Of Mice and Men is set along the Salinas River a few miles south of
Soledad in the fallen world of the Salinas Valley, which Steinbeck
places "east of Eden" the Promised Land is only a painful and illusory
dream. This land is populated by "sons of Cain", men doomed to walk
alone. One of the major themes that comes from this is loneliness, or
fear of apartness. One of the themes of Of Mice and Men is that men
fear loneliness, that they need someone to be with and to talk to who
will offer understanding and companionship.
Soledad is a Spanish word and translates into English as solitude or
loneliness. This country is one of such loneliness that George and
Lennie stand out sharply because they have one another or, as George
says, "We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.
The dream of the farm symbolizes their commitment to each other.
George and Lennie's dream represents a desire to challenge the curse
of Cain and fallen man they want to break the pattern of wandering and
loneliness and return to the perfect garden.
The dream of the farm symbolizes their commitment to each other.
George and Lennie's dream represents a desire to challenge the curse
of Cain and fallen man they want to break the pattern of wandering and
loneliness and return to the perfect garden.
The dream of the farm symbolizes their commitment to each other.
George and Lennie's dream represents a desire to challenge the curse
of Cain and fallen man they want to break the pattern of wandering and
loneliness and return to the perfect garden.