John Steinbeck's Character Analysis

Strong friendships have the power to make people’s lives better. George and Lennie travel together and eventually live together, resulting in a strong bond between them. George cares for Lennie and he makes sure

It is evident that both men share a strong bond because the role George plays in Lennie’s life is his caretaker. His kind nature shines through his loving acts of caring for his mentally disabled friend. Both Lennie and George are migrant workers, and as one acknowledges migrant workers tend to travel alone. However, George took Lennie under his wing and helped him to thrive in the external world. Without his assistance, one is unable to say where and in what condition Lennie would have lived his life. Before his death, Lennie had hallucinated

I. John Steinbeck used his personal experiences as a laborer to write many of his novels like Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath.

To begin, Lennie provides George with a sense of family and companionship during their journey. George becomes

One Positive thing about George and Lennie’s situation is nobody else has anybody to be with during this time period. By them having each other it prevents loneliness and that help tremendously when you are constantly traveling. When things get hard it is nice to have somebody there you can talk to. That’s what Lennie has with George and

This is important because it shows that George wants to be alone but does not truly want to be lonely. Lennie is George’s responsibility. George views Lennie as a brother, friend, and partner in crime. Without Lennie, George is lonely but he knows that he saves Lennie from his own personal misery in the end. George knows he needs Lennie just as much as Lennie needs him. He needs his friendship and is lonely after he takes that friendship away from himself.

Friendship is a characteristic in which one will remain loyal to the other companion. George remains with Lennie after his actions cause catastrophe. Lennie’s size stirs conflict between what he touches. The mental disability to come in contact with soft objects results into the consequence of death for the victim or exile for Lennie. “”Even when his misguided actions lead to the commission of crime, however, Lennie is treated with great compassion by George whose views represent those of the novelist” (Beachman 3024). The faith in which George has for Lennie keeps the two companions together. After Lennie causes devastation to other people, George has the duty to flee the country without getting caught. Therefore, George achieves Aunt Clara job for keeping George safe with

Our circumstances do not determine our lives. Instead, our lives our determined by the choices we make. In the novel, East of Eden, by John Steinbeck theorizes that all individuals have the freedom to make their own choices in order to triumph over evil. He demonstrates this by the use of the word “thou mayest” (Steinbeck 301) and “timshel” (601), meaning free will. The power of choice means that the lessons and values of our lives are not determined by outside influence or our ancestry, but our reactions to those influences.

In the text, george explains to Lennie how they always have to keep

George love Lennie And Lennie love George but they got into a lot of arguments because Lennie acts like a little kid and that would get George mad but they still love each other. George would protect Lennie for anything in Weed, California George and Lennie were talking to two women and then Lennie started to feel one of their dress and the lady started to scream rape, but it wasn’t true, but when she started to scream Lennie got scared and started to hold on to her which made her scream louder. But they ran away in time to get to Salinas, California and that where there job is. But George would do anything for him and that's why they have everlasting love because they both love each other but their love never goes away. When George shot Lennie, he did out of love Even though it was bad he killed him because he loved him and he didn’t want someone else to kill him in front of him.

The fact that George was willing to take care of Lennie and act as his father-figure demonstrated the true friendship the two shared, even if Lennie often irritated George. The latter’s mental disability made it especially difficult to care for him, but George stuck with it, as Lennie was his one and only friend. They were polar opposites in every way possible, except for the friendship they shared. A second example of friendship in Chapter Three can be observed when George and Slim delve deeper into their conversation, and share their secrets with one another.

Lennie and George lead strenuous, arduous lives. Lenny’s intentions are always pure, but it always ends in death. George’s entire existence is based on talk. He knew he would never be able to own a piece a land, but he fathomed the idea into Lennie’s head. However, George was exceedingly loyal which is why I connected with him the most. George could have left Lennie decades ago, but he chose to stay with him simply because he loves him. Even though George complains profusely about staying with Lennie by saying things like “If it weren’t for you, I’d have things so easy”, he still would never leave Lennie regardless of what he says. Even without Lennie, George would not have things easy based on his economic situation, but that’s beside the point. George remains loyally by Lennie’s side and that’s the type of friend I hope I am to others.

George and Lennie are always there for each other its like they are brothers or something. I feel like in this story all the way till the end both George and Lennie will have a happy life together or probably they will die together. George and Lennie have a friendship that I can't even have. George and Lennie have one of the best friendships that no one else could possibly have. I also think in this story

‘Of Mice And Men' by John Steinbeck is a classic novel, tragedy, written in a social tone. The authorial attitude is idyllic, however, as the story develops it changes into skeptic. It is evident that Steinbeck knew the setting and places he is writing about.

Charles le Chien; a bleu gentleman poodle who prefers a negotiation over any conflict. Born in Paris, France, Charley was trained and eventually brought into Steinbeck’s life. These companions later travel around America while trying to answer the question “What are Americans like today?” With only his necessities and Charley, Steinbeck began his long, overwhelming journey across America. In Travels with Charley, Steinbeck is greatly influenced by Charley and his actions.