Similarities Between George And Of Mice And Men

To George and Lennie, having a friend with them is really lucky, but their luckiness didn 't last very long. At the end of the book, George shot Lennie at the back of his head. That was one of George’s two choices: let Curley kill Lennie or kill Lennie by himself. Like a father, George thought it’s his responsibility to kill Lennie to payback the life of

This is the first mention we have of the American dream. Even from the introduction, it seems Lennie is more excited than George about the prospect. George’s easy dismissal of "them rabbits" makes it seem as though he thinks the whole thing is silly. This will get more difficult as we realize that George might be as excited about the dream as Lennie; it seems he is just more cautious about that excitement, given that he’s more knowledgeable than his companion.

John Steinbeck’s landmark novel Of Mice and Men is perhaps best known for its revolutionary telling of two characters that are very different, but have come to rely on each other to survive during the Great Depression. The two characters are men named George and Lenny. George is somewhat of an average fellow who has no real special skills or attributes. Lenny is large and abnormally strong, but unfortunately has the mind of a child. Lennie looks up to George as if he were a role model. This statement is best supported in the book; “Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly. He pushed himself back, drew up his knees, embraced them, looked over to George to see whether he had it just right. He pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George's hat was” (Steinbeck). Both characters help each other find work and save the money they earn to purchase a farm together. Their plans keep getting delayed due to Lenny’s habit of getting into serious trouble. George and Lenny are forced to flee the towns that Lenny has gotten in trouble in and continually move to other cities to find jobs. Of Mice and Men has been praised by readers everywhere and is hailed as a modern classic. Of Mice and Men’s success is usually said to be a result of the complex and emotional bond between the two main characters. Many readers forget about the supporting characters that help or hurt George and Lenny during their story. The minor characters in the story each have their own

George and Lennie were best friends. They were always together, and were always there for each other. Later in the book, we find out that they want to buy a farm together. George told Lennie he could help with the rabbits. As you see, they even had a future planned out. Some may say them being friends doesn’t matter, and it is better than a stranger killing

Picking up the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck holds a different feel then putting it down. Leaving the reader pondering the true theme of the story. A tale among two friends is the mindset most would assume before reading the book but digging deeper you start to realize the dark truth. The story starts with both Lenny who’s large and unaware of his own true strength and George who’s skinny and quick witted. The tale takes both characters and presents them with challenges. Lennie has a mild mental disability which often leads both of them into a lot of trouble. While George must take care of Lennie and always get him out of trouble. Two characters who travel together would be envisioned to be best pals but what awaits them is a rude awakening, George says “Lennie just come along with me out workin '. Got kinda used to each other after a little while” (Steinbeck 3.12).

George and Lennie were best friends for a long time—more like brothers. Lennie isn’t the brightest bulb in the box, so George couldn’t really get mad at him when he accidentally killed Curley’s wife, due to the soft feel of her hair—which he truly adored too much that he killed her by accident. “…’I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know’”(101). The two had planned a future together—a future in their own dream ranch. A ranch where no trouble they’d cross or cross them. Right before George put him out from the back of the head with the Luger, he made Lennie think of their future home—their ranch and the rabbits Lennie would tend. “’You…an’ me. Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em’”(101). This shows you how much George cares for Lennie, no matter how big the crime is. He’d always be there to help Lennie get right back up to his feet, make him forget all his worries, and move on like nothing happened. I hereby state that I strongly believe George was the right person to kill Lennie, therefore made the right decision to, rather than to let him suffer in the hands of Curley.

Lennie and George were always together especially after Lennie's aunt Clara died. George explained his relationship with Lennie by saying, "Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while” (Steinbeck 386). Lennie has always had someone to care for him. George took it upon himself to provide for Lennie after his aunt died. If something happens to George or they get separated Lennie wouldn’t know what to do. George killing Lennie was better off for the both of

As Audrey Hepburn said “True friends are families which you can select”. George chose to take care of Lennie and chose to help him out, know matter how stupid of a thing Lennie did. George did stick with Lennie through all the bad things he did and has helped him so much. Except, at the end of the book Lennie killed Curley's wife so George shot him in the back of the head. George was not justified in killing him because Lennie killed her by accident, Lennie could of just served jail time, and George could’ve hid Lennie at the barn they were going to buy.

George and Lennie were good friends, so why did George want to solve the Lennie's issue by killing him? Did George get rid of Lennie because he was suffering or he saw an opportunity to not have to deal with him anymore? In John Steinbeck’s novella of Mice and men readers were stunned by the ending. Some readers feel that George deserves some type of punishment for killing Lennie while others feel the complete opposite. However some people don't understand that George committed one of the worst kinds of killing, he technically committed assisted suicide, and that shows that killing is never justified, there is no need big enough to kill someone even if they are in pain and suffering.

The book “of mice and men”(written by john steinbeck) is a well written book created to show what life was like back when this book was written. It is created very well but it still has its downsides, for example, he talks a lot about George and lennie but doesn't give enough examples for the other characters.

Evidentially, George does not believe the dream will ever become reality as he rhythmically reels off the words to Lennie as a matter of habit rather than optimism. That said, it is clear that although George does not believe the dream will come true he is thankful to have Lennie by his side ‘somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us’ which perhaps implies that although Steinbeck presents the pair as victims, he also presents them as lucky in the fact that they have each other and care for each other enough to build a firm relationship. To Lennie the dream is all about the rabbits he intends to keep and pet, rather than an engine of hope which drives George to continue the struggle. Lennie excites in the idea that one day he will own a rabbit hutch ‘An’ have rabbits’ because he is unable to see further than his own desires, however George dreams of simplicities such as ‘how thick the cream is on the milk’ implying that all he would like is a stable home. Regardless of their differences in the importance of aspects included in the dream, their dream bonds them together in a shared goal which is to get a ‘stake’ so they can buy ‘a little house and a couple of acres.’ Many migrant workers shared in dreaming of a better future but had nobody to share it with as everyman was for himself, making George and Lennie’s relationship a rare occurrence.

John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men is an extraordinary novel with unique characteristics. The novel is about an uncommon friendship between two extremely different individuals who are living and working together. This story belong to the genres tragic realistic fiction, historical fiction and drama. The linking between the novel and The Great Depression emphasizes throughout the story, which makes the novel very realistic and down to earth. The author touches on several themes such as: the unreachable American dream, the economic injustices, loneliness, friendship and people’s propensity for cruelty. In this book review, we will get into a deeper understanding of what the actual story means.

Over time, John Steinbeck's classic novella, Of Mice and Men, has faced challenges because of its provocative content. Because of the prominent backlash, it has been deemed by inappropriate for schools’ English curriculums. Although some of the material in Of Mice and Men is argued to be inappropriate for students, the book relays important messages that should be discussed in schools today. John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men should not be censored in schools because of its important themes, historical content, and thought provoking issues. Published in 1937, Of Mice and Men is a story of two friends, Lennie and George, who travel together in search of work during The Great Depression.

Of Mice of Men, the 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck is one of the most famous and controversial works of American literature. The book tells the sad story of George and Lennie, two displaced migrant ranch workers with a dream of a future who move around California in search of work during the Great Depression. Although it is taught in many schools across the US, it has been a frequently targeted book as it makes American Library Association’s list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century. This vulgarity and racist language is often thought to just be included to better develop the character, however, after analyzing the time period and Steinbeck's life and beliefs, it is possible to see that the text was based off

The american dream is Lennie and George having their own house, and living off the fatta the land. They don't want to have to keep running every time Lennie gets in trouble, or worry about having to travel to a new farm to work. “O.K. Someday-- we’re gonna get the Jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and a cow and some pigs and --- (Steinbeck 14)”. With having their own house they can have a friend stay the night