Of Mice and Men: Themes
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- Created on: 19-05-14 18:08
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- OMaM: Themes
- Title: "Of Mice and Men"
- Taken from 18th century poem written in Scottish dialect
- Poem speaks of a mouse's home on a farm being destroyed by a machine
- George and Lennie dream of a farm, which is destroyed at the end of the poem
- Friendship
- George and Lennie are close friends who share a dream, and trust each other
- George relies on Lennie's companionship and strength
- George kills Lennie to rescue him from an angered mob
- Act of love to show true friendship
- George and Lennie are close friends who share a dream, and trust each other
- Loneliness
- Characters fear of being lonely
- Candy stops loneliness by delaying the killing of his dog
- He lets it get killed because he feels its the right thing to do
- Crooks is lonely because his quarters are segregated
- Candy's Wife is lonely because he is in a loveless marriage
- Has no other women to socialize with and therefore flirts with the men
- Dreams
- Characters fight loneliness through dreams
- George wants to own a farm
- Could gain independence
- Lennie dreams of owning rabbits on the farm to stroke
- Crooks dreams of equality
- Wants to be equal, like his childhood when playing with his white friends
- CW wanted to become an actress but her dream
- No characters earn dreams during novel
- Title: "Of Mice and Men"
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