Its A Wonderful Life

The readers are able to take a glimpse into his childhood and adulthood which contrast greatly. For instance, George’s childhood is difficult in ways that can relate to people in the real world. He is brought up in a household where his mother Kathleen’s “humourless regime mask[s her] bitterness far deeper than any of her children and husband imagine.” (92) Kathleen is still “shocked” (92) that she is a wife and a mother so she buries her feelings under “layer upon layer of domestic strictness” (92) hiding her feelings from her children thereafter making them believe that her humourless feelings are just a part of her personality. Because of Kathleen’s views towards the topic of family are bitter, she believes that her epileptic husband should be sent away to an asylum out of pure bitterness rather than care of his well-being. George’s parents do not see eye to eye on this matter. Howard “could not have let himself be witness to the simultaneity of his wife passing him a place of chicken or a basket of hot bread as she worked out her plans to have him taken away.” (128) The feeling of secretly not being wanted by his wife is too hard for him to bare which causes him to abandon his family. Because George witnesses the relationship between his parents crumble and that is when he decides to live a life away from it all, where he raises a family of his own in ways opposite of his own

At one point in time, nearly all the characters in the novel have admitted to being “lonely” and have vulnerably shared their hopes and dreams with another person at the ranch. To begin, the main characters (George and Lennie) travel together everywhere and never leave each other’s side. The other men envy what George and Lennie have- a friendship. Many question why George always sticks with Lennie and never leaves him, regardless of his mental disability. The answer is simple. They have built a dependency towards each other, and all they have is each other. They both believe in the dream of one day having a ranch, crops, and rabbits to tend to.

Society as we’ve seen can be and will be a burden to individuals in order for it to progress farther down the line to prosperity; in times of dire need society instead of being a burden to the individual society actually helps them out as seen in Of Mice and Men. During the Great Depression men, women, and children had to struggle to survive and being helped by society wasn’t an option nor did they want it to be. In Of Mice and Men the main characters struggle to find jobs on farms due to the fact that our struggling individual needs help from society. Society during this time wasn’t always kind to individuals that didn’t benefit society, because they couldn’t help themselves during that time. Society had to stick together during this time or else they would starve and die. Lennie wasn't the only individual that needed help from society, individuals that couldn’t get a job or help themselves were most likely left out of the meat of society. Having people like George in society, helping out the individuals like Lennie helps further advance society out of the Great Depression it was in. George wasn’t the kind of person to leave someone like Lennie to fend for himself, so he traveled with him and helped him get a job. With this society being made up of people like George help the Lennie’s of society

     Friendship has a big part to do with Lennie and George’s dream of owning a small farm and raising animals. George and Lennie both set their mind to accomplish their dream and go to work on a ranch for little pay. Another friend of George overhears George and

Individuals have had to do something they do not want to do at least once in their lives. It could be something small, or something to a bigger extent. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, many characters struggle with loneliness because the novel is set during the Great Depression when many people found it difficult to make a living. This is one of the reasons why many readers find it odd that Lennie Small and George Milton travel together in these desperate times. George and Lennie look out for each other at every place they go. At the Tyler Ranch, Lennie’s disability causes him to get into trouble, big trouble. George has to make the toughest decision of his life: kill his friend or let him die a painful death. George decided to kill Lennie because he would not be able to allow Lennie to experience misery. George Milton did not kill Lennie Small out of hate, but out of friendship.

Think about the irony behind this situation. We have discussed the theme of “isolation” and how it relates to each of the characters. Think about the way George treated Lennie when they were kids. Explain how George’s internal conflict about Lennie contributes to his own isolation. Also, include other ways in which George is isolated in the text. Your paper should adhere to MLA formatting and be thoughtful enough to require at least 1.5 pages.

Lastly Lennie and George did not get the dream of living on the farm like they wanted because lennie died. “He pulled the trigger; lennie jarred, then settled forward in the sand; and he lay without quivering” (Steinbeck 117). Lennie and George had a huge dream about living on the farm. George made decision to help his best friend to save him. After the fact is that he died and then they lost the dream of ever living on the farm. In the last chapter is states that lennie died. This is a huge part of the book, because George and lennie had the dream to live on the farm and to live a life where they wouldn’t be judged for the way that they are. This shows that even for best friends Steinbeck does not support the American Dream. Their dream at ever living on the farm is a zero chance, how could George go on and live on a farm after he killed his best friend in order to save him from having a painful death.

All siblings fight and they get furious with each other but they wouldn't want them to leave forever. On page 11, George bursts out and says “God almighty. If i was alone i could live so easy. I could get a job an work an’ no trouble. No mess of all, and when the end of the month come i could take my fifty bucks

After Lennie accidentally breaks Curley’s hand, George encounters a problem as he frets, “‘Slim, will we get canned now? We need the stake. Will Curley’s old man can us now?’” (Steinbeck 64). George worries that the boss will kick them out for hurting Curley. Slim’s reaction of this by threatening Curley,” “…But you jus’ tell an’ try to get this guy canned and we’ll tell ever’body, a’ then will you get the laugh’” (Steinbeck 64) emphasizes the importance of dependency in friendship. When George faces trouble, Slim rescues George from getting kicked out by assuring Curley not to tell the boss about the incident Lennie created. Steinbeck through this interaction infers that a dependent friend like Slim, who George can get support from, is truly a valuable friend. George was able to cope with the difficulty because he had a friend, Slim, whom he could expect help. Without Slim, George eventually would have been kicked out from the ranch and would struggle to find a new job again. The author displays how cherishable dependency is among friendships as people can rely on each other during difficult times as in this situation. People can have friends that they can expect help from at any time, and won’t have to manage all the troubles by themselves. As one famous quote says, “Two heads are better than one.” A help lent by a friend is beneficial, and the author infers how

In this work of literature, George Milton 's faced with a situation of what is right and wrong and which inner sense to listen to. George 's long time friend and mentally handicapped friend Lennie Smalls has just killed Curley 's wife, inside of a barnyard accidentally. Lennie attempts to run away from the whole situation, but George knows exactly where he will be, and that is at the exact spot he told him to go to if there was trouble. As George arrives at the river Lennie was instructed to go to, George realizes he has a great problem, should he kill his long time best friend and save him from the swarming angry mob of ranchers, or turn him in and let them have there way. As George 's inner senses battle, he realizes what he must do and that is to put Lennie out of his misery and self entrapment and set him free once and for all. George makes Lennies death quick and painless as any good friend would, but he can not seem to shake the sense of guilt and anguish he is experiencing. As George lovingly kills Lennie he portrays his bravery and sense of what is right and wrong all by listening to what his inner senses and consciousness led him towards. John Steinbecks use of literary terms enhances the sense of bravery and drama that this scene of a friend killing another brings. The mood that John Steinbeck sets for George 's attitude towards Lennie is

Explanation – George makes Lennie understand why the people that work on the ranches’ are so lonely, and don’t associate with others, which is because workers don’t have anyone there for them. Unlike other workers, George and Lennie have another way to keep their distance from the loneliness - because they have each

The two main characters couldn’t control a lot of what happened to them and I believe that that is part of what the author was trying to get across. The fact that only so much of your life is determined by you and the rest determined by the people before you, around you, even people you haven’t met face to face but still impact your life in some way, shape, or form is disappointing but still true in a way. Lennie couldn’t control the fact that he lived with his aunt and then had no family when she died. George and Lennie weren’t born with the land they wanted like Curley. They weren’t given the opportunity for schooling so that they wouldn’t forced to be farm hands. But with what opportunity they had they took and made the most out of it. And if it wasn’t for a couple bad circumstances they would have reached what they strived for, the land, and the life of their dreams.

Although Lennie is the only source of love in his life, he restrains George from being able to settle down and find a stable job. In the beginning of the book, George and Lennie are forced to flee their town and job due to an accident Lennie had with a little girl. Because Lennie has mental restrictions, he doesn’t understand what’s right and wrong, which makes him very hard for George to control. Even though he is good at heart and doesn’t intentionally do things to hurt people, he is still a weight on George’s shoulders. “God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job and work, an’ no trouble.” (Page 89, par. 2). This is a quote from George showing his frustrations from this weight on his shoulders, Lennie, who is holding him back from succeeding and doing what he wants to do. Similarly, Ethan Frome is held back from not only moving and being happy, but also from being with the woman he truly loves, because of his wife Zeena. Zeena married Ethan at the age of 28, after the death of his mother. Ethan wanted to move away from Starkfield, but Zeena would not budge. Her illnesses acted as a money vacuum and an excuse for her to waste money on expensive visits to doctors at a time when Ethan was

And they want to get a house and have a job. In this book George acts like he does not like the way Lennie acts but he does still care about Lennie because in the book Lennie had a dead mouse in his pocket and he was holding it but George told Lennie that do not keep it and throw it away because George knew that if he had a dead mouse it will be bad because it might had a disease. For example this is when George addresses no matter what situation that they are in they will always have each other backs and talks about it in this quote. "But not us! An' why? Because... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why." This quote tells us that they really care about each other and George is responsible for Lennie since Lennie forgets everything but unlike people forgetting about their friends George takes care of Lennie and makes sure that Lennie is safe.In conclusion, George and Lennie are true friends and they will care about each other since they have a future together and they have strong bond that is always there for each other and never

In It’s a Wonderful Life, the main character, George Bailey, is a good, giving man who faces a rough patch in his life. I think that this story teaches us a great lesson on being thankful. I liked the part when, at the end, Clarence finishes his job and earns his wings. The part I didn’t like was when George said that he wishes that he was never born. The lesson that It’s a Wonderful Life teaches us about thankfulness is that you need to appreciate how blessed you really are and not to take it for granted. To apply this message to our daily lives, you can focus more on the little things and not so much on the big things. You can do this by focusing more on the house you have and the food that is being provided, rather than focusing on if it’s what you like or not or wanting to own more. George Bailey never got the opportunity to travel the world and build skyscrapers liked he hoped because he feels tied down to the family company he never wanted to own and work for. As George Bailey got older, he began to see everyone grow up to be what they wanted, and he sees all of his youth and opportunities go right past him. George decides to end his life because he believes he is worth more dead than alive. When Clarence, his guardian angel, sees this, he decides to show George what life would be like if he had never existed.