John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, is a tragic and endearing story of the unconditional friendship between two virtually opposite men. ... Steinbeck characterizes the two friends by a classic relationship of child and adult. ... The setting is the final contributing factor to the meaningfulness of Of Mice and Men. ... In conclusion, in the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck tells a beautifully sad tale of two friends just trying to accomplish an unattainable dream. ... Steinbeck's effective use of characterization, dialogue, and setting help to complete Of Mice a...

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Of Mice and Men is a very touching story about two friends trying to make it in the world. ... Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937. ... George and Lennie are two men just looking for a job. ... Anyone who has the opportunity to read Of Mice and Men should definitely read it....

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Of Mice and Men If you have read the novel 'Of Mice and Men' and are anything like me, then the novel will have held you captivated. ... Here, I think Steinbeck is trying to show George's loneliness. ... In the novel, Steinbeck compares Lennie to animals, which I find very interesting. ... Through the book, the reader is being told about the mice that Lennie killed, by petting them too hard. ... Steinbeck is trying to show that, even though George has Lennie's constant companionship, he is still lonely, which is why he plays solitaire. ...

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The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place during the Great Depression, and begins besides the Salinas River near Soledad, California. ... Steinbeck states that George and Lennie are opposites. ... The men make their way to a ranch. ... Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men metaphorically compares Lennie and Candy's dog by making them both dependent on someone, continuously referring to Lennie as an animal but a good worker, and ultimately, making both of their deaths almost identical. ... In conclusion, Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men metaphorically compares Lennie and Candy&#x...

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John Steinbeck, The author of the novel "Of Mice and Men", set the book during the Wall Street crash, where thousands of people lost or didn't know how much money they had. Many men were travelling all over America in search for work, most of these men were searching for work on ranches. ... Candy means that even though Curley's wife has only been married two weeks, she is already flirting with other men as though she isn't married. ... John Steinbeck portrays Curley's wife as though she isn't important enough to have a name, he tries to emphasise the fact that she&#...

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Have you ever had the kind of friend that always forgave you for the largest outcomes, no matter how bad the repercussions were? How about the one who holds you back, yet you still stay with them every step of the way? That was the kind of friendship George Milton and Lennie Small had in the book ...

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