Compare and contrast the roles and relationships of the following

Compare and contrast the roles and relationships of the following

pairs of characters: George and Lennie (of Mice and Men) and Holmes

and Watson (Sherlock Holmes stories).

Compare and contrast the roles and relationships of the following

pairs of characters: George and Lennie (of Mice and Men) and Holmes

and Watson (Sherlock Holmes stories).

Sherlock Holmes stories are short stories, which involve investigating

and solving crimes. They include characters such as Sherlock Holmes

and Dr James Watson, these are two main characters who are in each

short story trying to solve case investigations.

Of mice and men is a story in which two friends, Lennie and George are

trying to look for a job so that they can for fill their dream to live

in a big house in the country and be able to have no worries. The

story is set in California during the American depression in the

1920/30's.

The Sherlock Holmes stories are set in the late Victorian era when

London was at its worst. It was hard work back then because you would

have had to work in most terrible conditions, which was very

unpleasant. It was also very unhygienic back then because people would

chuck their sewage onto the streets, which caused diseases such as

scabies, cholera and scurvy. There was a major disease called the

Black Death, which wiped out a large majority of people, it was caused

by rats and it was very serious. There would have been a lot of over

crowding in the towns because the streets were narrow and enclosed by

all of the large buildings. There was a poor travel source, there were

horses and trains that you could travel on. This caused locomotion and

traffic, which made it difficult to travel around.

Lennie and George are two migrant...

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valuable gift of silence. Holmes and Watson speak to each other in an

upper-class manor. For example Holmes says to Watson "I would be very

much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket". This

shows that they speak to each other in a polite manor.

Others see Lennie and George as two hardworking men who are very

ambitious and passionate towards their dreams. They see Lennie as a

"Big baby", who can't control his temper. Others see George as a very

protective and courageous man who is very caring.

Others see Holmes and Watson as two upper-class typical friends. They

see Watson as a quiet man, who is very inquisitive because he wants to

know about every thing Holmes does. Others see Holmes as a very

knowledgeable and well-respected man, who is excellent at whatever he

does. They also see him as a master of disguise.