Sacrifices for Love
Sometimes individuals have to make sacrifices for the people or things that are loved. John Steinbeck is the author of the adventurous, but sorrowful, Of Mice and Men. This novel was written in 1937, two years before the Great Depression ended. During this time period, it was likely to see men looking for jobs and willing to work anywhere there was an opportunity available. In this novel George and Lennie are traveling to a new job. George shoots Lennie to save him from being lynched for accidentally killing Curley’s wife. The lynching would mean a slow and cruel death; his shooting Lennie makes it quick and spares Lennie the long drowning out the pain. John Steinbeck uses symbolism in Of Mice and Men, to help readers empathize with Geroge’s decision to kill his best friend. Steinbeck introduces Candy and his best friend, his dog, in the beginning of the book. Candy raised the dog up …show more content…
Lennie has mental issues he needs help with daily things and he forgets a great deal as well. “Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten” (22), that he was not to speak when the boss was around. Throughout the novel Lennie kills many things not realizing his own strength. Lennie’s mental issues along with his strength and love for soft things cause a disastrous event. First there is the soft dead mouse that Lennie kept in his pocket. Then, Lennie gets a new puppy and while playing with it, he accidently kills it (93). Lastly, after Curley’s wife gave Lennie permission to feel the softness of her hair, Lennie, not realizing his strength ends up shaking her until “her body flopped like a fish and Lennie had broken her neck” (91). Whether it is George or Curley that kills Lennie, know as readers that Lennie is going to be “put down” just like Candy’s old
Sometimes individuals have to make sacrifices for the people or things that are loved. John Steinbeck is the author of the adventurous, but sorrowful, Of Mice and Men. This novel was written in 1937, two years before the Great Depression ended. During this time period, it was likely to see men looking for jobs and willing to work anywhere there was an opportunity available. In this novel George and Lennie are traveling to a new job. George shoots Lennie to save him from being lynched for accidentally killing Curley’s wife. The lynching would mean a slow and cruel death; his shooting Lennie makes it quick and spares Lennie the long drowning out the pain. John Steinbeck uses symbolism in Of Mice and Men, to help readers empathize with Geroge’s decision to kill his best friend. Steinbeck introduces Candy and his best friend, his dog, in the beginning of the book. Candy raised the dog up …show more content…
Lennie has mental issues he needs help with daily things and he forgets a great deal as well. “Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten” (22), that he was not to speak when the boss was around. Throughout the novel Lennie kills many things not realizing his own strength. Lennie’s mental issues along with his strength and love for soft things cause a disastrous event. First there is the soft dead mouse that Lennie kept in his pocket. Then, Lennie gets a new puppy and while playing with it, he accidently kills it (93). Lastly, after Curley’s wife gave Lennie permission to feel the softness of her hair, Lennie, not realizing his strength ends up shaking her until “her body flopped like a fish and Lennie had broken her neck” (91). Whether it is George or Curley that kills Lennie, know as readers that Lennie is going to be “put down” just like Candy’s old