Similarities Between John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

When Lennie says ?I ain?t got nothin? George?, we see that due to his mental limitation, he is unable to fool George and therefore is later exposed at having killed the rodent. On the other hand, George is portrayed as clever, mostly because he knows what he is doing. In response to Lennie?s point, he quickly says to ?hand over the mouse?. This short, sharp sentence is used to show the fact that George means business, and is determined not to change the subject. Overall, we see that Lennie is slow to thought, whilst George thinks quickly and avoids falling ?into the trap?. This suggests that he is a man with few weaknesses.

George is one of people in the ranch that had big goals to achieve, but he couldn’t accomplish any of them because of Lennie. George taking care of Lennie affects his dreams in a big way because every time George gets closer to his dreams Lennie completely ruins it. In the story it states George saying “ dumb bastard likes to touch everything he likes”(steinbeck 41). This is very important because this shows how childish lennie acts. The most important thing to him was to have dreams to have a farm and his own place with Lennie. This quote “ we got a future “ (Pg . 14) shows that he had a dream worth living for. Another way George had gotten his dreams taken away was when Lennie killed their boss’s wife. I know that George was a very lonely person because in the story he talks about guys like him in the ranch . “ guys like us , that work on a ranch are the loneliest guys in the world” (Pg . 13). This is very important because it shows his feelings towards being lonely.

Unlike Crooks, Lennie and George share a bond and a life filled with optimism which Crooks is never able to hold with anyone else. George’s only chance to live differently than the other men is to have a relationship with Lennie which will set him apart from others. George and Lennie, though opposites in their physical description care very much about each other which comes off as a surprise for the ranchers they work with. It merely appears to be a surprise because Lennie, a retarded man, and George, a smart man, look after each other. Even Slim is perplexed that “one guy would take so much trouble for another guy” and believes Lennie is crazy. George, a devoted friend stands up for Lennie and protests against Slim’s beliefs to inform him that “[Lennie] is not cuckoo, he’s dumb as hell, but he ain’t crazy.” George stands up for Lennie when anybody says anything bad about him. George has always been the first to make sure that Lennie is not subjected to pain. George also gives Lennie advice and helps him when terrifying forces such as Curley scare

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.

Without Lennie, George would be a loner. Even though George gets frustrated by Lennie 's mental weakness, he also feels compassion for his friend. Lennie offers George the opportunity to lay plans, give advice, and, in general, be in charge. Without Lennie, George would be just like the other hands, but with Lennie, George has a strong sense of responsibility. In the end, he even takes responsibility for Lennie 's death. George also understands that Lennie does not have an adult 's sense of guilt and does not understand death or murder beyond it being a "bad thing." George makes it possible for Lennie — sometimes — to understand at least partial consequences of his actions. Unfortunately, George does not realize how dangerous Lennie can be, and this lack of foresight adds to the downfall of their dream.

The similarities between different characters is immense. Lennie and Candy’s dog were not useful for their caretakers and potentially impacted them in a negative way. The dog was old, blind, could barely walk, and was suffering. Candy was keeping him alive is not considerate toward the life of the dog. He kept him alive for his own personal preference.

To begin, Lennie and George dream about owning land together. Lennie wants to hear the story about how George and he will one day be worry free and have land together. In the words of Steinbeck, “‘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-’” (14).

In 1920 women got the right to vote. In 1948 President Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to be elected to congress. Women’s rights have come a long way, nowadays women are CEO’sCeo’s of companies and doing great things. Although it wasn’t always like this, in Of Mice and Men, and in Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman speech women weren’t treated right. Men thought that women weren’t as strong as them, and couldn’t do a man’s job.

This comment by George says how useful Lennie is to George and the other ranches he’s worked on despite having problems. George knows that if he

The wind whistles past George’s hat as he walks up the dirt path side by side with Slim, his new found and probably only friend in the world after the previous events. Lennie lay peaceful in the clearing, relieved of any ill thoughts or wrong doings but he was dead. Lennie was dead as a doornail and George was the one who hammered him into this peaceful silence. There was so much sadness filled within George he couldn’t realize the freedom that he would now have without Lennie to look after, all George was able to think of was how alone in this world he would be now. His dreams had all involved Lennie and without Lennie there was no real dream to hold onto. As the world seemed to fall down upon George’s shoulders, Slim’s face seemed to sink as deep as George’s heart. Slim’s eyes were glossed over, how had it come to this? How had things gotten so bad? Slim knew by the way George was dragging his feet that he blamed himself for what Lennie had done and now he’d have to live with what he had done to Lennie. George and Lennie were like brothers, they had always had

One of the many characters with impairments in the book is Lennie. One of Lennie’s impairments is that he is mentally disabled. Lennie does not understand many of the things that happen on the ranch, therefore George is there to look out for him. Another example of when this

We would all put our close ones out of pain or trouble if we had a chance. In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two men are employed on a small working ranch in northern California, sometime during the 1930s, during the great depression. They attempt to raise enough money to get by and to reach their dreams. But Lennie, one of the two men, made a huge mistake. He killed the boss’s son’s wife. Now George, the other man, has to make a choice. He chooses to kill his friend Lennie. But in this dilemma George made the right choice.

I have encountered someone who was considered mentally slow like Lennie. I had worked with her all through summer because I was her camp counsellor. At first, I was hesitant about what to expect because, I have never experienced being with someone who was consider mentally slow. I was very scared because they told me all these rules, and I though “oh my gosh I don’t want to mess this up”. When I first met her, I realized right away that she was the sweetest person I ever met. I treated her like all the other kids. She always wanted to be with me. On parents’ night, her mom told me that she always talked about me, and how I’m her favourite counsellor. My hearted melted from that statement.

He would yell at Lennie and tell him if he didnt have him he could go and do as he pleased. When in reality George did not want these things. He was greatful to have a friend in Lennie, so he would not have to be alone. With Lennie's simple mind, he could not comprehend what George was talking about most of the time. He believed that George got upset over simple things such as ketchup. He too was very thankful to have George to go along with. Although he did not understand the complexity of things sometimes, he knew that he had a true friend who he trusted wouldnt leave him.

“Maybe he ain’t bright, but I never seen such a worker”. As for George, he is wise and warns Lennie of future problems such as Curley’s wife, “well, you keep away from her, ‘cause she’s a rat trap if i ever seen one he tells Lennie this because he predicts something bad is going to happen if he keeps giving attention to her. Everybody on the ranch has very different and unique personalities and Characteristics , but George and Lennie stand out from the crowd. George and Lennie both have the same dream of