Complex Characters In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

George plays a major role in this story in the way that he is the friend of Lennie, one of the few workers, the one who killed Lennie, and he also share the dream that Lennie, but he isn’t a static character, he is a dynamic character, he does in fact undergo a significant change.

The author, Steinbeck, uses his own personal experience to “serve as an inspiration…” (Johnson 1) when writing this particular story. His past experiences also helped him for the future. Lennie, of all characters, is the least dynamic. He undergoes a significant amount of change and develops throughout the story. He has been isolated with George throughout his life. His sole purpose in life is to make George happy and to own a farm with George and take care of the soft rabbits. Lennie is the most innocent and defenseless. He also is the largest and strongest, which does not help in certain situations. Lennie is the protagonist in the story. He gains the readers sympathy by his intellectual disability and helplessness. Lennie murders things by accident such as the mouse in his pocket, the puppy and Curley’s wife. He enjoys the touch of and somehow uses those murders and experiences to scare him from doing it again. George’s opinion means the most to him.

Imagine if you had almost no money, only had 1 true friend, and one goal that you will do anything to achieve. That's the life of George and Lennie, two farm hands who are about to start working on a ranch in Salinas, California. It seemed like everything was going well for the two of them, or at least they thought it was. Steinbeck argues, throughout Of Mice and Men, that we as humans need to be able to comprehend the fact that the American dream is impossible, so when we fail at that, we won't fall as hard as we might if we had full faith in it, and he develops this stance using diction choices, imagery, and characterization.

“So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again , do I ? Jesus christ, you're a crazy bastard!” George says (4-5). You can infer that the two characters have some issues with each other. In Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck shows the weaknesses that most of the characters have and the trials they face with those weaknesses. The characters such as Lennie, Crooks and Candy all have something that happens to them in the story that brings out their weaknesses. John Steinbeck portrays the effects that weak people reveal through the characters Lennie, Crooks and Candy.

Do opposites really attract? Can two people, with no similarities, share a close bond? It proves to be so in the novel Of Mice and Men , written by John Steinbeck. A novel which tells the story of two men, George and Lennie, and their journey of a new job working on a ranch. A novel with a different but interesting style of writing. A novel where John Steinbeck utilizes how powerful George is over Lennie, to signify how people believe they are dominant over others, because of their greater intelligence, social standards, or wealth.

The problem with Lennie was that he was mentally disabled, back in the 1930's people did not understand things like that, and had no clue about disabled people. Lennie was sweet and loved thing that were soft. Lennie would put himself in very dangerous situations and with disability he lacked the capacity to control himself physically. Lennie did not understand how strong he was and they damage he would do until after the fact. He also shares the dream of having the small farm and tending to his small rabbit hutch. Since Lennie is mentally disabled he depends on George for almost everything. Lennie is like a small child that has to a have a parent nearby always or he will get into

For my book report I read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men is a fiction book told in the third person. The story is set most likely in the early to mid 1900’s, and most of the story takes place on a ranch in California. The story’s language was out-of-date for our younger generation, and it helped determine the time period. This was an excellent story and in the following paragraphs I’ll talk about the protagonist and antagonist, extra characters, and a summary of the book.

The book “of mice and men”(written by john steinbeck) is a well written book created to show what life was like back when this book was written. It is created very well but it still has its downsides, for example, he talks a lot about George and lennie but doesn't give enough examples for the other characters.

In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author primarily uses the characters George, Lennie, Curley, and Crooks to present the dilemma of

He knows that George isn't going to hurt him but he knows that George is going to be mad at what Lennie had done. When he says that ¨I've knew George since- I forget when- and he ain't never raised his han' to me with a stick. He's nice to me. He ain't gonna be mean." Since he is always nice to Lennie since he met him. I know that he is always have been nice to him because when his aunt appeared in front of him and she even said "He been doin' nice things for you alla time. When he got a piece of pie you always got half or more'n half. An' if they was any ketchup, why he'd give it all to you." Lennie probably thinks that George would end up forgiving him like before they had arrived Lennie had gotten into trouble and was getting accused of

Lennie paced around the room, pounding his fists on any wall he could find. With a sour face, he checked every nook and cranny between the page and the text for something taking on the form of a door. A way to escape.

After a quiet and solemn drink with Slim, George dreadfully goes back to the empty bunkhouse. He sits on the bed, and his face falls to his hands. His shoulders move up and down as he sobs. Footsteps sound outside and Candy enters the dark building. George quickly wipes his face, but keeps his head down. Candy turns on the electric light and glances at George with a sympathetic look. George does not move or acknowledge Candy. The room is quiet as a graveyard. Candy seems to be pondering about something to say or do.

In “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck uses literary elements which still appeal to readers today. Throughout the book, Steinbeck tells the story of two homeless farm hands during the Great Depression, named Lennie and George. Lennie, a big dopey man, who doesn’t know the extent of his own strength is lead by George, the smarter of the two, as they travel across California in search of work. During their travels, George and Lennie experience constant discrimination and work only to pursue their dreams. Furthermore, throughout the novella, Steinbeck uses symbolism to show how activities such as discrimination and dreaming are part of the human condition, and have persisted throughout time.

George raised his gun, his hands shook violently two centimeters from Lennie’s head. “I can’t, Lennie, I can’t.” George dropped the gun.

In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are two main characters; George and Lennie. George and Lennie have a close and confusing relationship. The two men travel together, looking for jobs that will give them the money they need so that they can own their own farm. Lennie is a large man who doesn’t know his own strength and is very reliant upon George. George is the brains behind their relationship and keeps Lennie out of harms way.