In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the protagonists George and Lennie travel and work together. Lennie is mentally handicapped and George acts like his caretaker. Later in the novella, Curley’s wife (add something here that talks about Curley’s wife and how she fits into the story) finds Lennie alone in the barn and decides to talk to him. After multiple attempts from Lennie to get her to leave, she finally gets him to talk. When Curley finds out Lennie killed his wife, he creates a search party for Lennie, who ran away. The men go to find Lennie, and George is faced with the difficult decision to kill Lennie or send him to jail for the rest of his life. In the end, George sits down and talks to Lennie about their dream because imagining …show more content…
And now there ain’t a colored man on this ranch an’ there’s just one family in Soledad.’...‘If I say something, why it’s just a nigger sayin’ it’” (70). Crooks never had anybody but himself who understood his troubles as a black man in today’s society. He did not like to speak much because people would not take him seriously. Another example of Steinbeck showing loneliness through characters is Curley’s wife. Curley, the boss’ son, is married to woman who remains nameless throughout the novella because she is a women living in the Dustbowl Era, where women are seen as property and are owned by their husbands. She is only allowed to talk to Curley, since there are no other women on the ranch for her to talk to, so when she walks into the barn and sees Lennie sitting there, she tries to talk to him. After his negligence to speak to her,she tries to get sympathy by complaining “‘Wha’s the matter with me?’... ‘Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?’” (87). Curley’s wife felt like she was seen as …show more content…
For instance, Curley’s wife died after Lennie broke her neck. Curley, who was in a devilishly angry state of mind and wanted to shoot Lennie for killing his wife, stated “‘I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand. I’m gonna get ‘im’” (98). Although not quoted, Curley and his wife are not truly in love. They are just married to be married. The reader can infer Curley is upset and wants to shoot Lennie because he is having trouble accepting the fact he could have helped to prevent his wife’s death by being more supportive and loving and keeping her around more often. Another character who experiences regret after the death of a loved one is Candy. Candy’s dog was shot Carlson, another man who lives and works on the ranch. After everyone had left the bunkhouse and it was just Candy and George, Candy tells George, “‘I outta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t outta of let no stranger shoot my dog’” (61). Candy felt terrible for not saying goodbye to his dog. His dog was his everything, and he was not even there for the dog’s death. Candy feels he should have shot the dog because he loved it. The dog was scared when it was killed by someone out of dislike, and it should have died happily sitting with his owner, and Candy knew that. What Candy told George affected how Lennie died at the end of the story. Lennie had killed Curley’s wife, and Curley was furiated at
As we journey through life, we must make difficult decisions, even when few options exist and the situation is grim. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the decision George faces after Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife is complicated, as none of his choices are good. The importance of his relationship with Lennie forces George to look at the big picture and act in Lennie’s best interests, even though the action he must finally take will result in a weight that he will carry forever.
But once you know she is gone you will miss her deeply but it will be better for her and all her pain will go away. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, one of the important characters, George, faces a similar struggling situation with his best friend Lennie. Lennie murders the wife of another important character, Curley. George has to make an important decision that will affect the rest of both He wanted to put him out of misery instead of watching him be in pain.
The novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck introduced the reader to the character George. George is faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to kill his best friend. His best friend, Lennie has a mental disability that resulted in his brain not fully developing. In the 1930’s no one respected people with a disability. George had to constantly run around trying to get Lennie out of trouble and he never had time to himself. Finally when Lennie was getting hunted down by a lynching party for the second time, George thought maybe it was best if Lennie wasn't around anymore. George was devastated that he would no longer have his companion by his side but he could no longer look after Lennie. His decision was tough but he killed Lennie out of love.
In the novel, Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck used George and Lennie's relationship and the theme of hope to point out the loneliness in the novel. The novel starts off and is set in Soledad which means lonely. At the beginning they get a job working on a farm together. Lennie is a little retarded and has great physical strength that isn't too controllable. As they work from ranch to ranch, Lennie relies on George for guidance and help. Rather than wasting their earnings, they try to save it in the hope of buying a place of their own. While working at one ranch they meet a worker named Candy who tries to help them financially. Before their dream can be fulfilled, Lennie kills the wife of the boss's son. As the novel concludes George must kill Lennie for his own benefit. Later Lennie goes into town and abandons his dream by spending his money.
This aspect is reflected by use of the time period’s race standards, as revealed in the following quote. Crooks whined in sorrow, “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody.” (Steinbeck 73). This quote suggests that Crooks’ exposure of discrimination has forced his isolation, preventing him from a healthy amount of human interaction and possibly driving mental illness. The indifference to women back then also donates to the effects of isolation and loneliness in the novel, as seen through Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife yells in exasperation, “Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?” (Steinbeck 87). This quote illustrates Curley’s wife’s frustration and anger of being shunned by the other people on the ranch, and the lack of her actual name, only being referred to as “Curley’s wife”, may also reveal her as being considered Curley’s property rather than spouse. In the novel, the characteristic of inevitability of age contributes to the effects of isolation and need for companionship. After Candy’s dog is shot, it’s revealed that Candy faces age discrimination. Candy comments in a monotone voice: “Jus’ as soon as I can’t swamp out no bunkhouses they’ll put me on the county,” (Steinbeck 60). This example shows that Candy is aware of how useless he is in the eyes of the other men on the ranch due to his age, and will face adversity of being
Steinbeck clearly shows that Crooks never has any say on the ranch. No one cares about him. He’s just a “negro stable buck” (66). In this novella, No one ever talks to him except for candy. Lennie finally finds himself going into his room. While in there they speak about racial profiling. Crooks tell lennie that he’s the only African Americans on the ranch. He tells Lennie how he’s “alone out here at night” (73). He has nobody to talk to all he does is read books and think. The people on the ranch care less about his needs and wants, all they want him to do is to continue his work...
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is of two men who care for each other very deeply. They have their financial struggles and one partner with mental disabilities. They battle their hardships together, but when Lennie, the mentally disabled, makes a mistake and kills someone, it forces George to have to take away Lennie’s life. Critics believe George Milton committed cold-blooded murder when he killed his close companion, Lennie Small; I disagree and believe George’s heroic journey instead lead him to the mercy killing of Lennie.
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a novel about two farmers, Lennie and George, who try to achieve their life dreams of having their own farm. George is small and quick and is the "leader" of the two. The other is Lennie, who is big and strong, but has a bit of a slow mind. Throughout the book, Lennie and George go through many problems that get too dramatic that George has to kill Lennie. Some viewers may think George's actions were unjustified for shooting Lennie. However, George was justified in killing Lennie. This is because Lennie had previously hurt living things; Lennie is unable to rejoin society so to help Lennie's problem, George had to do what is right.
Another way that death and loss is evidenced by this novel is when Lennie killed Curley’s wife. When Lennie is in the barn (after killing his new puppy) Curley’s wife came into the barn and came on to Lennie. Lennie not knowing what was happening let her lull him into touching her hair. To Lennie it was like petting any other animal. Curley’s wife became flustered when Lennie became scared and would not let go of her hair. She started to scream and Lennie tried to cup her mouth, which concluded in him killing her. Lennie was truly remorseful after this action. Soon after killing her Lennie can be heard saying to himself, “I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing (121).”
John Steinbeck wrote a story about two men that only had each to depend on. Many of George and Lennie's struggles come from things they cannot control such as Lennie's mental issues. George and Lennie are very poor and they work on farms together, but they have to move a lot because Lennie always does something stupid. The greatest tragedy in Mice and Men was when Lennie was left alone with Curley's wife. She was the reason why Lennie ended up being killed. She knew of to manipulate others to get her way and that is what she relies on most of the time.
Steinbeck displays, Curley’s wife as more of an object to the men at the ranch. He conveys this idea through the description of her appearance. When Steinbeck introduces the reader and George and Lennie to Curley’s wife he takes a long time to describe her. “She had full rouged lips and wide spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her finger nails were red “. This quotation suggests that Curley’s wife is an object to men in society and that she is as worth as much as she is wearing. Not only does Steinbeck describe her appearance he also describes her actions when on the ranch and talking to the men. He does this to show the awareness that the men have towards her. “She puts her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward”. A lot of the men on the ranch try to ignore and do not want to start a conversation with her but through Steinbeck’s description of her actions the reader can see that she craves attention from the men on the
Crooks. loneliness is caused because he is black, at the time the story took place there was racism. Since Crooks is black, he wasn?t able to socialize with the white men. When Steinbeck describes all of Crooks? possessions, it shows that Crooks has been at the ranch a long time and that his possessions are all the he cares about.
Everyone has dreams John Lennon once said, “a dream you dream alone is only a dream, but a dream you dream together is reality.” This quote is relevant to Of Mice And Men because it shows the importance of dreams to George and Lennie. The book Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck is about two hobos trying to make money at a ranch to have a decent life. Throughout the book, George and Lennie face some unexpected problems with other people who are working on the ranch. Though George and Lennie are very different, they have one thing in common.
Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck. The story is about these two men, George and Lennie, and they find work at this ranch. Within a few days, Lennie, a tall bulky man with the brain of a young child, gets in trouble, making his traveling buddy, George, do the unthinkable. George shoots Lennie to make his death a more "joyous" one than the one he would've received from Curley, the man that wanted to kill him the most. It was right for George to shoot Lennie because Lennie died suddenly, was thinking about the dream, and was shot by a friend.
The second lonely outcast is Curley?s wife. The other ranch hands stay away from her because she is a woman and because she is the wife of the boss? son. Also, even though her husband is very jealous, she is so lonely that she tries to get attention from the ranch hands, which makes Curley even angrier and more jealous. She is like the outcast of the outcasts. One night, when everyone else is away from the ranch, Lennie and Candy are in Crooks? room. Even though it is just the three ?. . . weak ones here? (Steinbeck,84), when Curley?s wife is lonely and wants to join them, they won?t let her: ?Maybe you better go along to your own house now.