In chapter one in Of Mice and Men there is a lot that goes on. “Damn hot day” (4) which represent that it must be in the summer time and it is a hot afternoon near Soledad, California, sometime during the 1930s. Nearly everyone is poor and scrambling around desperately for work, food, and money. We meet Lennie and George, which are two guys who are bacisally the poorest and scrambling for new work. George is small and smart, “You never oughta drink water when it ain’t running” (3). This quote means that Goerge think through things further and is smarterthan Lennie. Lennie is huge and mentally slow, “You’d drink out of the gutter if you was thirsty” (3). The meaning of this is saying that when he is thirsty he will not think and just do. We can …show more content…
Lennie acts like a kid, and George acts like a parent. Make that a parent who swears a lot. George reminds Lennie about where they are going and why. George also reminds Lennie why they lost their last job. Something about a girl with a soft, red dress that Lennie liked to pet. This "petting" thing is a major issue for Lennie. Lennie likes to pet things a little too hard and a little too long. Which is an activity that keeps resulting in dead rabbits and mice. Lennie and George have an argument over a mouse that Lennie has petted a little too hard and long. Lennie wants to keep the dead mouse in his pocket, but George throws it away. Then they argue about other stuff: Lennie wants ketchup with his supper of beans, but George says there is not any. Lennie threatens to go live by himself in a cave and then George says what a great life he could have if Lennie did go off and live in a cave. Aw, and now Lennie's feelings are hurt. George makes it up to Lennie by telling him his favorite story, the one where they have their own ranch and Lennie gets to take care of rabbits. As long and as hard as he wants. Actually that sounds kind of bad for the
The author of this review focuses on the life of Lennie. She sympathizes with the hard times Lennie had to go through as a character. The author describes Lennie to the readers as an innocent, childlike character who is misunderstand by the people surrounding him. She describes Lennie 's love for soft things and his wanting of George 's approval. The author gives the review from Lennie 's point of view and describes George as a rolemodel to Lennie. She
Lennie has his mind set on one thing. That is getting out of the barn and getting his own piece of land with George. This dream motivates Lennie to always listen and follow what George says. There he can finally tend the rabbits he has always wanted. Lennie loves petting things such as small animals and dresses which usually leads him to trouble.
Up north, they had recently been run out of a town called Weed on account of Lennie. First of all, Lennie is not very smart, and becomes frightened and confused easily. Also, he enjoys petting animals and feelingthings that grab his attention. One night in Weed, Lennie and George had gone to a pool hall. Lennie saw a girl wearing a bright red dress. He grabbed on to the sleeve of her
appeals, as well as creating a deep connection between the characters and the reader. Steinbeck
In the book of mice and men George and Lennie are good friends. They want to get a farm and get rabbits and live off the fat of the land. George and Lennie show the true meaning of friendship.
Throughout the book, “Of Mice and Men”,George and Lennie have faced many difficulties and problems. But they never quite gave up on each other. In the book, “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck stated many things to prove the main idea. Throughout the book, John Steinbeck shows the difficulties that George and Lennie have to deal with. He states on how they are different, their problems and what keeps their relationship stable. Friendships may be difficult and put you out from the rest, but it has it’s values.
First off George Milton, in his appearance he is small, and smart. George has to be the leader always; he has to be a step ahead just in case something goes wrong. He is the provider, because without George, Lennie would not survive. George knows that, which puts a tremendous amount of pressure and stress on George which he talks about how life would be without Lennie. Without Lennie, George would be lonely and in a way Lennie motivates George. They both have the dream to get enough money, and having their on farm. The dream motivates George that, maybe one day that will eventually come true, but in the mean time George has to keep Lennie safe.
What is the relationship between Lennie and George? They have know each other for many years, Lennie’s aunt died so George said that he would take care of Lennie for her. They have traveled together ever since and the last time they were on a ranch Lennie saw a pretty girl and said her dress was soft so he held it and she said stop and then the girl started screaming and they came a looking for them and they had to run. In other words their relationship is complicated.
The tragedy in this ultimate display of brotherly love is that it comes too little too late. Instead of seeing the good he has in front of him all along, George doesn’t realize until the situation is out of his control just how lucky he was to have Lennie in his company. All he can really see in the future is his big dream of their own house with lots of farm land and animals to look after, living “off the fatta the lan’” with no worries or cares. This goal almost seems attainable when Candy mentions all the money he has saved up and George becomes blind-sided by the possibility of his dream coming true so much sooner than he had imagined. In this, he loses sight of what is really important to him, which is Lennie. He forgets how Lennie is and let’s go just long enough for Lennie to get himself into trouble for the very last time. This time, Lennie has actually killed a woman and done something George can’t fix for him and every hope he’s ever had goes out the window with the loss of his best friend
The sound rang in your ears, his limp body fell to the ground, and your hand shook with the weight of your gun, and the blood of the person you just killed; your best friend. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George’s best friend is lying dead in front him, Lennie, who like George is just a character but is mentally disabled. And although Lennie may have killed Curley’s wife and is now in danger, George murdering Lennie doesn’t solve any issues. George was not justified in killing Lennie because they could’ve run away like they did in Weed, George betrayed Lennie’s trust, and by killing Lennie George shows he is a hypocrite to his own rules.
Lennie cannot survive without food on his own. “I will just live on my own if you want me to.” Lennie said this because the thinks that George doesn’t like him, and wants to get rid of him. George doesn’t want to get rid of Lennie, Lennie just makes George mad.
George takes care of Lennie, and in return, Lennie keeps George company. Lennie also helps George
George: George thought that he and Lennie would someday own a farm together but because of the continuous trouble Lennie kept causing their plan did not work out.
The friendship between Lennie and George went beyond what was unambiguous, they shared a common dream, and they never stopped trying to acheive their dream. They dream of a peice of land of their own. Independence. A couple of acres, a cow, some pigs, and rabbits that Lennie dreams of tending to. Their dream will later be shattered by fate.
In the novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the relationship between Lennie Small and George Milton is complex. Lennie and George are two companions who look for work and brave the hardships of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression together. Although Lennie and George are both grown men, their relationship resembles more of a child and a single parent, or a boy and his dog. Lennie is portrayed as animalistic and childish through his behavior and Steinbeck’s comparisons. This reveals the crucial power dynamic in George and Lennie’s relationship.