Realism versus Science Fiction
In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting these two novels. “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and “On the Rainy River” by Tim O'Brien that I have read. I will be describing the stories, characters, and themes of these two novels.
The first topic is going to be about “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. There is a wide variety of what some people would call a good friend. I believe that George, the main character from the novel "Of Mice and Men", was a good friend to Lennie, George's problem person. One of the predominant themes that govern the story and characters in the book is friendship. One of the ways in which friendship plays a large role is in the area of mercy killing, which affects the main …show more content…
George did something that, I saw, was a friendly act. It was when he shot Lennie and put an end to the hardships in each of their lives. I believe it was a friendly act on his part because if he wouldn't have, then Curley or someone else would have shot him anyways so he did it as a friend so he wouldn't feel any pain and was not aware of what was about to happen. George also told him to picture the ranch that they were going to have so that helped Lennie to die with a very happy memory.
The second topic is going to be about “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien. O'Brien's story is about the summer of 1968 when he was 21 years old and was drafted to serve in the Army. Before his draft notice arrived, O'Brien had taken a mild stand against the war in the form of campaigning for the presidential campaign of anti-war advocate Eugene McCarthy and writing college newspaper editorials against the war. He recounts his thoughts on receiving a draft notice, feeling that he was not suited for war because his educational accomplishments and graduate school prospects were too great. O'Brien tells his father that his plan for the summer is to wait and work.
In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting these two novels. “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and “On the Rainy River” by Tim O'Brien that I have read. I will be describing the stories, characters, and themes of these two novels.
The first topic is going to be about “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. There is a wide variety of what some people would call a good friend. I believe that George, the main character from the novel "Of Mice and Men", was a good friend to Lennie, George's problem person. One of the predominant themes that govern the story and characters in the book is friendship. One of the ways in which friendship plays a large role is in the area of mercy killing, which affects the main …show more content…
George did something that, I saw, was a friendly act. It was when he shot Lennie and put an end to the hardships in each of their lives. I believe it was a friendly act on his part because if he wouldn't have, then Curley or someone else would have shot him anyways so he did it as a friend so he wouldn't feel any pain and was not aware of what was about to happen. George also told him to picture the ranch that they were going to have so that helped Lennie to die with a very happy memory.
The second topic is going to be about “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien. O'Brien's story is about the summer of 1968 when he was 21 years old and was drafted to serve in the Army. Before his draft notice arrived, O'Brien had taken a mild stand against the war in the form of campaigning for the presidential campaign of anti-war advocate Eugene McCarthy and writing college newspaper editorials against the war. He recounts his thoughts on receiving a draft notice, feeling that he was not suited for war because his educational accomplishments and graduate school prospects were too great. O'Brien tells his father that his plan for the summer is to wait and work.