It all had started when we went to the bar after the incident with Lennie, George was semi drunk but he told us the story of how George and Lennie came to us. “It all started when we were on the road and the bus driver left us behind,” he said as I listened in. “We were walking on the road and the sun was setting, we stopped up for camp,” George said as I thought about George’s unstable emotions. What I thought was that if Lennie was with George all those years, even when they were young children, did George ever think of this kind of reckless and sad future? “Lennie stupidly dipped his fingers into some strange lake, luckily it was running,” George said laughing.…
Settings of the story: In the story, the pool which is nearby the river is the place where the two friends, Lennie and George’s story begins and ends. It is a very safe and sound place and moreover what happens later in the grove stays in the grove. The setting of this story is almost the same as compared with smallness and confinement as the plot. It occurs swiftly in a period of three specific days in four regions.…
George should have killed Lennie. Lennie was now a murder the police or Curly would have killed him anyways. “Curly gon’ta wants get ‘im lynched” (Steinbeck Page.94). In this quote it clearly states that Lennie was going to get lynched, so George killing Lennie was just so George knew that it would be fast and Lennie wouldn’t be in more pain. Another reason George should have killed Lennie is.…
Standing the silences of the wood down by the creek and George help the gun up to Lennie's head. Holding the trigger about to finish pulling it back ready to shoot with tears rushing down his face. . Candy comes running down the hill to the creek. “STOP george STOP,” Candy said trying to get it breath back. “ We can go now to get the little place, I have it all!”…
Everyday we spend alive, we make these memories that last forever. Most of us take photos and post them to our favorite social media site. We do this to share our favorite moments with our friends, while authors like to include some of their life experiences in their books. When we read these books we don’t typically realize that the authors are making connections to their lives. It isn’t until one reads interviews and other information that one actually realizes that it is all connected.…
The bunkhouse was dead silent and all eyes were on George. Not a single word was spoken. It had seemed like this silence would go on forever. It was like a ghost house in there.…
Of Mice and Men Response Of Mice and Men was not one of John Steinbeck's best works when it comes to the idea of the story. This was considered out of the box in this generation because people with mental disabilities were treated inept. For an author to take that into consideration and show the people of that time what they can do is extraordinary. This story did follow the same concept Steinbeck had of showing the hardships folks were going through during those years.…
George ran through the brush to the meeting spot with Carlson’s Luger bobbing in his side pocket. He had taken the gun to cause the men behind him a small delay. After reaching the familiar sight of the Salinas river pool, the one he had seen just weeks ago when he and Lennie had arrived at the ranch, he started looking over the brush. Even in the small amount of sunlight still left in the sky, it wasn’t hard to find Lennie especially when he had hands over his years yelling. George couldn’t make out much of what he was screaming about, but he manage to comprehend the words Aunt Clara and Rabbits.…
The wind was wisping through the people filled streets of Soledad, in the distance George and Slim were strolling towards the saloon. “There’s the place,” Slim announced with a sigh of relief. “Finally,” exclaimed George. When Slim and George stepped into the saloon they were greeted by the warm, but boisterous environment.…
The passing of Lennie was way too overwhelming for George. Therefore he just laid in the bunkhouse all day with a shocked look on his face. It was also very pale as if it was the white bed sheet covering his face, likewise his eyes were the size of golf balls staring at the ceiling of the Bunkhouse. Slim walks in, “ George you ready to grab a drink?”…
Throughout history storytellers have taken events from their own lives to make stories to teach about the world. John Ernst Steinbeck is one of many examples of this. Steinbeck is an American novelist who used his own life experiences to inspire, and create his works. Steinbeck through these works has taught about human nature, the natural world, and shone light on social issues. Three of his works exemplify these: “Of Mice and Men”, “East of Eden”, and “Grapes of Wrath”.…
If you aren’t happy, what’s the importance of all the money you have? Sure, you can buy the finer things, but what’s the importance of anything if you’re not happy at the end of the day? It’s only the human disease of greed, never being satisfied, and always wanting more that gets in the way of a happy life. Like the idiom, “the grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence” instead of paying so much attention on the other side of the fence, look at and cherish what lies in your very own…
In 1937, John Steinbeck writes a dramatic tragedy, Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie are two ranch hands who can not keep a job during the Great Depression. Lennie and George have a dream, to own a piece of land with a house. Every ranch hand has this dream that Lennie and George can not seem to achieve. This is because Lennie is always “messing” things up.…
There are certain choices that lead to happiness, and then there are others that lead to long lasting meaning. Many people agree that people’s…
Most of us seek happiness in all the wrong places. Trying to fill our lives with superficial happiness and instant gratification instead of valuing life as it is. The fact that most of us wake up in the morning being gifted with another day of life, is at times taken for granted. When I began looking for a Ted talk, I had no idea of what I was looking for. However, I found one in particular, and it managed to make a significant impact on my perception of happiness.…