What Are The Similarities Between Breaking Bad And Of Mice And Men

Decent Essays
Breaking Bad and Of Mice and Men have many comparisons and contrasts. The main characters in both stories have much in common such as the friendship between Lennie and George and Walter and Jesse, the consequences that George and Walter have because of their companion, the sacrifice that George and Walter make for their friend, and the contrast of how Lennie is retarded and Jesse is not.
The first comparison is the friendship between Lennie and George and Walter and Jesse. Lennie and George would do anything for each other if one of them asked for it. And George and Lennie also do everything together/travel together. With Walter and Jesse they always have each other’s backs and would do anything the help the other out. Walter and Jesse

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    1) Lennie by accidentally kills one of the puppies and he tries to hide it under a pile of hay. It seems as if he is more worried that George wont let him tend the rabbits, than he is upset with the fact that the puppy is dead. 2) Curley's wife enters the barn and tells Lennie not to feel bad about killing the puppy because there are plenty of dogs in the world. She also tells him that she could of been a movie star, but things didn't end up well for her.…

    • 320 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    PER REPORTER: Johnnie (father) just got out of jail 8 weeks ago. The reporter said Johnnie was in jail for drugs and theft. Per reporter there’s talk in the community about Johnnie still using drugs. It is unknown what type of drugs Johnnie is using.…

    • 206 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    As character foils, George and Lennie are both opposites in stature and intellect. As the burly, mentally deficient man, Lennie seeks to protect George. On the other hand, George functions as the intellectual: acquiring work for the two, keeping each other out of trouble and parenting Lennie. The size differences between the two emphasizes Lennie’s strength since Lennie relies heavily on George’s ability to make decisions and to teach Lennie to live abiding the society. Furthermore, George’s intelligence and Lennie’s strength become magnified by comparing their two’s polar features.…

    • 212 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The two men, George and Lennie are complete opposites. Lennie is an essentially a strong giant and is fascinated with soft things, such as rabbits and even dead mice. He is slow in mind. He has a short attention span and acts similar to that of a child.…

    • 323 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Many novels and books can look to be compared to each other with simple comparisons, but can actually still be completely different once they are looked into further. In the film Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass, and the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, share many comparisons, but the comparisons themselves are too different to see an eye to eye overlapping comparison. Some comparisons are clearer than others, but the ones that stand out the most are in the frustration between George (Of Mice and Men) and Charlie (Rain Man). During the film Rain Man, it shows many incidents where Charlie ends up yelling at Ray because he was doing something that he didn’t like or found, in his words, “retarded”.…

    • 1276 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Friendships are symbiotic relationships, where people share their talents and qualities to help each other through life. The novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, exhibits many forms of these two-way relationships, the strongest, between the characters George and Lennie, and the other friendships between Crooks and Lennie, and George and Slim. These relationships show how each pair benefit from each other’s companionship, and help each other in the harder times of life, the most important one, being the friendship of George and Lennie. The first and strongest two-way relationship shown in the novel was between Lennie and George, who share each other’s talents and abilities to fulfil each other’s needs. George helps Lennie out in all situations,…

    • 266 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The Friendships of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Of Mice and Men “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” Huck and Jim of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men are both character pairs with strong friendships. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn demonstrates this through the friendship of Huck and Jim as they both grow together and understand their differences by spending time with each other and realizing that their differences should not separate them. This also relates to George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men in the way that they know who each other and accept it by getting past their differences…

    • 1670 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Friendship is one of the most important relationships someone will have in their lives. A person's friends can change the way they perceive the world, their goals and ambitions, and their motivation to get what they want. If someone is around successful people with goals in life, they will most likely aspire to do the same. Having good friends is an powerful part of someone's life. One of the most important parts of a good friendship is loyalty.…

    • 755 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “An’ why? Because….because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why” (Steinbeck 14). In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, he portrays a story of a mentally handicapped man born in the wrong generation. The novel shows many differences between mentally handicapped Lennie and his best friend, with full mental capacity, George. Although George and Lennie have countless differences and play contrasting roles, they are alike in several ways. The way the story is written, it would not have been the same without Lennie’s character not having a mental illness.…

    • 1093 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    George and Lennie display true friendship of loyalty to each other like family. According to Aristotle “Complete sort of friendship between people who are good and alike in virtue”. Easily dissolve”. “ its is clear that only the good can be friends for themselves, since the bad do not enjoy their own kind unless some benefit comes from them”.…

    • 253 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “The best laid plans of mice and men/ often go awry” (Burns 38). Steinbeck adapted this quote from Robert Burns to write his novel, Of Mice and Men, indicating similar themes such as companionship. Dreams of the characters are also mentioned in both works, along with how they are not achieved at the end. The characters and their personalities also tend to resemble each other between the works. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men shows many allusions to the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns through unachieved dreams, the characters’ compassion and the unfair treatment of weaker characters.…

    • 1032 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Steinbeck illustrates the theme of companionship and isolation through the relationships between characters in Of Mice and Men. One way character relationships supports the main idea is through desolation and remoteness. " 'Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody---to be near him.' He whined, 'A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody' (Steinbeck 72)."…

    • 197 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    When it comes to friends there’s people who just socialize with you and well for the other people who motivate you are true friends. In the book OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck there’s two very special people who motivate each other. George and Lennie, they take care of each other, while they make sacrifices for each other. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship.…

    • 513 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Bond Between George and Lennie Sometimes, under certain circumstances, relationships are hard to understand. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the friendship of two men is told. George and Lennie are migrant workers that are travelling in pursuit of beginning their new job as ranchers. Their relationship is definitely not like others, and can be hard for some people to understand. George and Lennie’s complex relationship is identified through their difficulties, differences from other ranchers, and the things that hold them together.…

    • 852 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Understanding the needs of friendship is crucial for humans because we are social creatures and need social interaction. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie discover many important aspects of their friendship. George and Lennie go through many situations to demonstrate and understand the needs of a strong friendship. Throughout the story, the idea that strong friendship takes selflessness, support, and mutual need is conveyed. Lennie and George show selflessness as a need for a strong friendship.…

    • 1016 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays