of the American dream in his novel Of Mice and Men, through the lives of his central characters. ... They dream of living "off the fatta the lan'- (Steinbeck 14) and the opportunities owning land would bring. ... He ain't -(Steinbeck 102). ... (Steinbeck 94). ... (Steinbeck 95). ...

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Two of the most enduring leading men are William Golding's Ralph from Lord of the Flies and George from John Stienbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. ... Erickson notes that if children overcome conflicts early they will be better prepared when searching for ones identity. ... The sense of community is evident in the novel Of Mice and Men, but is not as obvious in the novel Lord of the Flies. George and Lennie are traveling in California to find work; Steinbeck reserves some of his most passionate and poetic language when describing the connection to land. ...

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• Grade Level: High School