Of Mice And Men Character Analysis Essay

First off, Lennie is an uneasy character with a mental disability in the book Of Mice And Men. He stays with George throughout the book, but is not a stable companion. He does not fully understand the main ideas in life, and does not put them together as to what is right and what is wrong. He often mentions leaving George to go live in a cave because he feels as though he is bothering other people. George has to repeat many times what he has said because Lennie’s brain can not process what he is trying to tell him. He often loses control of his emotions, and attempts things he would normally stay away from. As an example, when he kills Curley’s wife, he was not planning on doing so, he just wanted her to stop yelling because he did not want George and Curley to be mad at him and not let him be a part of the dream anymore, so his emotions got caught up in his head and he could not control himself until it was over. He is a …show more content…
She helped the scarecrow, lion and tin man to get to the Wizard of Oz to have their wishes granted, even while battling the wicked witch from stopping them. She is much like George because she is a role model as well, and kept her three companions together and also calm and collected. She was the first one to say something positive and have them all jump right back on to their feet. George is the same way with Lennie, except he has to push him in the right direction at times. He watches out for him even when he need to make sacrifices like in the end.
To conclude, the book Of Mice and Men and the movie The Wizard of Oz have many relations towards each other in several ways. Lennie is not a strong person, and he is also defenseless, while the scarecrow is not a strong character, and needs the help of others to keep his strength to get his wish of a brain. Also, George is much like Dorothy, as they are both