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Of Mice and Men Motif Essay
In Of Mice and Men, readers are introduced to the two main characters, George and
Lennie
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Though these two may have
a strong connection between themselves, in the beginning, all of it is wiped away by George
shooting his best friend Lennie
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Usually, solitaire is a one-person game typically played when someone is alone
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In Of Mice
and Men George experiences various friendships, but the use of playing cards reveals his
loneliness and independence
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From the start of the book, George
and Lennie’s friendship is highlighted and readers follow it to the tragic death of Lennie at the
end
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Lennie was lying down on the bunk
watching him” (Steinbeck 28-29)
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This is due to Lennie possibly having a mental disability he is
unable to do and brain-busting tasks
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At the end of the book, it is evident that George sees
Lennie as an extra weight due to his mistakes throughout the book
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When George is playing cards he detaches himself from his surroundings
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Whit seems to go towards

action and sniffs out drama if there is any on the farm
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He laid his hand down
and George scooped it in
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Whit talks to George a little about Curley's wife
but not much due to how intently George focuses on his card game
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The conversion is formal and stale with George asking simple questions
such as "Been any trouble since she got here?" However, Readers soon forget that George was
originally playing cards because now George is having a full conversation with Whit
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George escapes to cards when he longs to be alone and in his own world
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There are
many instances where George plays solitaire by himself in silence
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Whit makes an observation,” George shuffled the cards noisily and
dealt them
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Whit said, "I guess you
guys really come here to work"(Steinbeck 49) This observation comes out rather abruptly and is
somewhat random
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It appears that Whit’s idea came from George being focused on the
cards or seeing how consistent he is with playing cards
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Whit helps readers further discover George's trait of
being independent through the use of playing cards
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By not attempting to help Lennie with learning how to play cards, he turns a blind
eye to Lennie's mental issue and decides to not deal with it
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His attitude while playing is different
compared to when not thinking about cards
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However, George is focused when playing and is okay
with independence when playing
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With the assistance of the playing, readers see a deeper side of
George and how George uses playing cards as a getaway to be alone

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