In John Steinbeck's classic novel "Of mice and men" the testament of true friendship is the main theme. Steinbeck uses two migrant workers, Lennie and George, to illustrate the main themes of the novel. The novel is set during the Great Depression, approximately 1937 in California. The status of Lennie and George at the time is Steinbeck's way of illustrating the time period. Lennie Small is an oxymoron. Lennie is a huge, strong, half-witted man that has the heart of a child but has the strength of an ox. Lennie loves rabbits or small and fuzzy lovable creatures, such as mice. The irony of the title is that Lennie is a huge creature and as big a man as you will ever see but its not the size of one that makes a man, it's the heart and mind of a one. In a way Lennie is the mouse because of his innocence and George is a man because of the burden....

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