Trust In Of Mice And Men

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John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, takes place in the 1930's in Soledad, California during the great depression. It tells the story of two migrant workers named George Milton and Lennie Small who are both working towards living their dream, to own and live on their own ranch. They come to work on a ranch after Lennie gets in trouble in Weed. They befriend Candy, who owns an old, smelly dog. Carlson and Curley believe they should get rid of the dog, as it is useless. With his dog gone, Candy is lonely. So when he gets wind of George and Lennie's plans to get their own ranch, he joins them. Lennie, not knowing his own strength, crushes Curley's hand after Curley forces him to fight. Then, Curley's wife tries to get closer to Lennie which only ends with Lennie getting too close and killing her. He runs away to the brush where he and George rested a while ago. George realises what he has done and makes a tough decision. Everybody goes out to search for Lennie, but only George knows where he is. George kills Lennie exactly how they killed Candy's dog. Painlessly. Throughout the story, Steinbeck perfectly shows how trust is an acquired skill that can be lost very easily.
One part of the story that shows how trust can be lost easily is when Lennie snaps Curley's wife's neck. They are in the barn talking about how Lennie crushed his puppy. He is …show more content…
First, Curley’s wife dies at the hands of Lennie because she trusts him enough to share her secrets and lets him touch her hair, ending with him snapping her neck. Then, Steinbeck uses sudden events to portray the loss of trust. Such as Lennie not trusting himself enough to let go of Curley’s hand after he latches on to is fist, or the water snake gliding past the herron in hopes of it letting him pass by, only to be snatched up. In the end, trust is an evident issue in this novella, and Steinbeck issues it in many different parts of the
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