Character Analysis Of George And Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Everyone has had a caretaker or guardian to protect and care for them at some period in time. Developing into an adult is often times when a person becomes able to live independently. However, this is not the case for Lennie Small from the story, “Of Mice and Men” as a result of his disability. Being dependant on other people, Lennie needs a caretaker because of the lack of family to protect him. Someone without family relation, George, rises to the position as his caretaker in the harsh, unforgiving circumstances they have at the moment. Dreaming of a better future, George has to carry Lennie from job to job in order to eventually collect enough money to finally claim their land as their own. George has good, honest intentions for Lennie and only strives to give him the best conditions even if it meant he had to pull the trigger against him.

How far would you go to save your friend from themselves. In the novella of mine and men by John Steinbeck. George and Lennie are working to get a nice house and live off the land. To guys George and Lennie work a farm to get the money to buy a house, but Lennie gets into trouble when he accidentally kills curley's wife. Which forced Lennie to kill George.Some of the relationships in the novella are George and Lennie, candy and George, and candy and his dog.

First, before heading out to the ranch Lennie was about to run out of George's site but George told him “No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn't like you're running off by yourself.” (Steinbeck 13). This quote demonstrates a great relationship because it shows how George is looking out for Lennie and making sure that he did the right thing by staying back. Once again George shows the qualities of a good relationship is shown once again in the novel when George was about to get a job he demanded to Lennie and said “You ain’t gonna say a word. “You jus’ stand there and don't say nothing. If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won't get no job.” (13). The quote from the Novel shows more of how George and Lennie realize that their relationship is held up by being able to make good decisions and listen to each other.Lastly George is making sure that he is sticking with him and not going off on his own because he knows that is the best thing for Lennie and he knows that Aunt Clara wants Lennie to be safe as well. “George said, I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody'd shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn’t like you running off” (13).George is determined to always protect and insure that he will never be in a bad

In his novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses many characters to show his assertion that man is basically evil. When Curley’s wife confronts Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Crook’s place, she notes that the others “left all the weak ones here” (77). The “weak” ones that Curley’s wife refer to all attack each other in a vicious circular firing squad. Crooks taunts Lennie about the possibility of George not returning, and takes “pleasure in his torture” as he “[presses] forward for some kind of private victory” (71). Curley’s wife calls Candy and Lennie “a dum-dum and a lousy ol’ sheep” (78) and threatens to get Crooks “strung up on a tree” (81). Meanwhile, all the other characters are the ones that make those Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife feel “weak” because they are disabled mentally, disabled physically, black, and female, respectively. In this way, Steinbeck shows that all men are basically evil as they do not lend a hand to each other and instead simply attack and prey upon each other.

In this chapter of the novel, Steinbeck uses a lot of visual elements, strong dialect,

George, a character in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck was “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” (Steinbeck, Pg.2) George was Caucasian and it looked as if he had stepped out of an old movie containing drifters, better known as migrant workers. Although physically George was very small, he had complete control over his companion Lennie, the way a father controls a son.

This is a time for sorrow and loss for our beloved friend has been for the

The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place during the Great Depression in California. At the beginning of the story, the reader is introduced to the two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small. George is a small, quick man with strong, defined features. Lennie Small was the exact opposite. He was a strong, huge man with a shapeless face and no intelligence. George and Lennie make their way to a new job on ranch, trying to put their past behind them, and their dream is to own their own piece of land and farm. Although Lennie never means any harm, he unintentionally kills a woman, and then he runs away. George finds Lennie, but he is forced to kill him because George would rather have to do it then someone else. Of Mice and

Being a caregiver and a friend of a mentally disabled person can be hard sometimes. George, a character in Of Mice and Men, handles being both of those fairly well. Of Mice and Men follows 2 migrant workers, George and Lennie, on their journey of trying to stay in work and out of trouble. Lennie has a mental disability and relies on George to help him out. The book follows the men as they meet new friends, and enemies. A quote from the article “Real Friends” says “It is also important to remember being a real friend isn't always easy. Sometimes, to be a real friend, you have to be brutally honest and tough.” (Weiskopf) This quote is definitely supported by the friendship of George and Lennie

In society, each individual has their own dream. George and Lennie repeatedly discuss their dream of having their own place where Lennie can tend to the rabbits and every crop they grow is theirs. Candy states,“Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much. Jus’ som’thin’ that was his. Som’thin’ he could live on and there couldn’t nobody throw him off of it” (74).

Do you ever think I wonder if I’m having the same dream as someone. George and Lennie have many dreams, but the biggest dream they have is being able to live together and have their own farm. Lennie has a slight obsession with rabbits and has dreams that when they have their farm and live comfortably Lennie says he wants rabbits. “Lets have different colored rabbits; George” “Sure we will lennie.” “Red and blue and green rabbits lennis millions of’em” “Furry ones, George” (Steinbeck P. 16) George has dreams of being able to grown their own food and not have to buy from the market, "All kin's a vegetables in the garden, and if we want a little whisky we can sell a few eggs or something, or some milk.” (Steinbeck P. 14). The outside source I

“If you want to find out who’s a true friend, screw up or go through a challenging time… Then see who sticks around.” Karen Salomsohn’s words are about friendship. Salomsohn is suggesting that in tough times only true friends stay by your side. This idea is prominent in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, in the example of George and Lennie, two close friends and traveling buddies. George sticks around Lennie despite his childish behavior, even though sometimes George gets fed up and even at times wants to leave Lennie. Lennie tends to “do bad things” yet George is always by his side to help him resolve it. George protects Lennie, cares for Lennie and does the right thing by killing Lennie. Overall, George is a true friend to Lennie, as he

In this short novel, we have George and Lennie. Due to the Great depression, they both travel around looking for farms and end up in one. Now George is very protective over Lennie. Ever since his aunt died, George took in and cared for Lennie, but it wasn't easy to do. Lennie has a mental disability in him, giving him memory loss, genetics of a kid, or brain of a kid, but at the same time he is a tall, strong man, and into touching soft things.

Would you ever murder for the ones that you love? This is exactly what George from Of Mice and Men did. It wasn’t what you would typically think of when you think of love. It wasn’t the kind where you fall in love, get married, and have kids. It was the type of love that can only occur between a bond that is so strong that nothing can tear you apart, the bond of brotherhood.

George and Lennie encounter a vast amount of problems throughout the story. One of them being survival. Since Lennie cannot take care of himself George looks after him, which makes survival twice as hard for George. George even says on page five to six, “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.”