Monster Essays - Of Mice and Men: Four Major Themes
Of Mice and Men: Four Major Themes
"Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, is composed of four major themes.
These themes are the value of dreams and goals, moral responsibility, social
injustice, and the bond of friendship and loyalty.
The value of dreams and goals are that they provide hope and the desire
to keep going in life, rather than laying down to die. When Lennie is feeling
depressed in the woods he asks George to tell him about the "dream farm" again.
This is the farm that Geore and Lennie hope to own someday. Even though this
dream seems almost impossible at the time it ....
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