![]() ![]() Major Symbols : characters locations animal imagery George's card game hands Motifs: nature loneliness animalism versus humanity Major Thematic Topics : nature of dreams barriers powerlessness fate Christian influences classical influences natural influences loss of paradise my brother's keeper ephemeral nature of life Main Characters: George Milton Lennie Small Candy Curley Curley's wife Slim Crooks ![]() Ultimately, Lennie, the mentally handicapped giant who makes George's dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile, ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to achieving that dream. Steinbeck's story of George and Lennie's ambition of owning their own ranch, and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition, reveal the nature of dreams, dignity, loneliness, and sacrifice. John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. ![]()
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