The Savior
“Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I 'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” Anne Hathaway Hathaway expresses what we are all afraid of, but are afraid to admit. At one point in life, we feel the need of being alone due to things we may be facing, such as stressful situations, not having someone who cares or loves you. However, we can’t isolate ourselves from everyone. We need people to surround us, help us become a better person and help us figure out who we truly are. George Milton from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, struggles through his journey because: he is tempted to leave his companion Lennie …show more content…
When they first arrive at the Ranch Curley tries to trigger a fight with Lennie. Curley’s hates big guys; Lennie is big and strong and it makes him ornery when he encounters people stronger than him. When Curley realizes that Lennie is mentally disabled, he tries to take advantage of him. Curley is impertinent to Lennie when he sees him because he can’t stand seeing him. Curley hates big guys because he knows that he can’t defeat them; however, when he meets Lennie, he thinks he has the opportunity to show everyone that he can beat a big man. But what Curley doesn’t know is that Lennie is, “strong like a bull”( Steinbeck 22). George does not want any trouble, so he tells Lennie, “You try to keep away from him, will you? Don’t never speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room . . . If Curley wants to plug himself up for a fight. Just don’t have nothing to do with him”(Steinbeck 29). However, one day Curley starts a fight with Lennie because he thought he was laughing at him, “Come on, ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me”(Steinbeck 62). George does something that may come as shocking to people. He tries a new approach, he tells Lennie to fight back even if it means that they will lose their jobs, “ Get him, Lennie. Don’t let him do it”( Steinbeck 63). This was not a hard decision for George to make because Lennie was getting hurt, Curley was beating him up. Lennie was following George’s command, to not get involved with Curley. This was a risky turn George took because by Lennie using his strength, he could have killed Curley. Slim, who is one of George’s mentor helps him with this situation, so they won’t get fired. Slim understands that George had to make this decision because Lennie, “He’s jes’ like a kid”( Steinbeck 43). He only takes orders from George. Lennie can’t tell from right or
“Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I 'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.” Anne Hathaway Hathaway expresses what we are all afraid of, but are afraid to admit. At one point in life, we feel the need of being alone due to things we may be facing, such as stressful situations, not having someone who cares or loves you. However, we can’t isolate ourselves from everyone. We need people to surround us, help us become a better person and help us figure out who we truly are. George Milton from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, struggles through his journey because: he is tempted to leave his companion Lennie …show more content…
When they first arrive at the Ranch Curley tries to trigger a fight with Lennie. Curley’s hates big guys; Lennie is big and strong and it makes him ornery when he encounters people stronger than him. When Curley realizes that Lennie is mentally disabled, he tries to take advantage of him. Curley is impertinent to Lennie when he sees him because he can’t stand seeing him. Curley hates big guys because he knows that he can’t defeat them; however, when he meets Lennie, he thinks he has the opportunity to show everyone that he can beat a big man. But what Curley doesn’t know is that Lennie is, “strong like a bull”( Steinbeck 22). George does not want any trouble, so he tells Lennie, “You try to keep away from him, will you? Don’t never speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room . . . If Curley wants to plug himself up for a fight. Just don’t have nothing to do with him”(Steinbeck 29). However, one day Curley starts a fight with Lennie because he thought he was laughing at him, “Come on, ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me”(Steinbeck 62). George does something that may come as shocking to people. He tries a new approach, he tells Lennie to fight back even if it means that they will lose their jobs, “ Get him, Lennie. Don’t let him do it”( Steinbeck 63). This was not a hard decision for George to make because Lennie was getting hurt, Curley was beating him up. Lennie was following George’s command, to not get involved with Curley. This was a risky turn George took because by Lennie using his strength, he could have killed Curley. Slim, who is one of George’s mentor helps him with this situation, so they won’t get fired. Slim understands that George had to make this decision because Lennie, “He’s jes’ like a kid”( Steinbeck 43). He only takes orders from George. Lennie can’t tell from right or