Of Mice and Men by Nobel Prize winner, John Steinbeck, is a globally famous novel, capturing its audience by encompassing universal themes that are truthfully realistic in depicting human existence. The director, Gary Sinise, modified the text to accommodate the cinema without losing the essence and meaning of the novel. Thus, Sinise utilized the basic elements of film, such as cinematography, lighting, costumes, plot, sound, acting, and casting, to ensure the themes, relationships, plot and overall message was centralised.
             The novel is renowned for its pragmatic message of life itself. If excretes realism in the way it characterises life as a constant strain in which one must contend with numerous obstacles, like the protagonists, George and Lennie. The book identifies how men cling to the false hope of impossible dreams in as a source of comfort amidst their adversities, yet Steinbeck reminds the responder of the certain ramification of dreams: despair. In one's search for happiness men miss the vital element of life: human interaction. The silver thread that holds everything together at the heart of hardships is companionship. Men at this era were lacking true friendship, which provides meaning in life and contentment, but instead most men turned to distant ambitions.
             Steinbeck divulged his message through the main themes of the text: the struggle of life, the American dream, dominance, friendship and loneliness, and discrimination. Sinise reinvents these themes using various film techniques. The historical context of the novel provided the basis for the theme; the battle of daily life. Set in the 1930's in the midst of the Great Depression, predetermined the reality in which George and Lennie were roaming the country seeking employment with no money and few possessions. Due to the lack of education and work, the people were trapped in a vicious cycle where one never reaped the full benefits of their labor. The...