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Chrispark Posted 7 years ago
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Of Mice And Men..Please revise

One of the dominant themes of Of Mice and Men is the moral dilemma between solitude and companionship. By committing unintentional crimes, Lennie and his friend George repeatedly abandons their workplace and finally arrives at a ranch, hoping to earn enough money to achieve their ideal. Despite Lennie's retardation depicted as the barrier in the path of George's dream, George shows selfless traits by keeping his own desires aside and focusing on making Lennie's dream come into reality. As expected, Lennie dies and their dream farm does not come into reality. The failed attempt of George and Lennie's dream in the ranch - caricature of the proletariats in a Capitalistic society - reflects the impossibility for proletariats to make a fortune under the bourgeoisie. Moreover, the true friendship portrayed through George and Lennie is unsuitable under Capitalist enterprise, because the idyllic relationship in Capitalism is formed by economic scarcity, not out of affection. Surprisingly, Lennie and George's personality complements and completes each other; George needs Lennie's innocence as much as Lennie needs George's intelligence. For if Lennie was absent, George would not have been any different from the other migrant workers; spending their spare time and fortune on prostitutes and gambling. Together, George and Lennie form a mutualistic relationship in the dismal environment, in a hope for their own dream farm, a symbolism of escape from the corrupt Capitalistic society and their loss of dignity.

  
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