Of Mice and Men
No matter what the situation, a loyal friend will know what’s best for you. Throughout the novel Of Mice and Men Lennie always looks up to George for guidance to get him through all of the difficult situations he finds himself in. With George’s guidance, Lennie seems to get through each and everyone. Until he finally makes a mistake where the consequences cannot be avoided. Also, George is always careful about what he lets Lennie do, this shows that George knows what Lennie is capable of and wants him to use his them for the best. Finally, despite Lennie’s many conflicts George sticks with him all the way to the end because he knows that Lennie is at risk if he leaves him alone too long.
First, George and Lennie had been …show more content…
“Now, look--I’ll give the boss the work tickets, but you ain’t gonna say a word. You jus’ stand there and don’t say nothing”(6). This is followed by him saying, “If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job” (6). However cruel George’s caution may be it is certainly well placed. One of the best examples of Lennie’s capabilities is found on page 63, again this is when Curley attacks him;Lennie, but when Lennie chooses to fight back after George’s encouragement, he devastates Curley’s hand. The men make up the story that Curley got his hand caught in a machine to cope for how bad the injury really was. Also, on page 91 Lennie demonstrates that he can be a detriment to anybody, not just people who are mean to him. On this page Lennie kills Curley’s Wife and, at this point in the story it becomes apparent that Lennie is soma2zw3sde4f5rgt6hy7ujimk,olp.;`ewhat unpredictable without George to guide him. And his reaction to her death is “I done a bad thing, I done another bad thing.” (#). This reaction puts all that Lennie really doesn’t know into perspective. It also shows how Lennie’s mind revolves on this dream he and George share. That fact makes him even more dangerous than even George probably …show more content…
George and Lennie’s powerful friendship powered may of the decisions that were made. Lennie thinks of George as a mentor, to kind of guide him through hardships. With that guidance Lennie gets through these situations up to the very end. A primary factor of how Lennie pushes through is because of how careful George is about Lennie’s capabilities. Finally, George sticks to Lennie even though he gets into all this trouble; in the end it is the cruelty of what George knows is best that kills Lennie. Restate universal theme
No matter what the situation, a loyal friend will know what’s best for you. Throughout the novel Of Mice and Men Lennie always looks up to George for guidance to get him through all of the difficult situations he finds himself in. With George’s guidance, Lennie seems to get through each and everyone. Until he finally makes a mistake where the consequences cannot be avoided. Also, George is always careful about what he lets Lennie do, this shows that George knows what Lennie is capable of and wants him to use his them for the best. Finally, despite Lennie’s many conflicts George sticks with him all the way to the end because he knows that Lennie is at risk if he leaves him alone too long.
First, George and Lennie had been …show more content…
“Now, look--I’ll give the boss the work tickets, but you ain’t gonna say a word. You jus’ stand there and don’t say nothing”(6). This is followed by him saying, “If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job” (6). However cruel George’s caution may be it is certainly well placed. One of the best examples of Lennie’s capabilities is found on page 63, again this is when Curley attacks him;Lennie, but when Lennie chooses to fight back after George’s encouragement, he devastates Curley’s hand. The men make up the story that Curley got his hand caught in a machine to cope for how bad the injury really was. Also, on page 91 Lennie demonstrates that he can be a detriment to anybody, not just people who are mean to him. On this page Lennie kills Curley’s Wife and, at this point in the story it becomes apparent that Lennie is soma2zw3sde4f5rgt6hy7ujimk,olp.;`ewhat unpredictable without George to guide him. And his reaction to her death is “I done a bad thing, I done another bad thing.” (#). This reaction puts all that Lennie really doesn’t know into perspective. It also shows how Lennie’s mind revolves on this dream he and George share. That fact makes him even more dangerous than even George probably …show more content…
George and Lennie’s powerful friendship powered may of the decisions that were made. Lennie thinks of George as a mentor, to kind of guide him through hardships. With that guidance Lennie gets through these situations up to the very end. A primary factor of how Lennie pushes through is because of how careful George is about Lennie’s capabilities. Finally, George sticks to Lennie even though he gets into all this trouble; in the end it is the cruelty of what George knows is best that kills Lennie. Restate universal theme