Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

What do you consider to be the main themes in the novel Of Mice and Men?

John Steinbeck used various themes in writing the novel Of Mice and Men. However, one theme that played a huge role in the novel was loneliness. Loneliness was a theme, which was experienced by many characters throughout the entire novel. These characters included Curley’s wife, Candy and Crooks. Friendship also was a big theme between the characters, especially between George and Lennie. This friendship and various other friendships are demonstrated throughout the characters in the novel.

George and Lennie shared a very special friendship. They journeyed life together as a pair, feeding each other with support and growing together in love. As the two men worked on the ranch, they were constantly working extremely hard. However, this was not how they wanted to live. They had a dream that one day they would “have a littler house and a couple acres” (pg 18) where they would “be able to live ...