Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck about the life of two men named Lennie and George. In the novel, a main overarching theme is the brotherhood and friendship between George and Lennie, and how they will do anything to protect each other. To start at the beginning, Lennie and George find themselves running from their old town weed after Lennie scares a little girl, “They run us outta weed, he explodes triumphantly. Run us out, hell, said George disgustingly. We ran. They were looking for us but they didn’t catch us (7).” The reason why this quote is important to proving the theme is that George left his old life to protect his friend Lennie. Coming with him to care for him, saving him from his probable doom on his own, out of …show more content…
I can go away any time.” “No, look. I was just fooling myself, Lennie. Cause I want you to stay with me (13).” Even after what Lennie, while accidental, still did to ruin their old lives in weed. He still sticks by Lennie's side in the name of their friendship and brotherhood, understanding that Lennie on his own would not be able to care for himself. Based on the evidence presented, it shows that George is willing to protect his friend Lennie through hardship and at cost to himself because he truly cares for his friend and will stay with him till the end of the line. Later on, Lennie gets himself into more trouble, accidentally killing Curley’s wife, “Ain’t you gonna give me no more hell?” “No,” said George. “Well I can go away,” said Lennie. I’ll go right off in the hills and find a cave if you don’t want me.” “George shook himself again,” “No, he said (104).” Again Lenny has caused trouble, but even after all this time, even after the murder, and all the trouble caused by Lennie. He still sticks next to his friend Lennie, caring for him until the
“Lennie was in a panic. His face was contorted. She screamed then, and Lennie's other hand closed over her mouth and nose. "Please don't," he begged. "Oh! Please don't do that. George'll be mad." … "I don't want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus' like George says you will. Now don't you do that." And she
After Lennie has inadvertently murdered Curley’s wife, Curley’s lynch mob go out in search of Lennie. George’s decision is almost inevitable to spare Lennie’s life, rather than let Curley and his gang destroy the bit of life Lennie has.
Over the course of the novella, George’s attitude towards Lennie changes from impatience, controlling, to sympathy.
George says he wants Lennie to stay with him because george is trying to keep lennie from getting hurt or even killed. “Lennie never done it in meanness,” he said. “All the time he done bad things but he never done any of ‘em mean - (95). This quote shows George sticking up for lennie because lennie did something he wasn't supposed to. George is always looking out for lennie as if he were his little brother.
Para 2-5) This shows that Lennie does not want to hurt George anymore and is willing to live by himself to give George a better life. It proves that Lennie is a lovable, caring person.
Page 102: Lennie’s issues with abandonment make me sad as I can relate to him just a little. Instead of internalizing all of fears and the disappointment he is scared to receive for his actions, they being to haunt him. When George appears, he is really happy to see him because George makes him feels like he’s better than that, and takes the fear he has away and gives him the idea of a bright future, which is something a friend should
Of Mice and Men is a story written by John Steinbeck. The book is about two migrant workers named George and Lennie. George is mentally stronger than Lennie and Lennie has the mind of a child. John Steinbeck is successful when making Lennie sympathetic when showing that Lennie is loyal and caring because of his dialogue and actions.
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.
Lennie And George have a dream of one day earning enough "jack" to buy a house and a couple acres to live on. This dream is Harmful and helpful because they have something to look forward to but also a reminder if they fail. The idea of living of the land is a great idea for the two men because it is cheaper and easier to do. This idea is a very helpful reminder when they are working to do their best to hopefully succeed. When George tells the story Lennie chirps in often but always wants George to finish the story “why'n't you do it yourself?
In the novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck he encapsulated the essence that all of the characters have a dream for which they are working. Their dreams give them hope and a reason to live. However, there dreams can also be their demise when all hope is lost leaving them empty inside.
‘I guess way back in my head I did’ ” ( p. 94) George knew this day was coming. When he found out, he lost hope that Lennie wouldn't get in trouble. He knows that he will now be alone and the hope of having a friend is over.
In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck writes Lennie to stress the challenges of being in a minority, marginalization, and scapegoating that disabled men in the 1930s experienced. Lennie is mentally disabled and because of this, he faces these unjust challenges. An example of this is how Lennie cannot defend himself or see that the way George speaks to him is cruel, allowing George to use Lennie as a scapegoat. Lennie is constantly scapegoated, and this is clearly shown throughout the book, specifically in the beginning. At the beginning of the book, George and Lennie are by a pond planning what to do once they get to the ranch for their new jobs.
OF MICE AND MEN Subtitle Humans are born with needs, like a need for security, or a need for food or water. In the novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck expresses the basic needs of a human being no matter the old or young a person may be. The story follows two characters Lennie and George.
Disney is popular for the quote “If you can dream it you can do it.” The quote is to show that if you dream and strive for a goal for a long time, the dream is able to come to life. Disney’s quote somewhat shows through the dreams in the story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. The novella shows people with big dreams that they want to accomplish but don’t complete all the way. Curley’s wife wanted to escape her loneliness, Crooks wanted equality, and George and Lennie wanted a farm showing that all people had a dream that they almost accomplished.
Although taking care of Lennie is proven difficult, this task provides George with something to do. At one point, when Lennie threatens to run away, George responds by saying, “ ‘I want you to stay