Comparing John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Barack Obama and George Miller from Of Mice and Men exemplify the aspect of Hope and plans for the future within the american dream.

Carlson had three main reason to shoot Candy’s dog it stunk, it was old, and was in pain according to him. The dog stunk up the bunkhouse so the guys couldn't sleep at night. The dog could barely walk and looked terrible and filled with pain. So Carlson said “i'll take him out back and shoot him, won't even feel a thing”. At first candy was not going to let him shoot him but realized it was for the better.

Lennie was going to die, there was no way around it. “”I’m gonna get him. I’m going for my shotgun. I’ll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself”” (Steinbeck 96). George did not want the other men to kill him. Therefore, killing Lennie was the most humane thing for him to do. He also knew it was just

“Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes, I am.” Scott, Jill “Brotha”. Since biblical times it has been debated over whether or not “I am my brother’s keeper”. In Mice of Men by John Steinbeck, he takes a deeper look at the meaning of my brother’s keeper. Of Mice and Men is based in California during the 1930’s. It is a tale of two friends who travel across California looking for work, and a place to call their own. While the story is mostly about George Milton, who looks after his travelling companion Lennie Smalls, who has a mental disability; the story is also about how Lennie takes care of George. For instance, they often sit and talk about how they have each other to take care of, and when Crooks makes it seem like Lennie is not coming back, Lennie almost assaults Crooks to protect George. Lennie, more than once in the story offers to leave George, if he feels that would be best, sacrificing his

The book and the movie Of Mice and Men were similar in many ways. While watching the movie, I would remember many things said that came right out of the book. For example, Lennie went straight to the water and drank right out of it. Another thing that was the same was when Lennie and George were sitting by the fire, George told Lennie that they were going to have beans for supper. Lennie kept saying that he liked his beans with ketchup, but they didn’t have any. I also remember when Carlson was begging Curley to let him shoot his dog. Finally Curley gave in, but he wasn’t very happy about it. The last similarity I’m going to talk about is the time Lennie broke Curley’s hand. I think that this was a very important part in the story because

Although it would seem George betrayed Lennie’s trust, George was justified in his decision to shoot Lennie because of Lennie’s actions and safety.

Human’s are individuals who thrive when met in cooperation with another, and individuals who can’t thrive when met with distractions that stop them. The book “Of Mice and Men” had many features of conflict that contrasted each other. Although Lennie made George feel special, Lennie’s accidental mistakes made George question himself of whether he should stay with Lennie or go on with life by himself.

1. Symbolism—choose ONE of the following items…Curley’s boots, Candy’s dog, or Lennie’s puppy…and explain how it serves as a symbol in the story. NO TEXT SUPPORT IS NEEDED.

George is Lennie’s best friend and his only friend. He looks out for Lennie and takes care of him. George is a much smaller guy than Lennie but is like Lennie’s older brother. He does all the thinking for Lennie; he feeds Lennie, and does what’s best for Lennie. Unlike Lennie, George is all there in the head that is why George watches over Lennie and protects him. George does what’s best for Lennie.

The essential question is based off the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. Should mentally disabled people be punished for crimes in the same way that non-disabled people are? Mentally disabled people should not be punished for crimes in the same way that non-disabled people are because mentally disabled people are mentally challenged and non-disabled people are not. Mentally disabled people can’t think and act for themselves. They need people to think and act for them. Non-disabled people don’t need people to think and act for them because they can think and act for themselves. Mentally disabled people and non-disabled people are different compared to each other

Throughout the history of the world, people with mental disabilities have been wrongly punished for their behavior. Unfortunately, this continues even today. Lennie Small in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men along with Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote from The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha are both examples of this unjust treatment. Don Quixote sees himself as a gallant knight in a world where knight-errantry has become extinct. On the other hand, Lennie is a child in an adult’s world. Due to not seeing the world as it is “supposed” to be, both are punished by the people for their misguided actions.

The story of Of Mice and men takes place in John Steinbeck’s birth town Salinas, a town in California close to the Salinas River and Salinas Valley. Being born and raised in an agricultural society managed by Capitalism, Steinbeck witnessed the effects it had on the working class. Jay Parini, the writer of John Steinbeck – A Biography, tells us that John Steinbeck sifted through his whole life, all of his experiences, while writing this book. So of course when Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men it easily assumed that he was greatly influenced by his own experiences and personal interactions with migrant laborers. (Parini)

Of MIce and Men was a book written by John Steinbeck, George Milton played by Gary Sinise who also directed the movie, and Lennie Smalls played by John Malkavich were the main character of Steinbeck’s novel. These two men will face good and hard times along the way. Even tho they care about each other someone will make a choice that will affect them for the rest of their life. Other main characters that Steinbeck included in his novel were Candy, Mae, Curley, Slim, and Crooks. Candy is an old crippled man who loves his dog to death.

Authors don’t always devise book ideas themselves; sometimes they draw inspiration from other, older works of literature. An example of this notion is the novella Of Mice and Men, by renowned author John Steinbeck. In this case, he was inspired by poet Robert Burns’s traditional Scottish poem To a Mouse, which describes a farmer having a one-sided conversation with a mouse. Burns was supposedly plowing in the fields and accidentally destroyed a mouse's nest, which it needed to survive the winter. In fact, Burns's brother claimed that the poet composed the poem while still holding his plow.

There is an exciting chase across the countryside. These two men jump into the Salinas River. There is this Lady that is in a red ripped dress and running after these two figures named George and Lennie. The hook in the movie is very different from the book. It brings a lot of tension to the audience. George is a protective and caring friend. Lennie is really generous and sweet but also forgets a lot of things. Curley is a very angry and selfish man. Curley’s wife is sympathetic and lonely she doesn’t get to talk to anyone besides her husband Curley. Crooks is a crippled but nice man and he says s’pose a lot. Slim is very understanding. Candy is a very old but sweet man who has a very old dog that is in pain.