Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The story of 'Of Mice And Men' is about the journey of two itinerant
workers on a ranch in America in the 1930's.
In this book, the author (John Steinbeck) builds up sympathy for the
main character Lennie in a number of ways. Lennie is like a child and
is constantly looked after by another main character (George) who is
considerably brighter and has more common sense than Lennie, so George
is the leader and Lennie merely follows George's every move e.g. 'even
in the open one (Lennie) stayed behind the other (George)'. This shows
that Lennie is incompetent and constantly needs support from his
companion which is usually unnecessary for a grown man to require so
sympathy is built up. Lennie is a 'dumb animal' and cant decide on
things himself and needs George to help him out in many occasions (in
the boss's office) where George answers Lennies questions for him.
Lennie is always looking for support from George and constantly wants
to pet something to comfort him like a child would which emphasizes
again how immature Lennie is for his age and his general incompetence
which people may find hard to believe and depressing that Lennie is in
such a mental state so the audience feels sympathy for Lennie. Lennies
reactions when George throws the dead mouse away also adds sympathy
for the same reasons, his childishness.
'Lennie's lip quivered and tears started in his eyes'.
This reaction was caused because George rid Lennie of a dead mouse
which Lennie had 'broke' which is the more sensible option. But Lennie
has the mental age of a child and does not see the reason why George
rid Lennie of the mouse. Lennie thinks George did this as an act of
spite, which means he does not understand the reasoning, even though
George explains it all to him clearly. Then Lennie explains a memory
of his. 'I remember a lady used to giv' 'em to me, every one she got'
this lady Lennie is talking about is his Aunt Clara but doesn't
decided that he is right about something and he will prove it. When the man doesn’t
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may be able to get more money. He also thinks that he is always right
'Not a word of'. This is when he asked Milly to marry his last and
especially incapable of trusting people who didn't libe the same life, like his son. He is very cold-hearted
It all began when George got into a car accident, late night in Houston, Texas. When he woke up, he walked home without seeking any medical check-ups. He didn’t know that he suffered major brain damage. Within a week he stopped speaking in sentences and started to hallucinate. One night he suddenly rode the bus as far as it would take him, all the way to Hurtsboro, Alabama and was forcefully taken off. He barged into peoples’ houses being unsociable until one woman called the police on
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Hopes and Dreams Help People to Survive, Even if they can Never. Become Real How is this true for George and Lennie/ the characters in ‘Of Mice and the.. Men’. An important theme in ‘Of Mice and Men’ is that of hope and dreams. The main dream is that of George and Lennie to own a smallholding and work self-sufficiently.
George also acts on violent impulses and kills someone out of rage that he feels for being picked on by everyone including his wife.
thinks and what he wants the world to follow to make it a better place
.The novel Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. In Soledad, California during the Great Depression in the 1930's two men of the one named George and the other named Lennie were men who travel around working at ranches. George is the small, quick-witted one, and Lennie is the big, slow, dumb and extremely strong one. They have a dream, to have a little place all to themselves, without anyone bothering them. Their dreams are shattered though, when Lennie, who doesn't know his own strength, gets in trouble. In the pursuit of love, happiness and the American dream, man becomes a victim of his own circumstances and discovers that the good life becomes impossible for humanity to obtain and contains many flaws. Lennie and George represents Cain and Able a biblical story who were two brothers searching for their elusive dream. In the story of Cane and Abel ,Cane was to take care of Able .Both brothers were to prepare and offering to God to receive His blessing. When God came to look upon that offering God asked Cane were is Abel .In curiosity and furiousness Cane asked God" Am I my brothers keeper?" Just like in the story of Cane and Abel ,George is Lennies keeper ,George is consistently watching over Lennie no matter where they go .In the story of Cane and Abel,Cane was furious with God because God had asked of his brother .Cane prepared his offering just for the fact of the knowledge that he was to receive blessings in return.Those who are more able should take care of those who are not able to complete tasks in life.But in order in being capabable of doing that one must have patience and faith in that matters and struggles that a person has to go throught with one other.In similarity Geor...
This is a novella written by John Steinbeck in 1937, about two men that lived during the depression. They were migrant workers, who wanted to buy a farm. ()
Man needs companionship and has difficulty maintaining it because no humans think the exact same or have the exact same beliefs. To maintain a companion you must have things in common, you must be able to disagree with a sort of respectful understanding, and finally you must care legitimately about that person. These three requirements to preserve a companionship are at times arduous to keep true. Some people do not have the time, concern, or the ability to sustain a veritable friendship with a companion or companions.
so stubborn that he refuses all the gifts and will not allow his troops to fight.
Secondly, George experienced a depressive episode during his employment at the junior college once he found out that his assistant coach was leaving the track teams to pursue other opportunities. Throughout this episode, George exhibited symptoms of depression such as exhaustion, sleep issues, rumination, hopelessness, and guilt. He questioned his presence in the world and resorted to considering suicide as an option, which indicated the severity of his condition. Thirdly, George demonstrated manic symptoms during an important week for his track teams. He neglected his sleeping needs, talked egoistically and profusely about his reputable track teams to anyone around him, and engaged in risky behaviors, such as bringing a sword to a track meet. The climax of this episode occurred in an interview when George revealed that he would use the fundraiser money intended for the track sector of the college to go on a trip with of the female athletes to a meet in another state, which led to the department-wide search for George, a range of arguments, and delusions, where George claimed that he was given the