Speaker or Character: ___________Narrator about George_____________________________ 1. Quotation from the Book: George is “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features …small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” (2) Response or Commentary: This detailed description of George really puts a clear image of him into the reader’s mind. George does not sound like the most physically intimidating guy. He seems alert and focused on what’s going in around him. Speaker or Character:____________Narrator about Lennie_____________________________ 2. Quotation from the Book: Lennie is “a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his …show more content…
Quotation from the Book: “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to the ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to…With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us…Someday we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and…a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens. And when it rains in the winter, we’ll just say the hell with goin’ to work, and we’ll build up a fire in the stove and set around it an’ listen to the rain comin’ down on the roof.” …show more content…
Quotation from the Book: “Guys like us got no fambly. They make a little stake an’then they blow it in. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ‘em—“ “But not us,: Lennie cried happily. “Tell about us now.”: “George was quiet for a moment. “But not us, “ he said.“Because I got you an’—“ “An’ I got you. We got each other, that’s what, that gives a hoot in hell about us.” Lennie cried in triumph.“We’ll have a cow, “ said George.“An’ we’ll have maybe a pig an’ chickens…an’ down the flat we’ll have a little piece alfalfa—“ “For the rabbits.” Lennie shouted “For the rabbits.” George repeated. “And I get to tend the rabbits.” “An’ you get to tend the rabbits. Lennie giggled with happiness. “An’ live on the fatta the lan’.” “Yes.”
George, the main character in the novel, uses expert power to help his friend Lennie. Expert power is someone who is using a high level of knowledge that others do not possess. In the novel, Lennie has a lack of intelligence. So because of that George uses his expert power to take care of Lennie and make the decisions for him. For example George once said, “Don’t ever speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room” (Steinbeck 29). In this quote George was talking about how Lennie should stay away from Curley, because he believes that Curley will stir up some trouble for Lennie. This quote showed how George used his expert power to protect Lennie, because it showed how he gave Lennie good advice by using his power. George helped Lennie stay out of trouble by using his prior knowledge and helping him make the decision.
John Steinbeck portrays Lennie's characterizations through indirect and direct characterizations. Indirect characterization is when the author will describe a person about how they are through context clues but not directly saying it. For example, "No whatta want? "Let's have different color rabbits George." (Steinbeck 16). That is indirect characterization for Lennie being childish because John Steinbeck does not come straight out and say that Lennie is childish, but readers can tell by the context that he is childish. Direct characterization is when the author comes right out to the readers and says the characters traits. For instance, "Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man..." (Steinbeck 2). This being direct characterization
Even though George sometimes says how much better his life would be without Lennie, he will always protect Lennie. George is devoted to watching out for Lennie. He is always telling Lennie not to talk because that will probably lead to trouble. If Lennie gets in trouble that will block the both of them from living their dream. So George is inspired to keep Lennie out of trouble.
Steinbeck’s character, Lennie, is large and strong, but his mind is weak and slow. His companion through the story, George, looks after Lennie and has plans for a good life for
An environment always affects a man and his destiny. In the book "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck greatly shows that. The relationship between man and his environment is reflected by three different, yet very similar types of conflicts. Those three conflicts are :- man vs. man, man vs. society and, man vs. self.
Lennie Small is one of the main characters in the book. He is mentally disabled and has the mind of a child. Lennie is a misunderstood character who has good intentions but doesn’t understand the impact of his actions. The only character Lennie has a close relationship to George, who sees him as a burden blocking the way to his American dream.
I shivered and looked at the gun, and then threw it away from myself, back up on the bank, near the pile of ashes. Eyes filled with dread, I sank to my knees and covered my face with my hands. The wind whipped back and forth but all I could do was stare at the person who once was my friend. Slim’s voice shouted. “George. Where you at George?”
Steinbeck introduces Lennie by physical description and it gives us an idea of how powerful he is compared to George. “a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders” (Steinbeck, Pg. 2) In this quote, the author is trying to make the reader
Steinbeck wrote about many different characters who are full of dreams which sadly none of their dreams came true. Everyone has a big dream that would like to accomplish one day but sometimes , when we get lonely our dreams don’t come true. Through these characters John Steinbeck shows the effects about true loneliness.
2. George is a small and thin man with sharp features (Steinbeck 2). He has a quick temper and a wit to match. His temper is shown early in the book on page 4 when he gets mad at Lennie for always forgetting what he’s told him. George plays the role as the caregiver in his relationship with Lennie. A conflict
Lennie Small is a stable, but physically strong man who is George’s partner and is his constant and trustworthy companion. He has a habit for soft things, considering the fact that he is a big person and that he enjoys little, soft items in which that some of these can lead to trouble for him.
The sound of the gavel arose in the courtroom. It was surrounded by windows with wooden frame beautiful land around can be seen through it.. Ranch hands of Tyler barn were sitting behind Candy, who was wearing a red shirt. Everyone was listening to the Chinese bearded Judge. "Murdering is a huge crime because you murder a human, according to Penal Code 189 you are fined for 1000 dollars." ordered the Judge.
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George, a character in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck was “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” (Steinbeck, Pg.2) George was Caucasian and it looked as if he had stepped out of an old movie containing drifters, better known as migrant workers. Although physically George was very small, he had complete control over his companion Lennie, the way a father controls a son.
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.