Similarities Between John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Slim insults Lennie in front of George. He replies, “‘He ain’t no cuckoo’, said George. ‘He’s dumb as hell, but he ain’t crazy. I ain’t so bright neither, or I would be buckin’ barley for my fifty and found’” (39). George feels the need to defend and protect Lennie, even when Lennie is not around. George wants to persuade people into thinking that Lennie is a normal farm worker. George finds a way to convince people Lennie is normal, by comparing his own work on the farm to Lennie’s work. In later chapters, Curley picks a fight with Lennie. George encourages Lennie to fight Curley. After the fight, Lennie is worried about if he will be fired and what George thinks. Lennie looks for comfort in George, he replies, “You don’t need to be scairt no more. You done jus’ what I tol’ you to” (65). George pressures Lennie to fight Curley. At the beginning of the fight, Lennie does not want to hurt Curly. Lennie looks up to George for guidance and protection. This trait of Lennie’s allows George to make all of Lennie's decisions. This event is the turning point in George’s feelings towards

George is small and very sharp, an opposite to Lennie his traveling friend. George's personality shows anger and understanding. Of the two of them, he is the one who thinks things through and figures out how their goals can be reached. Once Candy makes it possible for them to have a ranch, George finds where they will get the ranch, how long they need to work to pay for it, and how they will have to keep it to themselves in order for it to work for the next month.

1. There can be many different opinions on whether George made the right choice or not. We can infer that is George didn’t kill Lennie than Curley would have, and that certainly makes you think about this situation more. Near the ending of the book when they are down by the river you can really sense the despair in George’s voice. When george says “No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain't now. That’s a thing I want you to know” (Steinbeck-117). To me George is trying to tell Lennie how much he cares for him even though he has been a hassle. He wants Lennie to know that he is not mad at him.

Carlson had three main reason to shoot Candy’s dog it stunk, it was old, and was in pain according to him. The dog stunk up the bunkhouse so the guys couldn't sleep at night. The dog could barely walk and looked terrible and filled with pain. So Carlson said “i'll take him out back and shoot him, won't even feel a thing”. At first candy was not going to let him shoot him but realized it was for the better.

The rabbit was telling the truth he should of just listen to him. but George was trying to put him to rest because he was struggling in life.If he would not killed him they would killed him and Lennie. The rabbit was telling him the true. But if Lennie was still alive the cops would been looking for them because they are not supposed to be there. Lennie trust George because in the past they been together that the only friend that Lennie had. George has always told Lennie if he was in trouble to hide be hind a bush.Also in chapter 1 there was a snake trying to kill a rabbit but now on chapter 6 the rabbit was trying to kill the snake because he wanted to get revenge. When George tells Lenni “Gonna do it soon ...Ever’body gonna be nice to you.

In chapter five slim tells George what they both know about what Lennie’s fate will be when he is caught.  “‘If we could keep Curley in, we might.  But Curley’s gonna want to shoot ‘im. Curley’s still mad about his hand.  An’ s’pose they lock him up an strap him down and put him in a cage that ain’t no good George,’ Slim said(Steinbeck 97).” In this quote is the reality of the situation at hand being stated, that  George didn’t want to be true.  That he was hoping couldn’t be as bad as he thought it to be.  George is conflicted what to do he just wants what is best for Lennie, so he does what he deems best and kills Lennie

George is Lennie’s best friend and his only friend. He looks out for Lennie and takes care of him. George is a much smaller guy than Lennie but is like Lennie’s older brother. He does all the thinking for Lennie; he feeds Lennie, and does what’s best for Lennie. Unlike Lennie, George is all there in the head that is why George watches over Lennie and protects him. George does what’s best for Lennie.

Throughout the history of the world, people with mental disabilities have been wrongly punished for their behavior. Unfortunately, this continues even today. Lennie Small in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men along with Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote from The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha are both examples of this unjust treatment. Don Quixote sees himself as a gallant knight in a world where knight-errantry has become extinct. On the other hand, Lennie is a child in an adult’s world. Due to not seeing the world as it is “supposed” to be, both are punished by the people for their misguided actions.

Of Mice and Men was a book written by John Steinbeck that portrayed the life of two men that found work at a ranch. The two men were George Milton and Lenny Small; they have an undying friendship towards one another but that friendship is ended by a quick negative act of generosity by the other.

The chapter begins when agents of the large company arrive, telling the residents that they must leave their own land. Since sharecropping isn’t working, the bank has bought the land to farm. The men representing the company are mean, nice, or cold, but none take responsibility for their actions. It is not their fault, as the bank is responsible, but the bank is simply an organization. Despite the pleas of negotiations for less crops, the representatives don’t bite and insist they must leave the land. The tenants argue that the land belongs to them because their families have been on it for generations, but the bank men reply with negative and trite statements.

Despite arguments from advocates of the book, the film in fact offers an even more vivid establishment of mood through its splendid acting. The many talented actors in the film powerfully communicates the lonesome mood of the story. Their striking performances bring Steinbeck’s already exceptionally built atmosphere onto an entirely new, lifelike level. Mere use of words on paper is difficult to convey mood in such an eloquent and rich fashion. A major example of this is the outstanding performance of Gary Sinise, as George, towards the end of the film. In this tragic scene, George finds Lennie on their previously decided meeting place in the face of trouble. As the big man questions whether George is going to “give him hell”, the smaller guy’s

Of Mice and Men affected society with the story it conveys. It is written with language and content presenting its time. The story takes place in the 1930’s around the time of the Great Depression. George and Lennie are like any other average American at the time. Their push was to keep looking for ways to have a subtle life like another other desired at the time. Although finding jobs and places to stay was hard enough, Lennie tended to make them have to look for a new job constantly. Lennie was like any other person, he was just a little slower and softer than most.

John Steinbeck’s books The Pearl and Of Mice and Men have some similarities as well as differences. There is more correspondence between these two books if you sit down and think about it. They are not completely the same, they have their own twist to it. These books show the violence in ways we do not have to resort to.

In the prominent film Of Mice and Men, the director uses it to convey the even better piece of literature. Most of this motion picture is exactly how the book had been written. There are also some minor differences between the two, such as the type of film, the way the characters are portrayed, and a few others.

George is refreshed to find someone like Slim to provide him with guidance because of Slim’s trustworthy persona. It is noted that George describes Slim’s tone as friendly and invites confidence without demanding it, making it easier for George to open up to Slim about his relationship with Lennie. * Slim’s kindness towards Lennie allows for greater trust to form between George and Slim. Towards the end of the book George makes a big decision to end Lennie’s life. George looks towards Slim for comfort in his decision.