Comparing Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

During the times of the Great Depression, mankind faced a world of despair, dilemmas and difficult decisions; crises such as human inequality shaped the world’s interpretation of each other. People such as women, the elderly, blacks and mentally ill people were seen unequal to normal people, or even seen as non-human. The Great Depression was a time of despair and confusion, for this was a time when mankind was faced with many ominous events. John Steinbeck is a Nobel Prize winner, who wrote the influential novel, Of Mice and Men during the time of the Great Depression. His speech reflects pivotal moments in human history, what mankind should be like and how mankind can progress and thrive. Of Mice and Men takes place in the 1930’s with two main characters named George Milton and Lennie Smalls. George and Lennie are two migrant …show more content…
In both Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Speech and the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck conveys the ideas of the responsibility of mankind’s powerful dependency on each other, the dreams and aspirations of humans, and the difficult choices that are made by the world that can lead to choices that have significant …show more content…
In the novel, George and Lennie have a dream to own their own ranch. In order to own their own ranch, they have to face many challenges such as finding a job to work at, and earning enough money to support the ranch. Steinbeck also speaks about the hope and aspirations of mankind in his speech, when he says there are, “Bright rally flags of hope.” This relates to the hopes and dreams that mankind hopes to have. They want to make sure that mankind evolves and has the knowledge to progress on to better things.. The rally flags of hope refers to the dream that Lennie and George have. The dream of having their own ranch. Ultimately, mankind’s decisions directly affect our hopes, dreams, aspirations and how our lives are

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