Comparing John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

John Steinbeck characterizes mercy killing a controversial one as it can be done out of good or avaricious intentions. Throughout the novel, he validates the statement with three disparate episodes: the killing of Candy’s dog, the drowning of Slim’s pups, and Lennie’s death. Although the purpose of mercy killings is to extricate the people from an even more excruciating affliction, the characters in “Of Mice and Men” either perform mercy killing for its actual purpose or for their own good. To start with, Candy’s dog “is so God damn old he can’t hardly walk”, “Stinks like hell”, blind, and deaf. Therefore, the men on the ranch could not stand the malodorous dog any more.

“It's not a choice between life and death. It's a choice between different ways of dying” (Preiss). Of Mice and Men, winner novel of the nobel prize in Literature, by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters, George was facing the same problem as Candy whose dog got put down by one of the workers, a stranger. Lennie, the other main character in the novel is getting hunted down by Curley because Lennie didn't know his own strength and accidentally murdered his wife. George made the decision, with Candy and his dog situation in mind, instead of Lennie dying with miserable death, George would put him down with a different and a peaceful way of dying. Of Mice and Men resolves that killing, is a moral option, and should be the person’s own decision.

In this work of literature, George Milton 's faced with a situation of what is right and wrong and which inner sense to listen to. George 's long time friend and mentally handicapped friend Lennie Smalls has just killed Curley 's wife, inside of a barnyard accidentally. Lennie attempts to run away from the whole situation, but George knows exactly where he will be, and that is at the exact spot he told him to go to if there was trouble. As George arrives at the river Lennie was instructed to go to, George realizes he has a great problem, should he kill his long time best friend and save him from the swarming angry mob of ranchers, or turn him in and let them have there way. As George 's inner senses battle, he realizes what he must do and that is to put Lennie out of his misery and self entrapment and set him free once and for all. George makes Lennies death quick and painless as any good friend would, but he can not seem to shake the sense of guilt and anguish he is experiencing. As George lovingly kills Lennie he portrays his bravery and sense of what is right and wrong all by listening to what his inner senses and consciousness led him towards. John Steinbecks use of literary terms enhances the sense of bravery and drama that this scene of a friend killing another brings. The mood that John Steinbeck sets for George 's attitude towards Lennie is

Naturally, the reader will be less inclined to care about a dog being put down for its own good by its master than a human being murdered, allowing Steinbeck, through the use of animal imagery, to ensure that the reader will justify Lennie’s eventual death as an act of

As society becomes increasingly more politically correct and liberal, novels that contain controversial or offensive topics have been regularly challenged, and disputed against. Schools have progressively began to censor and ban the novels they once offered in their reading curriculums, and it has become a contentious topic of discussion. Novellas such as Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, have sparked debates across the country as to whether or not they should be banned from schools due to the profanity, the sexist themes, the racism, and the advanced or inappropriate subject matters. While it may seem that these topics in Of Mice and Men may be too inappropriate for a young student to be exposed to, these topics actually positively

“An entire nation, it seemed, was standing in one long breadline, desperate for even the barest essentials. It was a crisis of monumental proportions. It was known as the Great Depression.” This is how author Kathi Appelt described the Great Depression, a time of extreme poverty for millions of Americans. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, set during the 1930’s, is centered around the lives of two such Americans.

“. . .I’ll put the old devil out of his misery right now. . .”(Steinbeck 47). The controversy topic of euthanasia is when a person or animal is put down painlessly because they are suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. This topic was largely present in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck when Lennie is killed by George. Lennie is a mentally ill grown man who is very strong, which caused him to accidentally kill the only female on the ranch, Curley’s wife, after he was upset over her screaming. George is Lennie’s best friend and caretaker. In order to avoid the harsh consequences Lennie would face, George set out to kill Lennie. It was a good thing for Lennie to get shot because he was always killing

Of Mice and Men is a story about two unlikely best friends Lenny and George and them trying to find their way in the world. The story takes place when the two buddies are walking to their next job because they ran into a “situation”. Lenny is a tall lanky guy who is a child stuck in a man's body with godly strength. George is the total opposite of his companion. He is short grumpy and the brains of the operation.

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has become one of America’s most frequently challenged books. The text is common on many high-school syllabi worldwide and concerns the difficulties faced by migrant ranch workers in the Great Depression. According to a 2001 survey by People for the American Way, the text was one of the 10 most often challenged books. Opposers to Steinbeck’s novel say that it is inappropriate for children due to its vulgar language, misogynistic and racist views, and the violence that occurs throughout the book. However, Of Mice and Men is beneficial for students to read because it teaches them valuable life lessons about reality, informs them about the time period in which this book was written, and teaches students to learn

Everyone has their own perceptions on everything, from books to the movies they are based off of. Depending on their background, they could see a book through a psychological perspective, feminist or even Marxist. The way something is seen depends on who that person is and the way they think. The Great Depression changed people’s life many for the worst some used it for the better. John Steinbeck used it for the inspiration when writing many of his books. When John Steinbeck wrote “Of Mice and Men” he wrote it through a historical perspective. Using real life events during The Great Depression John Steinbeck is able to make his story “Of Mice and Men” both relatable and historically accurate by using his own life events, making George and Lennie walking to their job, the long travels that people endured, the horrible living/working conditions, the other books that also used historical realism, and the racism and discrimination of the time. “During this time he was becoming increasingly concerned about current social and economic problems and he published three successive novels about farm workers, each distinctive in tone and conception” ” (Loftis) Steinbeck used similar scenarios throughout “Of Mice and Men” that many

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, a tale set during the Great Depression, is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Meaning that it teaches lessons about the importance of have dreams and keeping a hold on friendship and what sacrifice really means. While showing us these things, it also has several incidents and examples of euthanasia, or mercy killing. At one point in the book, George has to come up with something to do with Lennie, who killed Curley’s Wife on accident. Although Lennie is a good friend to George and didn’t mean to cause harm, George was right to kill Lennie because he couldn’t live on his own on the run and because it wouldn’t cause him as much pain as Curley wants to give him.

In the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, their are some similarities between Candy and his dog and George and Lennie. Candy has worked on the farm for a very long time and has had his dog since it was a pup. They have a very strong bond together. George and Lennie have been together since they were little kids. George and Lennie travel around together doing different jobs. Lennie is mentally slow and George helps out wherever they go. They both have a dream of owning their own ranch and owning their own animals.

George starts out by setting the scene that he was hated by a large number of people. That in his daily routine he was insulted by several thousand and this got on his nerves. Also, the white women that went to the bazaar would most defiantly have their dress spit on by the Burmese. This was no place for Europeans and they should leave this wretched place immediately. George hated this job more than he could make clear in his writing. George is showing the hatred that the Burmese had for European’s because of British rule. In the scene with the elephant by the paddy fields, George is torn between two emotions that either make him a hero or he will continually get laughed at and ridiculed by the Burmese. If he didn’t shoot the elephant he would

The Novel, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, was published during the 1930s, though it is still a topic of discussion today. Teachers and Professors have been arguing about the novel, they debate whether the book should be taught in school. Due to its excessive profanity, some teachers are not willing to teach it. The book should be taught in school because it teaches a valuable lesson of social and personal responsibility.

Of Mice And Men is a book and later turned into a movie. It is a story about two guys that look out for each other. I will be talking about the differences. They got into some trouble so they went looking for a new job. The movie from 1992 is the most accurate of the two. John Steinbeck is the author of the book. In the movie it stars John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.