Do people act they way they do because of the situations they are in? Or do people act certain ways based on situations they’ve had in the past? John Steinbeck, in Of Mice and Men, addresses how the way people are treated affects the way they act towards others, using Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Lennie to prove that point. Crooks acts closed off and cold towards the other people on the ranch such as Lennie, Curley’s wife, and Candy. This is most likely because people have treated him badly in the past and continue to treat him badly. In one scene Crooks instructs Lennie to “Go get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain’t wanted in my room” (68). Crooks is blunt and harsh towards Lennie in this scene because he is angry
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One example of this is when George tells Lennie the story about how it’s going to be for them in the future, about how they’re not like other people. When George tells Lennie the story “Lennie was delighted” (14). This is related to the theme because Lennie gets excited when George tells the story to him; this demonstrates that George can make Lennie happy just by reminding him about their plans for the future. On the opposite side, Lennie gets angry when Crooks insinuates that he and George are not going to achieve their dream. Lennie tells Crooks “You god damn right we’re gonna do it. George says we are” (75). Because Crooks threatened his dream earlier in the conversation, and continued to try and dismantle his hope, Lennie became angry with him and vocally tried to assure Crooks, and probably himself, that the dream was going to come true. Another example of how people react to Lennie’s dreaming determines how he acts towards them is when Curley’s wife in the barn, before she gets angry with him for not listening. Lennie and Curley’s wife were talking to each other in the barn, although neither of them were really listening to each other, this made Lennie happy and he continued talking …show more content…
Crooks shuts down and becomes cold easily because he has always been treated as than others, Curley’s wife lashes out at people when she isn’t treated with the respect she thinks she deserves, and Lennie respects and likes most people as long as they respect his dream. All of these things considered, Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Lennie all act certain ways towards others depending on how they are
One example of this is when George tells Lennie the story about how it’s going to be for them in the future, about how they’re not like other people. When George tells Lennie the story “Lennie was delighted” (14). This is related to the theme because Lennie gets excited when George tells the story to him; this demonstrates that George can make Lennie happy just by reminding him about their plans for the future. On the opposite side, Lennie gets angry when Crooks insinuates that he and George are not going to achieve their dream. Lennie tells Crooks “You god damn right we’re gonna do it. George says we are” (75). Because Crooks threatened his dream earlier in the conversation, and continued to try and dismantle his hope, Lennie became angry with him and vocally tried to assure Crooks, and probably himself, that the dream was going to come true. Another example of how people react to Lennie’s dreaming determines how he acts towards them is when Curley’s wife in the barn, before she gets angry with him for not listening. Lennie and Curley’s wife were talking to each other in the barn, although neither of them were really listening to each other, this made Lennie happy and he continued talking …show more content…
Crooks shuts down and becomes cold easily because he has always been treated as than others, Curley’s wife lashes out at people when she isn’t treated with the respect she thinks she deserves, and Lennie respects and likes most people as long as they respect his dream. All of these things considered, Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Lennie all act certain ways towards others depending on how they are