How Does Steinbeck Present The Theme Of Evil In Of Mice And Men

Every day, people are faced with responsibility. Some thrive under the pressure while others crumble. Responsibility is a sign of independence. Teenagers with greater amounts of responsibility feel freedom from their parents. In the same case, too much responsibility can put more stress on that freedom-seeking teen and can have devastating effects. John Steinbeck shows the theme that in life, responsibility is best taken in moderation in his novel Of Mice and Men.

“Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.” J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. An innocent person would not understand if it is hard to kill someone or not, they have not been put in a position that they have had to kill someone. The innocent just automatically assumes that the killer is guilty, but what if he/she did it out of self defense or respect for others. And the innocent would not understand if it was hard or easy. It's just easier to assume that everyone that kills is cold blooded and that it was easy for them, then to try and understand the background. For instance, in Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck, Lennie killing Curley's wife, Lennie does not understand what he does and how it affects others.

The concept of good and evil traces back into the ancient Zoroastrian faith and is one of the most universal themes in literature today. One author whose works embodies the essence of these two forces is John Steinbeck. Steinbeck incorporates the nature of good and evil through several characters in two of his most renowned books novels: East of Eden and Of Mice and Men. Throughout these two stories, Steinbeck uses characters of evil-- Cathy and Curly’s wife, characters of goodness-- Samuel Hamilton and George, and characters who are a mix of the two-- Caleb and Lennie. With the representation of these two opposing forces through characters, Steinbeck displays how human nature is comprised of good and evil.

By killing Lennie in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice And Men, George protected himself, prevented unnecessary harm from coming to Lennie, and ultimately, he let Lennie die happy.

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck George kills his best friend Lennie. George’s reasoning for this is that Lennie is killing too many people and has become a burden. Lennie does not realize that he is doing wrong by accidentally killing animals and people. George says that he is doing this for other’s benefit when really he is doing this for his own good. This was wrong of George and he is guilty because even though Lennie was accidentally

In Of Mice and Men, George was right to kill Lennie. In the novel, Lennie killed a mouse, a puppy, and a woman. Lennie could have been charged with rape on two separate occasions. In Weed, Lennie grabbed a woman and ripped a part of her clothes off. At the farm, in the barn, Lennie stroked her hair and accidentally killed her. George killed Lennie, because Candy told George he wished he would have shot his own dog, Lennie killed Curley’s wife, the puppie, and the mouse, and the lynch mob would have done worse things to Lennie.

A piece of text from the book Of Mice and Men says that, “Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in [heck] about ‘em” (Steinbeck 104). Therefore, George was pointing out to Lennie that they have what most guys in their time period don’t, they have each other and George is telling Lennie that that’s how he wants it to stay. George doesn’t want to kill Lennie, but he feels like has to. George is going to regret this in his future. A different quote I found is when George and Lennie are talking, “Lennie said ‘I thought you was mad at me, George.’ ‘No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s the thing I want ya to know’” (Steinbeck 106). Therefore, this quote tells us that George doesn’t want to kill Lennie, but he feels as if he needs to. Lennie was George’s only family and George wants Lennie to know that before he kills him. George cares about Lennie and George is not going to be happy after Lennie is gone for a little bit. The act of George killing Lennie is

The long, hard war of human equality in society, has been a war since the beginning of civilization. The Great Depression, a tragic time in America’s history, reflects American determination, but also social inequality. In the fiction novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism and characterization to address ableism and sexism in society. Steinbeck addresses these flaws in society in an attempt to ultimately bring awareness these riffs before society falls.

In John Steinbeck's classic novella, Of Mice and Men, George makes the decision of killing Lennie because he knows it is in Lennie's best interest. His act of killing Lennie is not considered criminal. George has good intentions in killing his companion. George is trying to prevent Lennie from being tortured and from his constant desire to please George and not cause trouble. Additionally, Lennie repeatedly places himself in difficult situations, and as a result, brings George into the circumstances. There is a close friendship between George and Lennie, and George had carefully thought out whether or not he

Did George kill Lennie for a bad reason? Did he do it because he was trying to help Lennie? Or did he do it just to be a bad guy? In John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, George killed lennie and some people think he should be punished but on the other side some people think he should not be punished because, he did it for a good reason because he wanted to help his friend, so he ended his miserable life before it could get any worse buy the other guys, since the other guys wanted to kill lennie and torture him because he killed curley's wife. But it could also be called murder which is not a good thing because, then someone is taking a life for a reason they do not even know.

In the book Of Mice and Men George kills his friend Lennie at the end. I do not agree with the choice that George made to kill Lennie. Some people might say that George made a good decision to kill Lennie but here is why they are wrong. My reasons are that George could have shot curly and his men when they were after Lennie. My next reason is Lennie always tried to make things the best and he always tried and didn’t give up.

Along though the book George find a job where Lennie and him can work in a Ranch, George and Lennie fit in into the job for a couple of weeks until, Lennie with his SMI he breaks Curley’s hand and kills Curley’s wife while she letting Lennie pet her hair in the barn where he killed a puppy they gave him to pet. Toward the

the killing is laid. In Of Mice and Men, although George chose to kill Lennie, Steinbeck’s portrayal of their deep friendship throughout his novela proves George’s final actions of pulling the trigger on Lennie is an at of mercy because George had Lennie’s best interests at heart.

In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck colors the reader’s interpretation of George killing Lennie by justifying George’s decision because of their strong relationship with each other, it was done mercifully and peacefully, not out of malice, and rid Lennie of his growing disability that hurt others around him without him knowing he did anything wrong at all. To begin, Steinbeck strongly highlights smaller George and lumbering Lennie’s relationship of great care and protection for eachother. Though George could easily leave Lennie behind he stays with him through the end, and in a town called Weed, Lennie grabs a girl’s dress but doesn’t know to let go so George “socked him over the head with a fence picket to make hime let

When someone encounters Lennie and George, they are setting up camp in an idyllic grove near the Gabilian Mountains. It is lush and green and inhabited by all varieties of wild creatures. It represents, as the ensuing dialogue makes clear, a safe have -- a place where both humans and beasts can retreat should danger