A Literary Analysis Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Of Mice and Men Literary Analysis
Someone once said, “It’s the unexpected that changes our lives.”
This applies to the book Of Mice and Men, because when you want to defend or protect yourself, you might hurt someone else or do something irrational and put yourself in danger. Secondly, panicking and overreacting can lead to the unpredictable and you might end up doing something you’ll regret later on. When you’re terrified about something that might happen, that wouldn’t be in your favor, you might do something completely unexpected. Lastly, when someone you love or care about is in danger, you might want to do whatever you can to help them. This can result in quick, irrational behavior. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck suggests that sometimes
Another example involving Lennie was when he killed Curley’s wife. At this point in the book, you really start to see more on how Lennie reacts when he is frightened and panics. For example, Lennie was said to be beginning to get angry when he said the following, “Now don’t, [..] I don’t want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will. Now don’t you do that” (Steinbeck 91). At this point you can see how intense things had gotten. Even George once said, “Lennie was jus’ scairt, [...] he didn’t know what to do” (Steinbeck 65). This supports the idea that Lennie panics when he’s scared and doesn’t know how to react or even what to do. He gets upset because he didn’t want to kill her; he just wanted her to stop screaming. He even says, “I didn’t want ta hurt you, [...] but George’ll be mad if you yell” (Steinbeck 91). He realizes what he did was wrong and he panics again. “I done a really bad thing. [...] I shouldn’t of done did that” (Steinbeck 92). In conclusion, sometimes you panic and do something unexpectedly because you’re worried something might happen to you, or you’re afraid you’ll get in trouble if you don’t do