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Idealism vs. Reality
Of Mice and Men tells the story of two simple men who try to escape homelessness, economic poverty, and emotional and psychological corruption. Otherwise, the fate of those who do not abandon the lives they lead as itinerant workers is bleak and dehumanizing. As George tells Slim, the mule driver "I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean." George and Lennie dream of owning a farm, but by the end of the novel the dream has failed. Their plan is...

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Of Mice and Men: Introduction
Of Mice and Men: Summary
Of Mice and Men: Overview
Of Mice and Men: John Steinbeck Biography
Of Mice and Men: Summary and Analysis
1. Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
2. Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
3. Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
4. Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis
5. Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis
6. Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis
Of Mice and Men: Quizzes
1. Chapter 1 Questions and Answers
2. Chapter 2 Questions and Answers
3. Chapter 3 Questions and Answers
4. Chapter 4 Questions and Answers
5. Chapter 5 Questions and Answers
6. Chapter 6 Questions and Answers
Of Mice and Men: Essential Passages
1. Essential Passages by Character: Lennie Small
2. Essential Passages by Theme: Friendship
Of Mice and Men: Characters
Of Mice and Men: Themes
Of Mice and Men: Style
Of Mice and Men: Historical Context
Of Mice and Men: Critical Overview
Of Mice and Men: Essays and Criticism
1. Dreams and Reality in Of Mice and Men
2. Of Mice and Men: George and Lennie
3. Themes and Concerns of Social Realism in Of Mice and Men
4. A Teachable Good Book: Of Mice and Men
5. Motif and Pattern in Of Mice and Men
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Of Mice and Men: Compare and Contrast
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