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John Steinbeck wrote a naturalistic novel that deals with three powerful and universal themes. His book Of Mice and Men is a story of two men living during the Great Depression in California. George Milton has taken care of Lennie Small since his Aunt Clara died ....

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.... to the point where their dream seems more attainable with Candy’s involvement. But here lies the tragedy of this classic novel. Their dream turned into a cliché of a line in Robert Burns’ poem where he writes that “the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” Their dream seemed it would become a success until a tragic event brought failure. The novel brings about the question of whether or not human life has a purpose. The reader may ask himself if a person’s purpose in life is only to kill and be killed. One may question if Lennie’s character had a purpose in life. Some may say that because of Lennie’s inadequ ....