Have you ever accidentally killed someone? In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Lennie, a main character, struggles to contain his emotions and carries them out in a way no sane person would. His temper and strength often lead him to situations where he commits illegal or immoral acts. While a normal person would likely see the faults in their actions, Lennie can hardly ever see what he has done wrong and why the consequences should apply to him. It’s obvious that Lennie has a disability that…
The novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck takes place in California around the time of the great depression in the 1930’s. This novel is about two migrant farm workers, George Milton and Lennie small, which teaches a dark lesson about a human’s nature. In the end, George is faced with an unthinkable act that he is forced to do as a result of Lennie’s incapability to realize his own strengths and weaknesses. The novella’s main themes are the impossibility of achieving the American Dream…
something which is truly special. He would be that one guy who would take a bullet for one whom he truly loved. Westley is by far, the most important character in the movie. Due to his strong bravery, smart witts, and enhanced love and loyalty, Westley is definitely the character who many look up to. Even though Westley knew he would have to fight against strong men who were involved in buttercups kidnapping, his bravery shone through and nothing would stop him. On the cliff of insanity Westley…
Steinbeck’s novel “Of mice of men”, has portrayed different aspects of life in 1930’s America. The wife of Curley, the owner of the ranch, was the only female character in the novel. Her character has played a significant role to relate to how women were treated in the society, and reflect upon the inequality shown through how people perceived her. Through this, we can state that women in that century were idealised very lowly and as men’s possession. Different aspects of her personality was…
George’s Other Side During the 1930s in the United States of America, men often felt they had to project an image of machismo. At this time, men with feelings were not generally highly valued. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the protagonist, George Milton, often exhibits a tough persona while working on the ranch, but his rough shell does not completely obscure his soft and compassionate inside. Three events in Of Mice and Men explicitly show George’s kinder side: when he recites…
He’s a tall strong man that can kill a woman with 1 hand in a heartbeat. The only problem is he’s mentally challenged. In the book Of Mice and Men Lennie Smalls is as strong as an ox and works like a dog. Nothing gets in his way except for the fact that he is mentally challenged. His best friend George treats him special and looks down on him because he has to take care of him like a child. In the book he repeatedly states “if I was alone I could live so easy.” This just goes to show that even…
Of Mice and Men, a novella written by, John Steinbeck, is about two traveling migrant workers, George and Lennie, during the Great Depression. George and Lennie travel to a ranch in the Salinas Valley, to work and make money to pursue their dreams. Lennie being mentally handicap, caused George to be his caretaker. Lennie, being mentally handicap, was not good at remembering things, which caused trouble. George informs Lennie to stay away from the boss’s son, Curley, wife but Curley’s wife can…
Body Paragraph 1 Candy is the loneliest character because A The loneliest character in Mice and Men is Candy because he lost his dog. The other wanted to kill the dog because the dog was old and was just laying around. Candy the old swamper is a character who retains an interesting role in the book, he holds many of the books crucial themes, and amongst them is the significant theme of isolation. In the scene with Candy’s dog, Candy tries to hold on to one of the few things that can…
Capturing the curiosity being produced by the reader, George grasps most of the attention starting as soon as his name is mentioned for the first time in the novel. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, the author of the novel, vividly shows the development in George’s character throughout the story. Both his compassion for the world and people around him and the way in which he controls himself change rapidly as he progresses in this short period of time. From dealing with Lennie’s disability, to…
in the earlier scene with Candy’s dog, Slim played the role of the voice of reason as he pointed out the best option for Candy and George, which is to have the old dog and Lennie killed ("Sparknotes: Of Mice And Men: Section 5 (Page 2)"). Candy’s old dog had become useless in the lives of the men as Lennie became a danger to George and practically everyone in the book, therefore, George had made the right decision for the safety of others and himself…