An outcast is a person who has been rejected by society or a social group. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck every character is portrayed as an outcast. The story is based in a small town during the 1930’s on a ranch. Most of the workers are men who travel around individually trying to find work for a short amount of time. All are considered outcasts especially those with a physical or mental disability. All these men are considered outcasts whether they have a disability or not. Each character is portrayed as an outcast in the novel whether they are simply just odd, disabled or just plain human.
The first example of an outcast is Lennie. Lennie is a brute of a man who looks and acts much like a bear. Though he looks sizable and scary he is actually much like a little kid. He can not understand much but he can do as told fairly well. One thing that sets Lennie apart is his inability to understand the conversations around him as well as his childlike behavior, and love for soft things. George - Lennie’s caretaker- at one point tries to cover up for Lennie's disability. “‘ He got kicked in the head when he …show more content…
They have a bond that none of the other characters in the novel understand. They have the bond of friendship which all the other characters lack aside from a bond with an animal. All of the ranch workers depend solely on themselves and not on anyone else as they have no one else. Lennie and George however have each other to keep company with. This essentially sets them apart from everyone in the group.George talks about how the men at the ranch are lonely but says why Lennie and he are not. “‘ But not us! An’ why? Because… because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you, thats why.’” (14). George recognizes that because they travel together that they are very different from most of the men yet he also realizes that the other men are lonely and with Lennie he is
The first example of an outcast is Lennie. Lennie is a brute of a man who looks and acts much like a bear. Though he looks sizable and scary he is actually much like a little kid. He can not understand much but he can do as told fairly well. One thing that sets Lennie apart is his inability to understand the conversations around him as well as his childlike behavior, and love for soft things. George - Lennie’s caretaker- at one point tries to cover up for Lennie's disability. “‘ He got kicked in the head when he …show more content…
They have a bond that none of the other characters in the novel understand. They have the bond of friendship which all the other characters lack aside from a bond with an animal. All of the ranch workers depend solely on themselves and not on anyone else as they have no one else. Lennie and George however have each other to keep company with. This essentially sets them apart from everyone in the group.George talks about how the men at the ranch are lonely but says why Lennie and he are not. “‘ But not us! An’ why? Because… because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you, thats why.’” (14). George recognizes that because they travel together that they are very different from most of the men yet he also realizes that the other men are lonely and with Lennie he is