In the book, “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck, we see George and Lennie, a group that is very ordinary, come together as a family and have a dream that they are trying to reach. In the way of this dream there are many conflicts that stop it. Mainly having to do with where they and the people they meet are from. The dream that George and Lennie have is to have a place of their own, where they don’t work for anybody, that has animals and crops. In the way of this dream, there are many conflicts and because of that, they can’t get to it. The one conflict that affects the book the most is the conflict between Lennie and Curley, who Curley happens to be the boss’s son. Lennie is a guy that looks very big and scary but has the mind of a child. Curley is short and puts up a problem with everybody to prove he is much more than his height. When …show more content…
Even when George by accidentally killed Curley’s wife, Curley suspected it was because Lennie did not like him and he wanted to do something hurtful to him. He got so mad that he said to Carlson, “When you see’um, don’t give’im no chance. Shoot for his guts.” (Steinbeck 97). He wanted Lennie to also suffer for what he did to him and his wife. Another conflict in the book that changed everything was the conflict between George and Lennie. Even though George loves Lennie and would do anything to keep him safe, Lennie has not done the same. He has made them lose jobs and move place to place
Of Mice and Men - George and Lennie seem to have a very close friendship
George felt though an extremely difficult choice, killing Lennie himself was the right decision. Curley was gonna get his revenge and George did not want that because he did not want Lennie to die painfully. “‘I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I’ll shoot him in the guts.’”(Steinbeck 96). When Lennie killed Curley’s wife, Curley wanted to give him the most painful death. Curley wanted to shoot Lennie in the stomach which wouldn’t kill you at first, Instead you would bleed out slowly and painfully. George didn’t want Lennie to suffer so he knew he had to get to Lennie before Curley did and kill Lennie the fastest and least painful death he could which he did. Lennie would be arrested and thrown in jail for
Firstly, if George did not kill Lennie, Curley would have inhumanly killed Lennie. Curley plans to torture Lennie because he has killed his wife and wrecked his hand in the fight earlier in the book. For example: Curley says, “ I’m gonna shoot the guts out of that big bastard myself even if I only got one hand. I’m gonna get im” (98).
...od to himself. During this scene, you get to really see how their friendship, the bravery and courage of George and the shear companionship that they had drove George to do what he did. If George did not do, what he did then Curley would have shot him like how Carlson killed Candy's dog. If George let Curley kill Lennie, he would have the same regret as Candy had for not shooting his dog himself. When Lennie killed Curley's wife, he had not only wrecked his life but the person he cared most for, George. Not to forget Curley's wife and Candy. Curley's wife lost her life and Candy lost the dream as well as George. So you see how important Lennie was in the sense of keeping the dream of owing a farm and "living of the fatta the land" alive. So although George may not have seen it at the time, but Lennie was as much of the key to the dream as he was the destruction of it.
In the end Lennie caused a big conflict by killing Curley's wife. This lead George to kill Lennie for his own good. If George wouldn’t of killed Lennie, Curley would have killed him in a more brutal way by making him suffer. George and Lennie could have ran away but Curley wasn’t going to give up until he found them. If they would have ran away they both would have been lynched. Killing Lennie was a big decision George had to make, but it was the best for Lennie. Even when Lennie died George managed to make him happy by telling him the story of their dream farm and their plans for it. George was a good friend so he did what a good friend would do in that
The novel of mice and men by John Steinbeck is a heartwarming story about two men George and Lennie. George is a small stocky man who prides himself on his ability to be independent, and often taunts Lennie by saying "God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want.” (pg12). Lennie on the other hand is a very large childlike man who is very dependent of George. These two have stuck together for a long time and over that time have developed a dream of owning their own ranch. Steinbeck uses a variety of techniques to display the theme “even the best laid themes can go wrong”
These two drastically different characters rely so much on one another that it becomes difficult to function alone in a “normal” society. Their friendship is pushed to the breaking point when Lennie’s actions lead to the death of a another human. George must then decide what is best for Lennie. He proceeds to take Lennie’s life himself rather than condemn him to an uncertain fate if handed over to the authorities or, worse yet, to Curley (Steinbeck 103-116). This recurring theme of friendship lasts throughout the entirety of the book through George and Lennie’s undeniable bond, how they face society's narrow minded view of their relationship, and through their
Overall, Steinbeck presents several dreams from various characters in order to portray how dreams are ripped asunder. Through the story the reader followed main characters George and Lennie, as well as Curley’s wife’s dream through the novella and understood that “even the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” (Burns Corporation)
In the story “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck. Lennie and George were the two main characters. George has always taken care of Lennie.Lennie was the very simple minded character. George and Lennie were both migrant workers. They would have to move from place to place because Lennie always messes things up by getting into trouble. Lennie and George have a big brother relationship. Having an older brother can often leave you to rely on them. Lennie and George have a big brother relationship because George tells Lennie what to do, Lennie tries to be like George and George gets frustrated with Lennie but still puts up with him.
Walter Winchell, an American newspaper and radio commentator, was once quoted saying, “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” George and Lennie from the novel, Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, embody Walter Winchell’s definition of a real friend by always walking in for each other when it seems like everyone else walks out. The relationship of these two friends is one that is better than the relationship that Romeo and Juliet have in the novel, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Of Mice and Men is a novel about two traveling workers, George and Lennie, during the Great Depression who arrive and begin working on a farm in California. The unlikely bond between George, a small but intelligent
George is constantly wanting him to remember things he simply can’t. However, the situation get worse when they get to the farm. The owner son, who was a fighter, is threatened by Lennie’s physical appearance. “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys” (Steinbeck 26). Curley is provoking Lennie and wanting to fight with him. However Lennie does not want to fight, and clearly states “ I don’t want no trouble” (Steinbeck 29). This is not good for Lennie because this only worsens his disability because he becomes more nervous.
In the novella, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie have a unique relationship where they both rely on each other in order to fulfill each other's needs. This friendship has its strengths and weaknesses. Lennie has a mental disability that enables him to be low-functioning, meaning he can’t complete simple tasks and think like a normal person. However, due to his size, he has the manpower do the job of three men on the ranch. This is an advantage because most people are not his size, which means he can farm larger loads. This is what other farmers need. On the other hand, George does not have a disability, but he is small; he relies on Lennie to help them seem intimidating in order to work. Also, George is more intelligent than most people and
George also knows that he made a promise to Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he would keep Lennie safe and protect him from any harm so letting Lennie run away would be breaking his promise which is something George cannot bring himself to do. George wants for both him and Lennie to have a job that they can keep without Lennie doing something to make them leave. George is willing to do anything that he can to make sure that they can keep their job. When George and Lennie meet Curley for the first time, George protects Lennie from the wrath of Curley. Curley walks into the bunkhouse looking for his wife but ends up introducing himself to George and Lennie. Curley asks Lennie questions but Lennie does not answer them, George does to protect both his job and Lennie
While George is away, Lennie does something very bad, he kills Curley’s wife along with his dog; both on accident. This event causes Lennie to run away and Curley to go after him in anger to kill him. “‘All right, you guys," he said. "The nigger's got a shotgun. You take it, Carlson. When you see 'um, don't give 'im no chance. Shoot for his guts. That'll double 'im over’”(48). In the quote, it shows that Curley has no compassion or empathy. He does not show empathy towards neither his wife or Lennie and his actions. Instead, he says he is going to kill him in a painful, long way. This whole quote says so much about Curley’s character, it shows he has a poor character and bad morals; unlike George. Curley’s characterization reveals a lot about his character and how he is ruthless and doesn’t care for others not even his deceased wife. George later kills Lennie out of compassion because he is better off killed peacefully than by what is to come, Curley and his painful death. “Lennie begged, "Le's do it now. Le's get that place now." "Sure, right now. I gotta. We gotta." And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie's head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he
There are a variety of relationship of people can have with other people. In John Steinbeck's novels, relationships between characters can be difficult, but are always important. The central relationship in Of Mice and Men is between Lennie and George.