Of Mice and Men Color Essay - Ranen
Steinbeck’s story is filled with the color red, which represents fear and courage. These emotions show in the story, in a character named George. In the story George is a very courageous character. He stands up for Lennie and makes sure that he doesn't do anything wrong, to get them kicked out of a ranch. For example when George said, “‘He can talk if he wants to tell you anything.’ He nodded slightly to Lennie,” (Steinbeck 25). Another example of when George made sure that Lennie didn't do something dumb was when he mentioned to Lennie, “‘What you gonna say tomorrow when the boss asks you question?” Lennie stopped chewing and swallowed. His face was concentrated. “I...I aint gonna…say a word,”’ (Steinbeck 15).
George also has a lot of fear inside of him because of Lennie being very unintelligent. He was always afraid that one day Lennie and him would get into big trouble and get killed or chased out of a ranch. This fear also then makes him think ahead in case anything does happen. An example of this is when George warned Lennie, “Course you did. Well, look. Lennie-if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush,” (Steinbeck 15). …show more content…
For example when Lennie and Curley were in a fight, “‘I said get him.” Curley’s fist was swinging when lennie reached for it. The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand,’ (Steinbeck 63). This action from George to tell Lennie to fight back put his emotions in play. George was in fear that they would be in trouble for hurting Curley and that they could be kicked out of the ranch but he was courageous because he wanted Lennie to fight back and show Curley why he shouldn’t pick on
Steinbeck’s story is filled with the color red, which represents fear and courage. These emotions show in the story, in a character named George. In the story George is a very courageous character. He stands up for Lennie and makes sure that he doesn't do anything wrong, to get them kicked out of a ranch. For example when George said, “‘He can talk if he wants to tell you anything.’ He nodded slightly to Lennie,” (Steinbeck 25). Another example of when George made sure that Lennie didn't do something dumb was when he mentioned to Lennie, “‘What you gonna say tomorrow when the boss asks you question?” Lennie stopped chewing and swallowed. His face was concentrated. “I...I aint gonna…say a word,”’ (Steinbeck 15).
George also has a lot of fear inside of him because of Lennie being very unintelligent. He was always afraid that one day Lennie and him would get into big trouble and get killed or chased out of a ranch. This fear also then makes him think ahead in case anything does happen. An example of this is when George warned Lennie, “Course you did. Well, look. Lennie-if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush,” (Steinbeck 15). …show more content…
For example when Lennie and Curley were in a fight, “‘I said get him.” Curley’s fist was swinging when lennie reached for it. The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand,’ (Steinbeck 63). This action from George to tell Lennie to fight back put his emotions in play. George was in fear that they would be in trouble for hurting Curley and that they could be kicked out of the ranch but he was courageous because he wanted Lennie to fight back and show Curley why he shouldn’t pick on