Similarities Between Of Mice And Men

George had the tendency to boss Lennie around a lot. One example is in the beginning when the two of them were about to go to the ranch to try and get a job. George told Lennie not to say a word to the boss when they were there. In fact, even when the boss was trying to talk to Lennie, George cut in and answered all the questions directed at Lennie. George even got mad at Lennie when Lennie repeated what George said to the boss about him under his breath. Second, at one point in the book Curley went after Lennie, and Lennie kept asking for George to make Curley stop. Lennie was very scared in that situation, and George then yelled at Lennie to fight back. Lennie again listened to George, and he ended up corralling Curley’s fist with a strong grip. George then immediately told Lennie to let go of him. A final example is when George went into town without Lennie, he ordered Lennie to stay out of trouble. Lennie did his best to follow George’s order, but he ended up doing the complete opposite. “…He shook her then, and he was angry with her. ‘Don’t you go yellin’,’ he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck. (Steinbeck 89). Lennie ended up killing Curley’s wife in that situation, but it could have been prevented if George wasn’t so bossy about Lennie staying out of

Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land,". Lennie Small is a very complex character, although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the other is many ways. Lennie Small ironically is a man of large stature and is very strong. He is child-like in his emotions and has a diminished mental capacity. Lennie's feelings are much like that of a normal person when you take into

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

Americans often try to seek happiness through their success. In Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men, and Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby both stories express the characters admiration of achieving the American dream. Both stories explain with example how setting, relationships, and Cause and effect all play a role in the destiny of each character’s American dream.

His disability makes him sort of act like a child. His disability also gives him innocence At the beginning of the story, Lennie pets a mouse so hard that he ends up killing it. Lennie didn't even realize that he killed it when he did. “Uh-uh. Jus’ a dead mouse, George. I didn’ kill it. Honest! I found it. I found it dead.” (Steinbeck, 5). Lennie in this book Of Mice and Men, he argues like he is a little child. He also does things that makes him act like a child. He is obsessed with fury animals. Some examples are of the fury animal he likes are bunnies and mice. “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.” Said lennie. (Steinbeck,

“Warren Lee Hill, a man with an IQ of 70, Was put to death Tuesday despite international protests that Georgia was executing a man with a child’s intellect.” Both Warren Hill and Lennie Small from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, suffered the same fate of death. Both men suffering from Mental Retardation. George Milton murdering Lennie and, Georgia wrongfully “executing” Warren. Some people believe George was justified because he killed Lennie out of love, and it was the right thing to do for that certain moment in time. However, the opposite is true because George was not justified and should be punished for killing Lennie because he didn’t let the police handle the issue, Lennie is like a child in his own way and shouldn’t face death, And they could have just locked him in jail or prison instead of taking a life.

Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, once stated that “we owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” Mandela’s belief reveals that society has a great influence on the minds of its youth. If children are protected from a life of violence, they will grow up to be a strong, healthy, and ideal representation of our world; in contrast, if the youth are exposed to violence and fear, they themselves will become destructive. Books, for instance, are a common influence on the youth due to their varying content. A case in point of books’ effects on young adults is the controversy over John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men because

The rabbit was telling the truth he should of just listen to him. but George was trying to put him to rest because he was struggling in life.If he would not killed him they would killed him and Lennie. The rabbit was telling him the true. But if Lennie was still alive the cops would been looking for them because they are not supposed to be there. Lennie trust George because in the past they been together that the only friend that Lennie had. George has always told Lennie if he was in trouble to hide be hind a bush.Also in chapter 1 there was a snake trying to kill a rabbit but now on chapter 6 the rabbit was trying to kill the snake because he wanted to get revenge. When George tells Lenni “Gonna do it soon ...Ever’body gonna be nice to you.

To Lennie Small, none of these attributes make any one person seem better than another. He talks to Crooks, the African-American stable-hand, with the same respect and level of comfort as he does any of the white men at the farm. Possibly because of his mental handicap, Lennie only sees the good in people and is blind to any form of prejudice others tend to

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.

The common emotion the two dogs caused the narrator is embarrassment because in the first paragraph the narrator quotes that “Scotch terrier named Jeannie was giving birth to six puppies in the clothes closet of a fourth floor apartment in New York had the expected seventh at the corner of Eleventh Street and Fifth Avenue during a walk she insisted the narrator take her.” This made the narrator embarrassed because she had the puppies on a walk in public. Then the French poodle was an embarrassing moment for the narrator when it was raining and the poodle had a red rubber bib tucked around her throat and he had to hold “a small green umbrella, really a parasol” and to top that, he walked into a garage with a man who saw the narrator carrying

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.

We as people often interpret ourselves as powerful but yet powerless. In the book Of mice and men and the poem “To a mouse” both demonstrate how not only people are powerless and powerful but how emotions can be too. Both, the book and the poem show these ways through feelings, actions, and their thoughts.

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.

In Chapter 3, John Steinbeck goes into the depth of the relationship between George and Lennie. Lennie’s overall goal is to own and pet rabbits on the farm. Like this, he needs George’s permission for all of his actions: “You done jus’ what I tol’ you to’... Lennie smiled with his bruised mouth. ‘I didn’t want no trouble,’ he said.