In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the characters relationships in “Of Mice and Man” and “An Inspector calls”. “Of Mice and men” was written by John Steinbeck in the 1937 and is a novella. The novella was set in the 1930’s during the great depression and located near the Salinas River in California. The novella is about two migrant workers, George and Lennie who are searching for work in Soledad in California. There main objective is to find work, get a farm and live peacefully forever and ever. Due to this their American dream will not come to true. The writer’s objective is to let people acknowledge the inequality between man, woman and other ethics throughout the 1930. He wants use to feel, hear, touch, etc. The Steinbeck …show more content…
But it was written in the 1945 the end of World War II. J.B Priestley wrote the play in Bradford. The reason why Priestley wrote this play is because the area where J.B Priestley lived was a poor society and he thought why the world isn’t equal. He felt that all people should have food, shelter and equipment to survive also that people should have an equal share of wage needed. He was responsible for destroying. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the different relationship between George and Lennie with Eric and Mr. Birling also for the second comparison Sheila and Eric & Lennie and George. Firstly, I think that the relationship between George and Lennie is a father-son relationship throughout the novella; this quotation shows “both were dressed in denim trousers and denim coats’’. To link it to the context, in the 1930 migrant workers wore denim trousers and denim coats at that time this also shows the …show more content…
Birling in “An Inspector calls” is quite the opposite between the relationship that Lennie and George share. At the start of the play we know that Mr. Birling is a Capitalist “A man has to mind his own business and look after himself.” The impact on us the readers is that we know how arrogant and disgusting, capitalist were in the 1912. Eric never had the time to share his problems with Mr Birling as a father. “Because you 're not the kind of father a chap can go to- that’s why!” As you can see this isn’t a normal response toward his own father, due the over spoiling his own children and think the best for their children, Eric response was one that lead Mr. Birling think “what have I done wrong ?” I think this is commonly the problem for rich children and will happen not likely for the lower classes. The writer uses a hyphen, to show that he is against his father’s view towards Eva smith likewise as you can see it has a big impact on Eric, due to this Eric can’t really open his self towards his father. The reader will feel the disconnection between the parent and child relationship at that time also the pain that Eric holds can only be expressed by heavy drinking. Eric does this and can’t control his heavily drinking problems, this shows that Eric can only rely on alcohol rather than his father. On the contrary we can see that money can’t make everyone happy, on the other side George and Lennie were unfortunate
Priestley mainly uses the characters in the play to present his views, especially Mr and Mrs Birling, to present his ideas about class and society. In the Birling family, Mrs Birling is the most upper class, and is always referring to the lower class female factory workers such as Eva Smith as ‘girls of that class’. She seems to think that working class people are not humans at all.
The authors John Steinbeck and Robert Burns approach their ideas in very different ways, while having the same themes the reader comprehends key concepts in a different light. Throughout the short story “Of Mice and Men” and the poem “To a Mouse” the theme of hope is a key concept, even though while in both stories their hope did not bring them their happiness, friendship brought them together. Correspondingly while having similar themes of friendship, loneliness, and hope, this all takes place in different settings with different characters.
The emotional symbiosis between George and Lennie helps each man. Lennie’s attachment to George is most strongly visible when Crooks suggests George is not coming back. Lennie is almost moved to hysterics and his fear does not quickly abate. George prefers to feign dislike for Lennie to Lennie’s face: “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail” (7). When pressed, George reveals his true feelings for Lennie. “I want you to stay with me Lennie” (13). They stay together because “It’s a lot easier to go around with a guy you know” (35). Both men need and value their strong emotional relationship.
At the start the playwright creates slight allusions that produce tension; Sheila wondered ‘half seriously what had happened to Gerald previous summer when Gerald never went near Sheila’. Lady Croft and Sir George have not come to the engagement feast and Eric is behaving quite anxiously. Eric’s strange behaviour on the cheerful occasion creates trepidation and foreshadows a rather surprising event which interests the audience.
The history of the time the play was written helps us to understand the views and the feelings expressed by Priestley in the play. The inspector transfers Priestley’s views and he shows the difference in social classes at the time. A gap which he wants to diminish. He illustrates the reason for this in the play, via the inspector, where he outlines the ways each of the Birlings have influenced someone from a completely different background and social class. This is the way Priestley viewed pre-war England.
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck brings out the themes of Lonliness and companionship, and strengths and weaknesses through the actions, and quotations of the characters. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of killing things not on purpose, but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views.
This excerpt from Of Mice and Men emphasizes the power of friendship, which is one of the story’s main themes. Two migrant works from California are motivated by their will to experience the “American dream” and they can only do so by working their hardest. Their long days of hard work are accompanied by loneliness, fear, and betrayal. The reality and corruption of society during the Great Depression is revealed. The story explains the vicious and hostile way in which social power has a propensity to manifest itself.
First of all, emphasis is placed on the daily struggles endured on a daily basis by the middle-class. Much like George and Lennie, they worry about having enough money to survive, for shelter and for clothing. Also, there seems to be the fear of loneliness that seems to surface throughout the novel. Despite the on going quarrels between George and Lennie, the two men are afraid of being alone on their own. In addition, it seems the two main characters find themselves in positions that are beyond their control. These are the conflicts one finds in this novel.
The novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is about two ranch hands, George and Lennie. George is a small, smart-witted man, while Lennie is a large, mentally- handicapped man. They are trying to raise enough money to buy their own ranch, by working as ranch hands. During the setting of the story, they are at a ranch whose owner’s name is Curley. It is in this setting that the novel reveals that the main theme is death and loss.
Written in 1937, Of Mice and Men, by John Adolf Steinbeck Jr., American author and Pulitzer Prize winner, follows the lives of downtrodden farmhands, George and Lennie. As with many of Steinbeck's books, the themes in Of Mice and Men include his favored themes of class warfare and oppression of the working class. Steinbeck also focuses his literature on the power of friendship and the corrupt nature of mankind. In 1993, Professor Thomas Scarseth wrote a critical analysis of the novella analyzing many aspects of Steinbeck’s work including the presentation, themes, and writing style. In his essay, Scarseth explains the key themes of the Novella. He noted that the corrupted nature of man, the injustice of life, and the power of friendship were three important themes of the book. Much of Scarseth’s analysis contained numerous thoughtful insights. Were his insights and opinions valid, or were his, and Steinbeck’s, perspectives on these issues flawed?
In order to encourage the audience to apply their critical faculties, Priestley makes them feel superior to Birling.He thoroughly discredits and degrades Birling, and through him, the right wing philosophy. This tells us very early on that Priestley uses Birling as a diametric mouthpiece to voice his left-wing opinions and that the play is completely biased to the socialist perspective. The theatricality of the dramatic irony Priestley uses makes the audience think outside the proscenium arch, about the world and their relationships to it. This is all part of the non-illusory experience.
The classic novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck was made into a Hollywood Blockbuster in 1992. Directed and acted by Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, Hollywood took a stab at trying to recreate this literary success. The novel, which takes place in the 1930’s, follows the lives of two men, George and Lennie, as they try to attain their dream of owning a farm. George is a smart man who always seems to have things figured out. Lennie is massive, but has the mind of a young child. George looks after him, but it is not easy since Lennie always seems to get himself in some kind of trouble. As they struggle towards their dreams, George and Lennie face obstacles that test their friendship. In the end, with Lennie dead, George finds out that dreams aren’t worth striving for, and eventually, loneliness overcomes everything. The movie, running almost two hours, stays very true to the book, although some things are removed or added. While the movie differs from the book in a few ways, it still gives its audience the same message.
The pivotal theme in ‘Mice and Men’ and ‘an inspector Calls’ written by John Steinbeck and J.B Priestly. Their key theme is in ‘Mice and Men’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’ is Socialism and Capitalism. Two of the writers John Steinbeck and J.B Priestly use female characters to illustrate how people take responsibility for each other and how people portray capitalism. In both of the novels we see how both of the writers try to make the readers think and explore socialism and capitalism throughout the novel.
On overall, Priestley has presented the two characters, Arthur and Sheila Birling as completely differently. He wanted to match the story to the historical context of the 1910’s, but he has done this differently with Sheila. This is because the play was written in 1946 and the world had two wars and has started to comprehend the strength of community. She is the young generation of the 1910’s this means in a few years down the line, a war is going to break out and if they keep making the same mistake over and over again, it’s not going to turn out any better, by this, we see what happens in the second world war. This is why Sheila has been presented so that she understands consequences of what might happen if we don’t pull ourselves together.
Of Mice and Men is a novel by John Steinbeck. This book is an analogy about what it means to be a human. George and Lennie share the ambition to own their own ranch, but they encounter obstacles that stand in the way. Ironically, Lennie will become the greatest obstacle in them achieving their dream. This novel was first published in 1937, which is one of the most important aspects of the book. The reason why it is one of the most important aspects of the book is because one result of the Great Depression was a lack of steady jobs, which increased the amount of nomadic workers. When Steinbeck wrote this novel, ranch hands were beginning to be replaced by machinery and their way of life was disappearing fast.