Lennie is a victim of this society and time because he is simpleminded Of mice and men Lennie is a victim of this society and time because he is simpleminded and there were no special centres to send him to at this time in America. Candy is a victim of his society and time because he was old and in the 1930’s America there was no pension schemes like there are now also Candy has a disability, he has one hand. Crooks is a victim of society and time for the reason that he is black, racism was high at this time in America this meant that if he spoke to one of the white men in a ill manner he would of got killed. Curley’s wife is victim of society and time because women had no right in 1930’s America so therefore this meant that she couldn’t do anything that she wanted to do. Many of the characters try to conquer these disadvantages by dreaming for example Lennie and George try to save up money to buy a “place of there own” but their plan do not work out, not many of the characters in the novel achieve their dreams and that is why the novel ends so tragically. Following the collapse of the Wall Street stock market in the 1930’s, America entered a prolonged period of economic depression that caused harsh poverty and long-term unemployment. Hoards of migrant workers travelled from ranch to ranch also they were on short-term contracts and poorly paid salaries. This time in America this was the only type of work available. The American dream of having “place of there own” and also to settle down in “the promise land” was a dream that California represented. Lennie and George were examples of everyone wanted to American dream. The lives of the ranch workers is described in the novel as being harsh and lon... ... middle of paper ... ...ng and beautiful. Curly’s wife dream was to become a movie star, she tells Lennie about the guy she met who told her that she was a natural “ I was a natural” she even met a movie star “he was in the pitchers” he said that he would put her in the pictures but she didn’t know that all he wanted to do was use her. I think that Curly’s wife is partly to blame for her tragic ending as she went up to Lennie first and invited herself in even when she knew he was mentally immature also Lennie warned her not talk to him “if George sees me talking to you he’ll give me hell”. She also knew that Lennie was very strong after what he did to Curly hands. Curly’s wife thinks that he is a “big boy” but what she doesn’t know is that he gets scared and doesn’t know what he is doing. Curly’s wife invites Lennie to touch her hair if she didn’t she might of still been alive.
money left in the family and they are living a poor and unhappy life without enough money
As he proceeds to talk about her, he said that one day she came up to him and asked if he wanted to be in a skit with her. By that moment he didn’t know what to reply. So he ended up saying “yes”. He had told his best friend, and his best friend replied that
Although Lennie was unattractive and has the tendency of accidental violence, compassion was still something readers had for him. Steinbeck constantly reminded us that he has a mental disability which automatically makes someone feel pity for him. Additionally he was ignored and made fun of by other characters, “Blubberin’ like a baby! Jesus Christ! A big guy like you”(Steinbeck 10). Him getting in trouble was beyond his control because of his mental disability which is something else that makes a reader feel sympathetic for him. Also, the readers are solicitous towards Lennie because of how much he looks up to George. This is portrayed when Crooks asks Lennie what he would do if George never came back, “Well, s’pose, jus’ s’pose he don’t come back. What’ll you do then?”(Steinbeck 70). Because of his inability to comprehend information, he got extremely defensive and said, “George is careful. He won’t get hurt” (Steinbeck 70). This scene is crafted in such a way that it automatically
Was George to harsh or too fast with his decision to kill Lennie? Ever since Lennie was born he has needed help “living” and it started with his aunt Clara. When his aunt Clara died Lennie needed someone to help him with his everyday life and someone that could be there and tell him what to do. Lennie starts to travel with a good family friend George. In the book “Of Mice and Men” there is many cases where Lennie just “holds on” to George. George realizes in the end of the book Lennie has done too much harm and needs to essentially go away. George then shoots Lennie in the back of the head because Lennie couldn't live on his own if he were to run away from Curly and the rest of the gang of workers coming after him. George did the right thing because Lennie was unstable and George knows lennie didn't mean to harm anything. He doesn't know his own strength and George really wasn't qualified to help Lennie learn that he is powerful beyond measure.
Lennie is depicted in a very childlike manner throughout Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Accordingly, he acts in a manner that is persistent with a child in that his motivations precisely lead to his actions. He does not act in a pure sense of dishonesty, reflective of the purity that is peculiar to someone who is like a kid at heart.
In this moment the reader´s judgment on Curly´s wife is definitely not a good one and it won´t get any better in chapter four. When all the workers go into town, she is left behind with Lennie, Candy and Crooks, but there is a specific reason. “They left the weak on...
Lennie’s unintentional mistakes resulted in the sudden end for him, but was done in the best way possible. As Lennie would’ve been subjected to a life of loss, running and suffering, George correctly made the decision in euthanizing him. While contemplating whether or not to euthanize him, George knew he very well could but it wasn’t the easiest decision to make on his part. If George wouldn’t of made the decision he did, Lennie would’ve had to run for the rest of his life with no account of what happened or what to do due to his mental illness. He would’ve been seen as a criminal and hunted down like animal which is inhumane and cruel. Although his mishaps weren’t meant to be as extreme as they were, the consequences were foreshadowed throughout
...talking about how Curly’s wife hates to stay in the house all day and doing nothing. Her behavior of being disappointed is getting really flirtatious to other guys but she also gets that way because her husband doesn’t really talk to her nor does nothing with her so she gets lonely without him. I think that Curly’s wife and Curly shouldn’t have got married because they don’t like each other and they can’t stand each other.
Unlike Lennie, all Curly's wife longs for is to experience the world for herself. She is virtually a prisoner in her own home, devoid of the power to change her fate. When she was young, she dreamt of becoming a famous actress in a "show," but when she married Curly, her entire life changed for the worse. After her marriage, the shattered remains of her dreams and a husband who did not love her was all she had left.
The characteristics of mice are simple and feebleminded. A mouse is helpless, timid and oblivious. Few characters in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men possess such characteristics. Throughout the novel, Lennie exhibits the qualities associated with mice.
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In the Salinas River Valley, after the Great Depression, there were a large number of unemployed workers seeking jobs. In the fiction novel "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck, Lennie Small is among one of those men. Lennie and his friend George both have just received jobs on a ranch as farm workers. What brings the two together is their dream to someday own their own land. Lennie has a lot of character and personality traits that define him. One trait that he has is he is very forgetful. Another trait he has is he is very curious. A final trait he has is that he is very reliant. Although he might not be the intelligent person in the book, he has a very well developed personality. Lennie demonstrates his personality and character traits throughout the novel.
Have you ever read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck? If so, you probably remember Lennie, George's companion. Throughout the novel, Lennie and George dream of having their own farm. They work on a ranch to save money for their dream farm. Lennie is a big, strong, man with rounded features. He is at times very forgetful, absent-minded, and one-dimensional.
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