John Steinbeck 's Of Mice And Men

Throughout the book we see an interesting bond between two very different men. George is similar to an older brother and has become responsible for Lennie. Because of his mental disorder Lennie is dependent on George and does whatever he says. They both had plans to spend their futures together. It was very difficult for George to kill Lennie, but he did it out of him love for him, which made it even harder. In that moment it is clear how much George really cares for Lennie. Though their friendship comes an appealing finish it is evident that both characters are extremely close to each other and would go to extreme lengths for one

In the novella, ‘Of Mice and Men’, written by John Steinbeck, Lennie Small is the most disadvantaged character. Lennie is disadvantaged in a number of ways; the way he is perceived to the audience is ‘useless without the guidance of other’, leaving them feeling many emotions towards Lennie. The major disadvantages he faces are; his relationships, his perception and others judgement, and finally, his dreams and future. Lennie is mentally challenged leaving him disadvantaged in comparison to other characters.

I could also notice when I was reading through the first chapter that George has a sense of authority over Lennie, “you gonna get that wood”. This is like a parent telling a child to do his chores. On some occasions though George shows a bit of hatred towards Lennie, he thinks of what he could have if Lennie wasn’t around and contrasts that with George.

George is a really good man so he was looking out for his friend and trying to keep him from getting hurt even more. So he shouldn’t be punished. I believe that Lennie shouldn’t of done that in the first place. But George was just making sure he didn’t suffer any more than he was. Because if he would of let him live he would gotten tortured to death by slim.

Lennie Smalls is often misunderstood from his mental handicap to how he presents himself as a person. In spite of being mentally handicap, Lennie is faced with being looked to as an animal. Although,Of Mice and Men is a story about an unlikely pair of friends who have a plan to own their own acre of land and a shack to call their own. George is the guidance of Lennie , therefore Lennie needs some extra patience and guidance when he has disobeyed George’s orders. “‘Look, Lennie, if you get into any kind of trouble, you remember what I told you to do?’...’If i get in any trouble, you ain’t gonna let

Lennie Small; A simple man with a simple mind in a not-so-simple world. Lennie is mentally handicapped, living in the 1930’s during the Great Depression with his friend and caretaker, George. Because Lennie has the mind of a child but the strength and appearance of a 30-year-old man, which often gets him in trouble. He poorly hides the evidence of his wrongdoing, and cannot fully understand the cost of his own actions which ultimately results in his death. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Lennie’s death is foreshadowed in conversations, Lennie’s tendencies of petting soft things too roughly, and events that happen on the ranch and in his past

Lennie completely trusted george and his word doing whatever he said.Blindly following Georges instruction lennie did things that were even dangerous for himself. George stated, ¨.. I was fellin´ pretty smart, I turned to Lennie and sayś, ¨ Jump in.¨ An’ he jumps. Couldn't swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before I could get to him.¨(pg. 40) This shows that Lennie will do whatever George says with no question. Lennieś trusts in George is so great that even after Lennie almost died he still has complete trust and obedience in him. Even though Lennie follows george that doesn't mean George can't have fun. George says, “ I used to have a hell of a lot of fun with i´m...But he was so dumb to know he had a joke played on him.¨ (Pg. 40) This quote shows that due to George’s power

Loneliness is the feeling of isolation and no hope or dreams in your life which is what Steinbeck achieves by portraying this theme effectively using key characters and settings in Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck writes about the Great Depression and how two friends, Lennie and George, stay together through this tough time. They go from town to town and work on ranches, always staying together. This new haven in California they stumble upon seems like a good fit, however Lennie creates problems and terminates their chances of survival there.

Why George is Justified in his decision to shoot Lennie In the book Of Mice and Men, one of the main characters George shoots his best friend, Lennie. He shot him because he killed a girl at the ranch. George was justified in his decision to shoot Lennie because Lennie was dangerous and unpredictable. One reason George was justified in his decision to shoot Lennie because Lennie was dangerous to others and other things.

Lennie’s is described as being soft and not very tough (6).And is described by slim as a very attentive and straight forward guy as “He ain’t mean, I can tell a mean guy a mile off”(42) And witch these by this quote of the book “George gonna wish he was alone an’ not have me botherin’ him’’ (100). This truly confirms lennies inner guilt and turmoil about bothering George and holding him back. And because of these problems with his confidence and his constant insecurities when it comes to his friendship with george and

George starts to dehumanize Lennie as he treats him like a dog. He makes sure that he remembers what he is told, and praises him like a dog whenever he repeats what was told to him to remember. With this, George was justified in killing Lennie because people would often make fun of Lennie for not being normal. So George had done Lennie a favor of taking him out of a world that would hurt him in the long run, than later for maybe Lennie to take his own life hating the world he once lived

Firstly, One of lennie's biggest problems is that he can't control his strength. Lennie has a mental disability and he does not realize that his strength could cause serious injuries. George is talking to slim about how they had to escape the last city due to lennie causing problems.

My second reason would be Lennie is kind of Georges responsibility to take care of. You can tell this, because when George is talking to Slim about why they travel together, he says, “ I known his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just comes along with me out workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while." This quote tells you that Lennie is now Georges responsibility. So he knew it was the right thing to do and put him down.

In the 1960s, Julie Christie, a British actress once said, “I remember becoming aware of women 's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.” In the 1930s, this idea was expressed to an even greater extent by the American author, John Steinbeck in the novella, Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck epitomizes this idea of women being unequal to men through the example of Curley’s wife, the only woman living on an all-male ranch. She is experiences discrimination in many ways while she attempts to gain power over others. Steinbeck depicts Curley’s wife as an inhuman attention seeker who is constantly pursuing power over weaker individuals. In addition,

“Slim said “ya hadda George, I swear ya hadda”.”(Pg. 107) It was clear by the end of the book that George only had one way to protect Lennie from his problems, which were rapidly increasing. “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand should violently but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.”(Pg. 106) Only one thing stood in between Curly and Lennie, and that was George. Even though George treats Lennie kindly and with an open heart, his image portrayed to the other characters was still a small fighter.