Of mice and Men In Of mice and men the book is on george and Lennie. George takes care of Lennie because he is handicapped and mentally challenged. Lennie is so tall that he stands looking over George. They were on the hunt searching for jobs and going to town one day in hopes of getting an amazing opportunity. They stop for a while and decide to go to the opportunity by morning. Lennie is obsessed with items that are soft. Anything soft you will have to snatch away from him. He also loves pets because they were so soft and made him extremely happy. Because Lennie gets so obsessed with soft pets he gets attached. He never wants to let the pets go even when they pass away by him being so rough with
I remember 20 years ago when I used to look after a guy called Lennie, he was a really nice, he was very tall with a very friendly smile. I had a slight problem though, he was a lot like a child. He would enjoy stroking things which are soft and warm. If he saw something he liked he would touch it and if he was scared he wouldn’t even let go. This meant he loved rabbits and mice but he didn’t know his own strength so he usually ended up killing them by stroking them too hard and crushing their skulls but he is really just like a big friendly giant. He has the strength of 2 men so he is usually very good at work but I always had to get him out of trouble. He would do anything I asked him to.
How does John Steinbeck use the character George to illustrate aspects of 1930s American society?
another and create a safe sense of comfort . This bond that has been formed by this dream
In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck discusses Lennie, George, and Crooks. In this book Steinbeck wants the reader to understand how life was portrayed in American society back in the day. Steinbeck wants the reader to understand how people were treated differently because of their race and by their mental state. Steinbeck wants the reader to understand how the mindset of Lennie, George, and Crooks affects the story. Steinbeck wants the reader to understand why Lennie was always mistreated and why George was there to take care of him. Steinbeck wants the reader to understand why George answers for Lennie and why he tells Lennie what to do because Lennie could not do anything on his own without getting into trouble or messing something up. Steinbeck wanted to show the reader how African Americans were treated back then by putting Crooks into the mix. Steinbeck wants the reader to understand that Crooks was left out of activities and other things in the book because of his race and because of his crooked back.
With his disability, he needs something to feel connected to. He loves to pet furry and soft things. In chapter one in “Of Mice and Men”, Lennie and George are walking along a dirt road, on there way to a ranch. George discovers Lennie playing with something in his pocket. Lennie states to George before the dead mouse was taken away. ““ I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along”” (Steinbeck 6) . In order to prove that Lennie is not smart enough to fulfill the American Dream, Steinbeck creates Lennie to seem as not normal as possible. Steinbeck places Lennie in a state, where he does not understand right from wrong. He does not know nor understand, that playing with a deceased critter is not only gross but unacceptable as a
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.
A coon dog and a tick, an oak tree with moss on the north side, a termite and its internal bacteria, and a shark with tiny fish that eat the extra meat chunks in between the teeth all have one thing in common: symbiosis. Defined as the interdependence of organisms, symbiosis is the basis of the relationship between George and Lennie in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. One type of symbiosis helps both parties while another type involves one organism being hurt by the exchange. The dog is hurt by the tick while the termites and the bacteria benefit from each other’s presence. These types of symbiosis can occur in humans and are evident in “Of Mice and Men.” Both types of symbiosis exist between George and Lennie in the novel.
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The background into a character is one of the most important necessities for understanding a book. John Steinbeck uses certain repetitive imagery whenever describing a character to give readers an insight on their mannerisms and peculiarities. Among the images Steinbeck uses, the dog and the bear are the most important. John Steinbeck develops the persona and character of Lennie, a big, strong farmhand that is small minded,by the animal imagery that he uses to describe him and through this Steinbeck conveys his overall message about farmhands of the time.
George and lennie have a strong bond and with that bond they make it through the day,Of Mice and Men is a book written by John Steinbeck is about the great depression, and the hard time that the american people faced some which has a disability. George and Lennie's relationship is strong because of what keeps them together ,the difficulties they have, and how they are different.
Lennie is a very large, and mentally disabled man. George often complains about having to take care of Lennie, but it can be seen through the story that George is very devoted to Lennie. George complains, "I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl;" (Steinbeck) but as Lennie often threatens to leave George alone, it can be inferred that George loves Lennie because he stays always rejects Lennie’s offer. George describes that, “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world...with us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” (Steinbeck) George’s purpose in the story was to take care of Lennie. Lennie is what kept George going. George states that, men like them were lonely, but Lennie and him did not have to be because they had each other. This point is also expressed in Lennie’s quote, “Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why." Although Lennie is very dependent on George, the reader can also conclude that, in a way, George also needs
In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck creates the character George, who is a very hard working and responsible. George is a laborer that goes all over the state looking for jobs during the great depression (Attel). George is a very responsible person because he has to take care of Lennie because of Lennie’s mental condition. Lennie travels all around with George to get a job because they have a dream to own their own farm with a bunch of animals. George has to take care of Lennie and has to try to keep him out of trouble (Sparknote Editors).
The story of Mice and Men features two friends, George and Lennie looking for work in the Great Depression based in Soledad, CA. This essay answers the prompt given for the summer assignment.
George, a character in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck was “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” (Steinbeck, Pg.2) George was Caucasian and it looked as if he had stepped out of an old movie containing drifters, better known as migrant workers. Although physically George was very small, he had complete control over his companion Lennie, the way a father controls a son.