Differences And Similarities Between George Milton And Ethan Frome

George and Lennie believe they can achieve their American dream because “‘I [George] got you [Lennie] to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.’” (Steinbeck 14). They feel like they can rely on each other and their friendship and loyalty prevent them from isolating themselves. Their presence on that ranch even changed the people around them because they were accepting of the outcasts. Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife all open up to them about the isolation and loneliness they feel. Candy asks George if he can join them on their dream of owning their own property. George says he will consider it but eventually denies the offer when the body of Curley's wife is found, because he realizes the dream of owning a farm with Lennie is dead. As Peter Lisca states in his article, “On Of Mice and Men” from The American Dream, “The dream of the farm originates with Lennie and it is only through Lennie, who also makes the dream impossible, that the dream has any meaning for George.” While it is clear that Lennie needs George, George needs Lennie too. Without Lennie, George loses his sense of purpose and is likely to isolate himself like all the other ranchers. The strong bond between the two of them serve to contrast the economic and social conditions at the

George and Lennie’s dream is to have a patch of land with some pastoral and agricultural farming with nobody to boss them about and this relates to the American Dream because every migrant worker wants this but never gets it because “They come to a ranch and work up a stake and then they go into town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re pounding their tail on some other ranch.”. It gives them hope for their future because without the dream, Lennie and George have nothing to look forward to so they can go on living without a worry because even if something does happen, they know at some point they will eventually be able to get away from it. The other characters that are affected by the dream are Candy because

The American Dream is not something you get, but it’s something you have to work hard for, this is what George Milton believes the American Dream to be. Whilst George and Lennie often speak about their dream of getting a farm and working hard to get it, George always looks towards the work involved in getting it. As George states in the novel, “We gotta keep it till we get a stake. We can’t help it, Lennie. We’ll get out jus’ as soon as we can. I don’t like it no better than you do.” Through this quote, Steinbeck is revealing that for the men to get their American Dream, they must go through troubling,

To begin with the book Of Mice and Men is a very touching story; Steinbeck did an amazing job describing each character to show their differences. George Milton and Lennie Small the two main characters in the story are very different in appearance, but are similar in some aspects. They are migrant worker that go to different plantations just trying to earn money and stay out of trouble.

Many authors put the characters in their book through tough dilemmas to see what the outcome will be. The characters going through tough crises sometimes teach the readers how to get through tough times themselves. In the novel The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne, the protagonist, is put through serious dilemmas and crises and the readers watch her go through them and overcome them. The same is true for Mattie Silver in the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. The characters in these two novels are similar in the way society treats them. Stylistic devices help to compare and contrast the way the characters are deemed by society and how they overcome the troubles they face.

The American Dream is based off of the Declaration of the Independence. The Document presented the idea of “pursuit of happiness.” This promotes the idea of Lennie and George's dream of a perfect farm for them in the future. This means that through hard work and dedication, they will eventually find happiness for the both of them. For Lennie, this happiness comes from tending to the animals. For george, it comes from creating an advanced idea of a farm that he had pictured since he was a kid and the thought of being able to live strictly off the farms produce and land, away from society.

When Mattie arrives to Starkfield, Ethan is immediately attracted to her because she is the ray of confidence and embodiment of optimism Ethan needs in his life. Mattie was “a bit of hopeful young life [that] was like the lighting of a fire on a cold hearth” coming to Ethan’s house (Wharton 25). Working at the lumber mill and providing for Zeena has left Ethan to forget all the aspects of life that bring contentment to one’s soul. Spending time with Mattie allows Ethan to escape from any thought involving his meaningless marriage. Ethan and Zeena’s marriage is not based on communication but on the husband and wife focusing on everything except their physical and emotional connection. Zeena talks only “to complain of things not in his [Ethan] power to remedy” and Ethan feels the rawness of intuitions as “her [Zeena] silence seemed deliberately assumed to conceal far-reaching intentions, mysterious conclusions drawn from suspicions and resentments impossible to guess” (Wharton 54). Effects of emotional isolation include Ethan’s evolving attraction for Mattie due to her courageous personality and self-assured attitude. For the reason that there is no connection in Ethan and Zeena’s marriage, Ethan finds the light he needs in

Throughout the progression of their troubled marriage, Ethan has developed a submissive mentality, as a result of Zeena's oppression. Through her fraudulent health issues and futile needs she has abused the sense of obligation he feels as her husband. Edith Wharton illustrates “He was too young, too strong, too full of the sap of living, to submit so easily to the destruction of his hopes. Must he wear out all his years at the side of a bitter querulous woman? Other possibilities had been in him, possibilities sacrificed, one by one, to Zeena's narrow-mindedness and ignorance (Wharton, 65). As his love for Mattie flourishes, he becomes conscious of the ambitions he sacrificed to placate Zeena throughout the duration of their marriage, thus leading him to become angry and resentful. The possibilities of a better life and happiness had now been destroyed by years of suppression from Zeena and her perpetual bitterness. Moreover, Zeena's oppression towards Ethan becomes conspicuous as she alleviates Mattie of her position as their housekeeper, separating Ethan from Mattie, and once more taking away his happiness.

Ethan in Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome and Harold in Ashby’s Harold and Maude can be seen as characteristics with many differences, however there are several characteristics they share. Throughout the development of both pieces in can be concluded that both Ethan and Harold are depressed and a woman helps them through this. Both men’s relationships with these women can be deemed “inappropriate”. Both of these men are trying to be controlled by women in their life, for Ethan this is Zeena and for Harold this is his mother. Finally in the end both men get what they want only to lose it, however for Ethan this makes matters worse whereas for Harold, he grows from the experience and changes. Before we get to the end we have to start with the beginning

Without Lennie, George is relieved of stress and liability. George promised Clara, Lennie’s aunt, that he would take care of Lennie. Providing for Lennie was too much on George’s plate. It was more than he could handle. Often times George snapped. In chapter one, before arriving at their new job George vocalizes “God a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy…I got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out”(11). Taking care of Lennie took a toll on George because, Lennie has a mental disability. Lennie restricts George of opportunity and a sense of ownership. Regularly moving from job to job due to Lennie’s wrong doings, George never could settle down. For instance, Lennie and George got fired from a ranch in Weed. George explains “Well, he seen this girl in a red dress. Dumb bastard like he is, he wants to touch ever’thing he likes. Just wants to feel it. So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk...that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she been raped. The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie.” Life without lennie simpifies life for george and protects other people and

Frome’s isolated life is shown throughout the story by the setting, which represents his true character and why he was unable to escape his situation. Being crippled and responsible presents his true characteristics as a human being. It states, "Somebody had to stay and care for the folks. There warn't ever anybody but Ethan. Fust his father—then his mother—then his wife.” Frome's character includes him being tender and stoical. He has carried a lot of weight over his shoulders being the only one left caring for others responsibilities as well as his

At the beginning of the book, George and lennie had a dream. George wanted, “A little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs.”(page 14). Lennie on the other hand wanted to “Tend the rabbits.”(page 14). Later on, we find out that Crooks wants to be free and equal and Candy wants a secure place to retire in and live out the rest of his life in. Curley’s Wife wanted to become a movie star and have a name for herself. All these people have all sorts of different dreams. Take Kris Martalock for example. The article states, “In her heart, Martalock knew she had the knowledge needed to operate a horse farm.” Martalock life long dream was to become a horse trainer and own her own horse farm. This truly impacted her life and changed it too. “"I can't take two days off in a row without wishing I was back in the barn." Martalock says. Not too many people out there have a dream of owning a horse farm, but Kris does and she made it

The American dream is that every US citizen has and always will have a chance at success, fame, fortune and happiness, if they supply enough determination and hard work. For George and Lennie, their American Dream is the farm. One can see how much they love the idea of the farm when they talk about it, like when George says, “O.K. Someday- we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and-’ ‘An' live off the fatta the lan',’ Lennie shouted. ‘An' have rabbits.

The dream of owning a farm is incentive for George to behave in a professional manner and complete work he is told to do in order to receive a sufficient income. George explains to his co workers his plans to purchase the land and that “If me an’ Lennie work a month an’ don’t spen’ nothing, we’ll have a hundred bucks!” (Steinbeck 60). George is determined to be frugal with his money in order to accomplish his goals; for his motivation to continue working hard is directly derived from the fact that he dreams of owning his own land and home. Small, yet constant amounts of optimism and hope also inspire George to continue his never ending path to the American dream, or for him, a fully functioning farm in California.

When the story begins, Lennie and George have been together for a long time. In fact, during the course of one of their conversations, the reader learns that they were in school together. Lennie is cared for by his aunt, and George stays with them. When the aunt dies, she asks George to look after Lennie. Even though the task is burdensome, George shelters and cares for Lennie.