The book, "Of Mice and Men" is mainly pessimistic because it portrays lost hope, pointlessness, unfortunate parallels, and absolute lonliness. Also, the book was written during the Great Depression, which adds to it's negativity. "Of Mice and Men" is a story about two men called Lennie, and George. Lennie is extremely mentally challenged, and burdened by the fact that he posses unusual strength. George is like a parent figure to Lennie, even though Lennie is …showed first 75 words of 340 total…

…showed last 75 words of 340 total…everything that happened throughout the book, the nature scene was exactly the same, suggesting that everything that was done, was not even noticed by nature. Therefore, their lives, especially Lennie's was pointless. This whole book is mostly pessimistic, but it portrays a sad truth. It is very well written, and uses a lot of parallels which bring even more meaning to the story line. Without these parallels, the book would not be nearly as effective.