Theme Analysis

In last week's blog response, I asked you to select a theme that "hit home" with you the most.  Now that you have set your sights on a theme you would most like work with some more, it is time to test your skills of analysis.  Scan through the last chapter (6) in Of Mice and Men and see if you can pull out a moment from the text that, upon close reading, says something about your selected theme. Next, try to analyze how this moment is somehow connected to the theme you have chosen.

Theme: "Power vs. Powerlessness"

"Lennie turned his head. 'No, Lennie. Look down acrost the river, like you can almost see the place.' Lennie obeyed him. George looked down at the gun." (106)

This quote is connected to the theme, "power vs. powerlessness," because it shows, throughout the entire story, how George always has power over Lennie. Lennie always has, and very well needs, George telling him what to do, or scolding him for something he did wrong. Lennie is always powerless compared to George. If George yells at Lennie, Lennie doesn't do a thing to defend himself. However, Lennie is nothing without George.

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