Shiloh Analysis

But Lennie, perfecting his craft one incident at a time, messes everything up. Lennie’s biggest fear was not being able to tend the rabbits when they get their own land, and he loved those rabbits. Lennie grieving over killing his puppy starts conversing with Curley’s wife, a decision he should have never made. Lennie got caught in an unbelievable predicament with Curley’s wife, he was holding her mouth shut while pulling her hair, getting angry at her tell her to shut up, because he does not want to get in trouble. Because, if he did he would not be able to tend the rabbits. As she continued to scream, louder and louder as seconds went by, Lennie with his harmless intentions did not know what to do, so he shook her to get her to shut up but unintentionally broke her neck (Steinbeck, 91). Lennie knowing what to do if he ever did something bad, escapes to the hideout that only him and George know about. Eventually, everybody finds out about Curley’s wife when Candy found her dead body in the barn. At this moment, George knew he had two decisions that would change his life forever. He would either side with his new friends and find Lennie, or escape with Lennie and find another place to work. George makes the right decision and sides with his friends, but he knew they wanted Lennie dead, so he decided to do it himself. George met up with Lennie at their hideout and told him to look the other way and envision everything good about the farm, not wanting to harm Lennie he made sure he was as happy as he could be at that very moment. As George started to describe the farm to him, he put the gun to the back of his neck and pulled the

For instance, George told Lennie if anything ever happens to meet him at the brush by the river. This shows George’s nurturing instincts toward Lennie. Although the act alone was tough, when someone loves someone so much they often do things to protect them even though it hurts. Critics say that if George loves Lennie as much as he said, he could have avoided killing him. His love for Lennie is evident after he witnesses Candy’s reaction to his dog’s death and Candy’s words “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog”(Steinbeck 61). George takes it upon himself to make sure Lennie dies with happy thoughts. He makes sure Lennie leaves the earth with happy thoughts by telling him about their dream house with animals and farmland. “An we’ll have maybe a pig an’ chickens… an’ down the flat we’ll have a … little piece alfalfa” (Steinbeck 105). People think that George and Lennie could have escaped from the men on the ranch but, even if they did, deep down George knows the American of which they had dreamt would never come true. George knows in his heart he could not let the men on the ranch kill Lennie. He knows this based on Candy’s experience with his dog. George wants to make sure Lennie does not die alone and in

However, it wasn't enough for Oates to simply convey the nihilistic tendencies of her character but to provide enough context to make the character believable. To provide the path Judd must have taken to end up at the philosophical quandary he is now. This was done through an allusion to the times Judd worked with his father and brother on the family roofing business. It is here where Judd was first exposed to his fathers logic that, since the truck is going to get dirty anyway, they might as well buy a truck mud-colored in the first place. And the audience is then able to envision how this early piece of logic from a boys father, in combination with Judd's intelligence and reflective nature, would compound into his discovery and sequential struggle with nihilism. Not only that, but Oates also incorporates pieces of additional information throughout the piece which achieve this same effect. Such as revealing that Judd's older brother, Mike, had the nickname 'the Mule' which is then contrasted with the information that Judd was "the runt of the litter" to provide a motivation/cause for Judd to develop his intelligence and maturity as he lacked the physical dominance that his family members possessed over

In this work of literature, George Milton 's faced with a situation of what is right and wrong and which inner sense to listen to. George 's long time friend and mentally handicapped friend Lennie Smalls has just killed Curley 's wife, inside of a barnyard accidentally. Lennie attempts to run away from the whole situation, but George knows exactly where he will be, and that is at the exact spot he told him to go to if there was trouble. As George arrives at the river Lennie was instructed to go to, George realizes he has a great problem, should he kill his long time best friend and save him from the swarming angry mob of ranchers, or turn him in and let them have there way. As George 's inner senses battle, he realizes what he must do and that is to put Lennie out of his misery and self entrapment and set him free once and for all. George makes Lennies death quick and painless as any good friend would, but he can not seem to shake the sense of guilt and anguish he is experiencing. As George lovingly kills Lennie he portrays his bravery and sense of what is right and wrong all by listening to what his inner senses and consciousness led him towards. John Steinbecks use of literary terms enhances the sense of bravery and drama that this scene of a friend killing another brings. The mood that John Steinbeck sets for George 's attitude towards Lennie is

Lennie shows up in his room uninvited and Crooks frightens him into thinking George isn 't coming back. He continues until Lennie threatens to hurt him. Crooks is intrigued by Lennie 's plan to own a farm until Curley 's wife enters and breaks his spirit by saying disgusting comments that the black man right back into his "place" as inferior to a white woman. Crooks refuses to say the woman is wrong. Instead, he accepts the fact that he lives with ever-present racial discrimination. He deny what the other men, by saying he had "forgotten himself" because they’d treated him so well. It seems Crooks defines his own notion of himself not based on what he believes he’s worth, but on knowing that no matter how he feels, others around him will always value him as less.

This unequal relationship between the characters can result in the wrong use of pride and greed, which ultimately leads to ruins of Lennie and Doodle. Since Lennie is mentally unfit, he depends on his caretaker, George, for everything and trusts all the decisions that George may take, even if it were against Lennie’s mental or physical will. Doodle is also put under the responsibility of Brother and sees Brother as someone he trusts and follows. Both Lennie and Doodle are able to sacrifice everything to give back to their companions, but the caretakers still do not treat them as equals. The caretakers view Lennie and Doodle as “a burden” that would have to “cling to [them] forever”(Hurst 3). The companionship between Lennie and Doodle and their caretakers help them set dreams and expectations for each other, which eventually starts the unequal relationship. In the companionship between Doodle and Brother, Hurst demonstrates the sense of an unequal relationship and explains the viewpoint of the two characters. Brother sees Doodle as a burden and expects the two to stay together forever, and everything would be his responsibility. Due to Brother’s expectations for Doodle, Brother forces Doodle to leave his normal comfort to fix his public image. Brother demonstrates his power of being older and physically more active

Earlier in the book, Candy had to face the same thing. Candy’s dog had to be put down, and Candy says, “ I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog,” (Steinbeck, 61). George faces the same thoughts, he’s been with Lennie for too long

In the novel, when George involuntarily kills Lennie, Slim was the only person on the ranch who could understand his actions when the other ranch workers are not able to speculate that something is wrong, he says, “you hadda, George, I swear you hadda” (107). Slim’s characteristics and qualities of a true friend is evident in his ability to interpret the thought process of George explains that he cares and understand the reasons why George decides to take Lennie’s life. The symbolism of friends relates to one of the important themes of the novel, which is the importance of friendship. Although an unlikely pair, George and Lennie are great friends, with George overlooking Lennie, but shockingly kills him in the hunt for revenge with Curly. George is devastated about Lennie’s death, but Slim comforts him by saying “a guy got to sometimes” (107). As a result of the friendship, George was able to assure himself that his decisions are appropriate due to the confirmations of Slim. Slim’s actions relates to the importance of friendship, as he was able to understand George’s intentions to let Lennie have a painless death, and agrees that George’s actions were done in the best interest of

For example, George was influenced by Candy when Candy said that he should have shot his dog himself. Candy states, “I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog” (Page 61, Paragraph 10). This quote suggests that Candy thinks that he is guilty for not shooting the dog himself and letting a stranger shoot it. George would be influenced by this and would feel the same way, leading him to shoot Lennie himself. A second example is when George shot Lennie when he heard the voices coming closer and realized that the other men would appear anytime now. “The voices came close now. George raised the gun and listened to the voices” (Page 106, Paragraph 11). This suspenseful scene suggests that George is waiting to the last moment before he shoots his best friend. George finally shoots Lennie just before the men enter the clearing, not wanting the other men to shoot Lennie instead and make him feel that that he is guilty for Lennie’s death. Finally, a third example is when George told Curley not to shoot Lennie. George stated, “I’ll come. But listen, Curley. The poor bastard’s nuts. Don’t shoot ’im. He didn’t know what he was doin’” (Page 98, Paragraph 1). This quote shows that George does not want to feel guilty for not shooting Lennie himself. By euthanizing Lennie, George shows that he is committing the act himself to save him from guilt and proves that sometimes, the right choice may not seem like the best

More because George said he couldn’t tend the rabbits if he got into an kind of trouble.

Brad was not always the easiest person to try and understand. “Without question he was a player. I would go a step further. I thought he was pretty good at, at kind of catering to her, and playing her in some respects” (P. 306 T). He didn’t mind having extra time to himself.

This also shows how greatly he also wanted his dream, and he would be able to be with them on that ranch for the rest of his life. Candy was very serious about buying the ranch that he said to George “ I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, cause’ I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing. ”(SteinBeck 219)Candy had been so devoted to helping Lennie and George achieve their dream, he was willing to completely give them his money, even if we hadn’t been part of it. Candy would have used the money to help buy them the ranch anyways, but they also had to protect their plans. Candy was willing to invest his life's savings, along with the rest of his life, which was all he had, into their dream ranch, which affected the choices he made and how he interacted with

Further to this, Carlson explaining it’s “that dog ain’t no good to himself" foreshadows the latter events when George is hit with the climax of circumstances, George, remembers the words ‘George, I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog’ which reoccurs to him as a parental figurehead that he should shoot Lennie himself before the brutality of the ranch workers would kill Lennie. Also, Soledad which means Solitude in Spanish accompanies the major theme of loneliness in the society as it is based around the lives of migrant itinerant workers; “Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.” This is also a metaphor for the other large proportion of marginalised labouring men looking for work to sustain a living.

Many have underwent the appalling experience of dealing with intruding siblings, ignorant parents, and loud sleeping-over cousins from Ohio. All of these people, however, are people that must be dealt with. Who in their right mind would bide with a character that would drive them nuts even though they know it is the best possible situation for that someone? That out-of-their-right-minded individual would be George Milton in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. George Milton and Lennie Smalls are two friends and nomads trying to make their ultimate dream of owning their own land and being their own bosses come true. There is a bit of a problem in this goal, however. Lennie is learning disabled, causing it to be essential for George to keep a nonstop eye on him. Some believe George is unnecessarily harsh towards Lennie in means of words and actions, and that the tragic ending of George shooting Lennie in the back of the head to evade a more violent death could have been avoided. Later on, George justifies his “harsh” actions by doing his best and giving Lennie the best life and death

The exchanges between the two of them fostered the most defensive reactions from both parties. The main reason for the tension between the two of them was due to the fact that they both suffer from ethnocentrism and were very set on both of their individual perspectives. From the moment the two of them met, they began to butt heads. For example, although Larry is married, he saw nothing wrong with checking out other women and when he could not get Bob to join in on the banter. Unlike Larry, Bob believed that no good can come out of looking at other women and even went far enough to say that lust is just as bad as adultery. The two of them represented the battle between religion and secularism in the modern world. Although Larry was not religious, he still had morals and was still considerate of others, especially those that were close to him.