Comparison Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

George and lennie have a dream of owning a farm an live off the faa of da lan as lennie would say but all does not go well curley's wife starts talking with lennie and she lets him pet her hair but lennie won't let go and starts shaking her he snapps her neck he then has to hide george sees this goes and get carlsons luger while candy gets everyone else they then go out and hunt for lennie george finds lennie where it all began by a small pond after telling lennie the story of the dream one last time he shoots lennie in the back of the head.

When George and Lennie were at the pond the night before they went work at the ranch, George finds out that Lennie found a dead mouse and it kept it in his pocket to pet it. George manages to get the mouse away from Lennie and throws it away, Lenny gets upset and was saying

Of Mice and Men follows George Milton and Lennie Small in an adventure to get their American Dream. It takes place in 1930’s Soledad, California. The novella, by John Steinbeck, focuses on topics of friendship, masculinity, the American Dream, poverty, loneliness, injustice, and mercy. George and Lennie's’ relationship, has a distinct mentor and protegee dynamic.

He regrets letting Carlson shoot his dog and wished that he had done it himself. Just like the dog, Lennie is also shot through the back of the head. After Lennie kills Curley’s wife, he follows George’s orders and runs back to the Salinas River; knowing that trouble would arise. George ends up shooting Lennie through he back of the head, knowing that if he left Lennie alive the other men would

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are best friends and hard workers. In the end of the book, George makes a tough decision for Lennie. During the book George watches out for Lennie, but they end is different with a twist. The book ends with George shooting Lennie in the head. This is right, because Lennie killed Curley’s, he also killed animals, and George needed to get rid of Lennie.

George knew Lennie was unstable and needed to be stopped, it was just a matter of time before he did something even worse. First, he was accused of “rape”, then, he killed the mouse he had gotten, next he killed his puppy, finally, he killed Curley’s

Another way to think about it is that Lenny is so handicapped that he doesn’t know how strong he is and therefore killed Curley’s wife and the dog without even trying. That is why George euthanized him for a good

Two hours after George killed Lennie, George was at the bar with Curley and Slim to get a drink, and the three began talking about Lennie, making George start to think if he had done the right thing by shooting Lennie in the head. After the three left the bar, George walked out onto the street and saw Curley's wife walking down the street. George decided to shrug it off and told himself that it was all part of his imagination, and George returned to his house. Three years later, George had built the house by the lake that Lennie had wanted, and George had buried Lennie's body in the backyard. Later, George had decided to go to the bar to get a drink, when he got to the bar he saw Slim and Carley, and Curley's wife all talking with each other. When the group saw George, he was in awe "I thought that Lennie killed you..." he said to Curley's wife, Curley replied excitedly "Nope, i'm not sure how but she is alive!" George was still confused, then Slim said "Stop asking so many questions and come have a drink" George had then began thinking about how the only reason he killed Lennie was because Lennie went too far to save by killing Curley's wife. After that, George had began disconnecting himself with the rest of the group because he had become depressed after he had learned that Lennie wasn't a murderer. Just as George was thinking about how he shouldn't have killed Lennie, he heard a knock on his door, and he went to see who it was, Curley's wife was at the door with Slim, and both were looking sad. George had opened the door for them, and said "What happened?" Curley's wife looked back at him, and informed him that Curley had been murdered. George beckoned the two inside is house, and said "Come in, do either of you want anything to drink?" Curley's wife shook her head Slim walked her inside. The three sat down at a table in George's house "Tell me what happened" George said nervously, Curley's wife replied, "I was having an argument with Curley and he had gotten angry and stormed off, later, when i went looking for him, I found him in the ranch, with an axe wound in his head." Curley's wife started crying and Slim looked at George, "She came to me and told me the story, then asked

John Steinbeck’s landmark novel Of Mice and Men is perhaps best known for its revolutionary telling of two characters that are very different, but have come to rely on each other to survive during the Great Depression. The two characters are men named George and Lenny. George is somewhat of an average fellow who has no real special skills or attributes. Lenny is large and abnormally strong, but unfortunately has the mind of a child. Lennie looks up to George as if he were a role model. This statement is best supported in the book; “Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly. He pushed himself back, drew up his knees, embraced them, looked over to George to see whether he had it just right. He pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George's hat was” (Steinbeck). Both characters help each other find work and save the money they earn to purchase a farm together. Their plans keep getting delayed due to Lenny’s habit of getting into serious trouble. George and Lenny are forced to flee the towns that Lenny has gotten in trouble in and continually move to other cities to find jobs. Of Mice and Men has been praised by readers everywhere and is hailed as a modern classic. Of Mice and Men’s success is usually said to be a result of the complex and emotional bond between the two main characters. Many readers forget about the supporting characters that help or hurt George and Lenny during their story. The minor characters in the story each have their own

​After searching numerous places, Lennie and George found a place to work in a ranch in Salinas Valley. There, Lennie made friends with Slim, Candy, and Crooks. However, one day, Lennie squeezed a puppy too tightly and ended up killing it. Worried that George would find out and not let him “Tend the rabbits”, Lennie buried the puppy inside a barn. Right at the moment, Curley’s Wife walked in and demanded Lennie to tell her what he was hiding.

At the end of the novel, George is faced with a tough decision of whether to kill his best friend and companion Lennie, or let him face the consequences of what he has done. George is placed in this predicament because Lennie has found himself in trouble once again. Lennie likes to stroke pretty soft things and becomes entranced with Curley’s wife’s hair, with which she lets him play. After a while, Curley’s wife begins to get angry and starts jerking away, which makes Lennie panic causing him to hold on tighter. Not knowing his on strength, he pulls on her neck too hard accidently killing her. Lennie is mentally handicapped and only realizes he has done something wrong but cannot comprehend the gravity of the situation. He only remembers the

Lenny saw a girl in the town who was wearing the dress. He just wanted to touch it because he thought it would feel soft. The girl didn't know what was happening and accused Lenny of rape. George and Lenny fled from the city to avoid a lynching. After they talk about.the story, George tells Lenny of their plans of opening up their own farm when they get enough money. Candy overhears this conversation and wants to invest in their farm idea, as long as he can work there. Curley comes back again looking for his wife, to end up punching Lenny in the face because he assumed he was laughing at him. Punching Lenny several times with no retaliation because Lenny did not have permission. George soon gave him the work and Lenny crushed Curley’s

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.

Of Mice and Men is a written by John Steinbeck. George Milton and Lennie Smalls are the two main characters in this story. In this story George has to make very tough decisions that can either help or ruin his future. For example, when George shot and killed Lennie, he did it to save Lennie from pain. If George didn't make that decision to shoot Lennie, Curley would’ve got to him and made him suffer. George killing Lennie was justified, he had to do it.

Picking up the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck holds a different feel then putting it down. Leaving the reader pondering the true theme of the story. A tale among two friends is the mindset most would assume before reading the book but digging deeper you start to realize the dark truth. The story starts with both Lenny who’s large and unaware of his own true strength and George who’s skinny and quick witted. The tale takes both characters and presents them with challenges. Lennie has a mild mental disability which often leads both of them into a lot of trouble. While George must take care of Lennie and always get him out of trouble. Two characters who travel together would be envisioned to be best pals but what awaits them is a rude awakening, George says “Lennie just come along with me out workin '. Got kinda used to each other after a little while” (Steinbeck 3.12).