Of Mice And Men Power Quotes

George’s tone is accusatory which shows that he is astute. He then continues to bombard Lennie with questions, which gives Lennie the chance to demonstrate another type of power – his cunning. He attempts to deceive George.

In case of Lennie gets in trouble George told him to go to a specific location where he would go meet him. George tells Lennie, “Lennie-if you jus’ happen to get into trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.”(Pg. 14) george uses Lennie's obedience toward him to his advantage. George tells Lennie what to do in specific situations. Plus George's power over Lennie is so great that he could make him do things he doesn't want to. George exclaims, “I said get i’m.” Curley’s fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it… He stood crying, his fist lost in Lennie's paw.”(Pg 63-63) Lennie would listen to george in any situation. George commanded Lennie to defend himself and he obeyed. Lennie is completely obedient to George but that obedience also has the possibility to cause

Described in rustic but lyrical language, the farm is the fuel that keeps the men going. Life is hard for the men on the ranch and yields few rewards, but George, Lennie, and now Candy go on because they believe that one day they will own their own place. The appeal of this dream rests in the freedom it symbolizes, its escape from the backbreaking work and spirit-breaking will of others. It provides comfort from psychological and even physical turmoil, most obviously for Lennie. For instance, after Curley beats him, Lennie returns to the idea of tending his rabbits to soothe his pain. Under their current circumstances, the men must toil to satisfy the boss or his son, Curley, but they dream of a time when their work will be easy and determined by themselves only. George’s words describe a timeless, typically American dream of liberty, self-reliance, and the ability to pursue happiness.

Since Lennie is a strong man, he cannot control his power sometimes. For example, Curley’s wife let Lennie touch her hair and when Lennie panicked and wouldn’t let go Curley’s wife “was still for Lennie had broken her neck,” (pg 91). Tough, Lennie tries to do things normal people do but ends up with different results due to his strength. Lennie is unstable due to the fact that when he tries to do good he doesn’t understand his own strength which leads to bad things. After Lennie couldn’t control his desire to touch soft things, George had to help him escape Weed. As George was telling Slim the story of what happened in Weed he stated “The guys in Weed start a party to lynch Lennie. So we hid in an irrigation ditch under water the rest of that day. Got onl our heads sticking out from the side of the ditch. An’ that night we scrammed out of there,” (pg 42). Lennie can never get out of a problem on his own because he is inadequate. Due to Lennie being a problematic person he will do anything to not get in trouble with George which creates even bigger problems in the end. Lennie is indigent which affects his life because of the consequences of his

Another place where George betrayed Lennie is on page 60 when George,Lennie and Candy are all in the bunkhouse and Candy agrees to pay for some of the land and in return George was going to let Candy help out on the farm. Now instead of it going to be just him and lennie on the farm he ended up going against what he told Lennie and allowing candy to tag along. He broke his promise to Lennie. One might say that it’s fine that he invited him along because it’s not like Lennie cares anyways,but that is besides the point. The point is George told Lennie on multiple occasions that it was only going to be them two and no one else. He essentially lied to him.

Many people in the world have dreams, but many of those dreams are never achieved. Just like a lot of people from all around the world, a few characters from Of Mice and Men have dreams that are crushed and thrown away. Steinbeck conveys a message in the novel of dreams are meant to be dreamt, not reached, and the author shows this through George, Lennie, and Candy’s dream of having their own farm, Lennie’s dream of tending rabbits, and Curly’s Wife’s dream of being a movie star in Hollywood.

With his physical strength, he accidently killed repeatedly. His killings started with mice that he only had to barely squeeze their heads to kill them. After the mice, he accidently killed his puppy while they were playing by slapping the young dog’s head. While burying the puppy, Curley’s wife permits Lennie to touch her hair, but he messes up her hair. She starts screaming, because he will not let go, and Curley’s wife tries to get away from him. “ ‘Don’t you go yellin’,’ he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.” (88) Lennie’s need for George’s approval causes him to try to stop her screaming by holding on to her and covers her mouth with his hand. After some struggle, she dies after Lennie breaks her neck, but does so without meaning to, he just wanted her to stop screaming. He has the strength to accidently kill people. If he were weaker, he would not be able to hold on as tight, making it harder to accidently kill animals or people. Lennie’s massive amount of physical strength can be his greatest weakness and can cause problems resulting in the deaths of animals and people.

Lennie portrayed his helpfulness to George when he said, “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you” (Steinbeck 14). By being a close friend to George and always reminding him of their relationship, Lennie had helped George feel less lonely during their journey together. Lennie is also helpful when he had used his strength and caused Curley to look “in wonder at his crushed hand” when he injured it (Steinbeck 64). This is helpful to everyone, excluding Curley, on the ranch because he had instilled fear in Curley, which caused Curley to not want to fight anymore. Although Lennie can be shown as helpful from many perspectives, it is not certain that Lennie’s strength is always helpful, when Lennie had accidently “broken her (Curley’s wife’s) neck” he had created a dilemma for George which could later lead to many hurtful things (Steinbeck 91). Lennie had killed Curley’s wife, which had caused George to kill Lennie, making Lennie’s hurtful decision fatal. Additionally, Lennie harmed George when Lennie “jus’ wanted to feel her dress … and you hold onto it like a mouse.” (Steinbeck 11). By clinging onto the dress and not letting go, the girl misunderstood Lennie as him wanting to rape her; he had forced George to run out of Weed with Lennie, thus, causing George to not pay and having the need to relocate to another farm. In summary, Lennie is a very

From the first pages of the book, John Steinbeck describes Lennie as huge and tremendously strong. This theme of being stronger than one realizes is carried on all the way through to the end of the novel. Naturally, violence has to be implemented to support this theme.

“Curley was white and shrunken by now, and his struggling had become weak. He stood crying, his fist lost in Lennie's paw” (Steinbeck 3). Lennie, as said before, has a great amount of strength. However he doesn’t realize that he has so much physical power. The thing that holds him back is his mental state. “‘I forgot,’ Lennie said softly. ‘I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George’” (Steinbeck 1). Lennie’s mental state is less than ideal and is very much so like a giant child. Lennie doesn’t have the mental capacity to understand that he is so strong, which, in the end, is what leads him to have no

Lennie has great physical power. George and Lennie encounter Curley for the first time shortly after arriving on the farm. Curley immediately does not like Lennie. After Curley leaves, George warns the other farmers of Lennie’s power, saying, “Lennie ain’t handy, but this Curley punk is gonna get hurt is he messes around with Lennie” (Steinbeck 26). This is a warning to the other farmers that even though Curley seems like the most powerful person on the farm, Lennie will be able to best him. Throughout the story, Lennie uses his power on his dog, several mice, Curley, and Curley’s wife. Unlike the other characters in Of Mice and Men, Lennie is not trying to use his power. He is simply trying to follow orders from George so they can eventually live out their dreams. Lennie’s use of power has a very unfortunate ending in the story. Everyone that he uses his power on is either hurt or killed. This is not what he wants, as he never meant to harm anyone.

Lennie is a gentle person, but he doesn't know how to react the right way in tough decisions. Curley got into a fight with Lennie. Which was a big mistake. “The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big hand.” (Steinback 63). Curley’s hand was crushed and broken. Then there is the incident that happened in a town called Weed. “Well, he seen

Lennie is physically very strong. In the novella he is described as "A huge man" and "He can put up a four hundred pound bale" (Steinbeck). But for all the physical strength he has, Lennie falls short when it comes to mental strength. Therefore, his friend George

What is friendship to you? Friendship is always doing whats right for your friend even though it might hurt. In of Mice & Men there is alot examples of what true friendship is. the theme John Steinbeck was trying to play out in of Mice & Men is that true friends do whats right.

Steinbeck first shows how Lennie never has a say for himself, but is always told what to do. Steinbeck shows this during the fight scene between Lennie and Curley. Throughout this scene, Lennie can not make a move until George tells him to, even though George is not actually partaking in the fight. It is not until the point when Lennie is pinned up against the wall by Curley that George exclaims “‘Get ‘im Lennie!...I said get him” (63). Steinbeck is showing that Lennie is not allowed to have a say in society. He is getting beat up in this scene, but since he has a mental deficit it sets him back from fighting and making his own decisions. Steinbeck is representing how Lennie and the mentally disabled have no power in what happens to them.