Steinbeck in one of the cleverest ways possible uses the relationships and personalities of each character in Of Mice and Men to impact and create the plot of the book. He makes sure that if even one of the characters didn’t exist in the story, the entire outcome would be completely different. Each and every one of the characters in the book is important for the storyline to continue as one of the most moving pieces of literature in history, whether they are protagonists, antagonists, or subordinate characters. Some great examples of characters involved in plot development are George, Lenny, Curly, Slim, and Candy. Each character in the book has their own unique personality and view on the world and the people around them. George is
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Curly provides the plot with a kind of tension that none of the other characters brought at all, he made everyone wonder what kind of trouble Curly would cause when he walked into a room with someone. In a way, Curly also brings a sort of alertness and keeps everyone on edge. Like when Lenny broke Curly’s hand, George felt a new need to watch over Lenny to make sure that he didn’t get them kicked off the farm. Slim on the other hand fully supports the two main character’s friendship by being the only character in the story to understand George’s situation. He also supplies George with someone to look up to, reassuring him that he’s not the only smart person on the ranch and that he is not the only one that understands Lenny. Candy’s character made sure that when someone hated their life, they were reminded that at least their life wasn’t as bad as Candy’s. Candy had lost everything: his home, his family, and even his only friend at that time, his dog. Anyone could agree that Candy had indeed hit rock …show more content…
To begin with, no one was too fond of Lenny when he first arrived. He was clumsy, he didn’t know how to do anything, he would say the craziest things that on one could understand, and he intimidated everyone with his size. No one saw a reason to keep Lenny on the farm; they had no idea that he had a mental illness after all, so why would they? At the end of the book, when Lenny kills Curly’s wife, everyone including George knew that Lenny really had to go, fearing that he would probably hurt someone else. Since George was the only one that knew where Lenny was, he found him first, which lead to the heartbreaking conversation between the two best friends, and Lenny’s death by George’s hand. One might think that George killing Lenny was an act of trying to protect everyone else from Lenny, but it was quite the opposite. The fact that George used Carlson’s luger to shoot Lenny says that George was the first person to realize that Lenny had to die. He could have let Curly and the others kill Lenny, and possibly torture him beforehand, but George knew that ultimately, he had to be the one to execute Lenny, to protect him from everyone
Curly provides the plot with a kind of tension that none of the other characters brought at all, he made everyone wonder what kind of trouble Curly would cause when he walked into a room with someone. In a way, Curly also brings a sort of alertness and keeps everyone on edge. Like when Lenny broke Curly’s hand, George felt a new need to watch over Lenny to make sure that he didn’t get them kicked off the farm. Slim on the other hand fully supports the two main character’s friendship by being the only character in the story to understand George’s situation. He also supplies George with someone to look up to, reassuring him that he’s not the only smart person on the ranch and that he is not the only one that understands Lenny. Candy’s character made sure that when someone hated their life, they were reminded that at least their life wasn’t as bad as Candy’s. Candy had lost everything: his home, his family, and even his only friend at that time, his dog. Anyone could agree that Candy had indeed hit rock …show more content…
To begin with, no one was too fond of Lenny when he first arrived. He was clumsy, he didn’t know how to do anything, he would say the craziest things that on one could understand, and he intimidated everyone with his size. No one saw a reason to keep Lenny on the farm; they had no idea that he had a mental illness after all, so why would they? At the end of the book, when Lenny kills Curly’s wife, everyone including George knew that Lenny really had to go, fearing that he would probably hurt someone else. Since George was the only one that knew where Lenny was, he found him first, which lead to the heartbreaking conversation between the two best friends, and Lenny’s death by George’s hand. One might think that George killing Lenny was an act of trying to protect everyone else from Lenny, but it was quite the opposite. The fact that George used Carlson’s luger to shoot Lenny says that George was the first person to realize that Lenny had to die. He could have let Curly and the others kill Lenny, and possibly torture him beforehand, but George knew that ultimately, he had to be the one to execute Lenny, to protect him from everyone