Many novels and books can look to be compared to each other with simple comparisons, but can actually still be completely different once they are looked into further. In the film Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass, and the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, share many comparisons, but the comparisons themselves are too different to see an eye to eye overlapping comparison.
Some comparisons are clearer than others, but the ones that stand out the most are in the frustration between George (Of Mice and Men) and Charlie (Rain Man). During the film Rain Man, it shows many incidents where Charlie ends up yelling at Ray because he was doing something that he didn’t like or found, in his words, “retarded”. Also all throughout the novel Of Mice and Men it’s mentioned that Lennie is willing to go “up in (the) hills and live by (himself)” (Steinbeck 14) for Georges comfort; he knows how often George gets frustrated with his actions and is willing to leave so George can “live so easy” (Steinbeck 12). Similarity between the characters also stands out in tolerance the two “smarter” men have for their companions. Though at first Charlie has a different reason for trying to show great tolerance for Ray, it becomes more like the reason George is so tolerant with Lennie. Near the end of the film, Charlie starts genuinely caring for Ray and wants him around and understands more of why he has the freak outs and schedules like the way
Some comparisons are clearer than others, but the ones that stand out the most are in the frustration between George (Of Mice and Men) and Charlie (Rain Man). During the film Rain Man, it shows many incidents where Charlie ends up yelling at Ray because he was doing something that he didn’t like or found, in his words, “retarded”. Also all throughout the novel Of Mice and Men it’s mentioned that Lennie is willing to go “up in (the) hills and live by (himself)” (Steinbeck 14) for Georges comfort; he knows how often George gets frustrated with his actions and is willing to leave so George can “live so easy” (Steinbeck 12). Similarity between the characters also stands out in tolerance the two “smarter” men have for their companions. Though at first Charlie has a different reason for trying to show great tolerance for Ray, it becomes more like the reason George is so tolerant with Lennie. Near the end of the film, Charlie starts genuinely caring for Ray and wants him around and understands more of why he has the freak outs and schedules like the way