Comparing Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

George choosing to kill Lennie is an act of love rooting from their friendship and a humane choice due to Lennie’s underlying disability. George and Lennie are living through The Great Depression in California. If George was not caring for Lennie, he would most likely be in a mental institution. In the 1930’s, sterilization of the mentally disabled was used religiously (Jensen-Moulton). George and Lennie live in a time where psychology on mental disabilities is not studied often. Due to this, if Lennie did not have George taking care of him, he has the possibility of being forced into research experiments.. Therapists also did not know how to effectively treat patients with certain mental disorders and had no idea of how long they should spend with them (Gertrude). If Lennie does not have George to give him guidance, he could possibly be put in a mental institution and be put through procedures of sterilization. George protects Lennie because of their close relationship with each other and loves him unconditionally, therefore protecting him when things go wrong.

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

“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

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.

Sometimes decisions are like a drug addiction. You know the choice you need to make (quit for crying out loud!) ,but it may be harder than you choose to think. You know you need to quit smoking cigarettes, it’s taking you down a path to life terminating lung cancer. However, you refuse to jump the derailing train, because your need is stronger than your desire to quit. Because Lennie’s time was out and his train was about to go hurtling off the track, George made the right decision to spare Lennie from the suffering that would’ve followed, and I believe that this was the right decision.

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.

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.

Having to watch a best friend die would be on of the worst fates imaginable, but having to be the one to kill them is indescribable. The story of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ends with this scene for the two main characters, George and Lennie. Of Mice and Men is about an unlikely pair of friends, ranch hands looking for work during the Great Depression to finance their dream. George and Lennie struggle to find jobs because of Lennie’s mental disability and inability to grasp what is right and wrong. Finally the two manage to get jobs and are close to achieving their dream when things go wrong. Lennie accidentally kills another ranch hand's wife when he “had broken her neck” (Steinbeck, 91). George is forced to face the truth that he cannot

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 striking book about a few men simply endeavoring to get by in the Great Depression. George and Lennie had known each other for quite a while and had developed to rely upon each other. All through the book Lennie got some information about them, about how they would get a place and live respectively, they never got the chance to do that, as life would have it, reality acted as a burden. The most questionable point from this book was the reason George killed Lennie. It was the best choice for numerous reasons, the first being that Lennie was a threat to people around him and additionally himself, the second is that Lennie couldn't make do without George and the last being that if George didn't, Curly would have.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck illustrates the downfall of two solitary men who have only each other to be liable upon. The greatest tragedy in this story comes from straightforward certainty that Lennie is left alone with Curley's wife in light of the fact that Curley's wife is the genuine scoundrel in Of Mice and Men; only she causes the inconvenience that prompts Lennie's demise. Numerous of George and Lennie’s struggles originate from things they cannot control, such as Lennie’s mental illness and the way that both men are stuck in the deadlock quest for rustic work in 1930's America. In his novella, Steinbeck analyzes the distinctive ways that men and ladies express their supremacy, whereas the men in his story depend on the power

Of Mice and Men, the classic by John Steinbeck was published in 1937. It swept the country, becoming a hit almost instantly. And now it is read in middles schools all over. In 1992 it was made into a movie.

In the prominent film Of Mice and Men, the director uses it to convey the even better piece of literature. Most of this motion picture is exactly how the book had been written. There are also some minor differences between the two, such as the type of film, the way the characters are portrayed, and a few others.

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.

John Steinbeck’s masterpiece Of Mice and Men is a novel and movie about two men named Lennie and George trying to thrive in a struggling world where they realize the American dream is not quite achievable. Even though the novel and movie were both admirable pieces of art, there are quite a few differences between the two. The book Of Mice and Men is better than the movie. This is because of how the characters, plot, and some minor details were not quite up to par with the novel.