Of Mice And Men Sympathy Analysis

Sympathy is the feeling we get when we feel sorry for someone or something and when we have pity for someone or something. Sympathy is displayed in many different ways especially with people and the way they are taken away from everything they own. Like in tornadoes and hurricanes. In the book, Of Mice and Men there is great amount of sympathy about how the readers will feel pity amongst the different characters. There is pity against Lennie Small, Curley’s Wife and Crooks. Lennie Small has had struggles in his life about having a mental disability. Curley’s Wife has had struggles in her life about being mistaken for being someone they are not. Crooks has had struggles in his life about being an outcast because of his race. Lennie Small is the most sympathetic character in Of Mice and Men because he has had a rough life growing up and has mental disabilities in his life.

I feel reader's pity for Lennie Small. In the beginning of the novel, when George introduces Lennie to the boss, he introduces him as his cousin. He tells the box that Lennie “got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid” (22). Lennie may not be “bright,” but George says, “he can do anything you tell him.” (22) Lennie has been through a …show more content…
In the beginning of the novel we get introduced somewhat well to Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife really starts to come into the novel in the second chapter. Curley’s Wife gets mislabeled as a hoe/whore in this novel. George said,“ I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jailbait worse than her” (32). Curley’s Wife is very lonely in this novel because she can’t ever seem to find her husband. She said, “ I’m lookin for Curley” (32). In this novel Curley’s Wife really doesn’t have a name she is only known as “Curley’s Wife”. George said, “ You mean Curley’s Girl” (55). Curley’s Wife has been given sympathy throughout the novel because she was a nice clean cut women being mislabeled for someone she