The Story Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the book of Mice and Men George and Lennie are good friends but towards the end things change, “ He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and the settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering” (Steinbeck 106). George was the one responsible for Lennie so he should’ve been the one to shoot him instead of curley or carlson making him suffer. Earlier in the book the curley said, “I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself” (Steinbeck 98). This shows it would've been less painful and quicker on Lennie the way George did

Secondly, George had to kill Lennie, for he wanted to help Lennie to make his life better. Since Lennie had a mental disorder, he had to avoid talking to people or he would be judged and thought of as crazy because that is how people back in The Great Depression. On page 101 George says, “You… an’ me. Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be more trouble.” This means that George didn’t want Lennie to be made fun of or thought of as crazy. Therefore, George killed Lennie so he won't have to struggle through life

I also felt really sad for George when he had to shoot Lennie, but he did it all out of love. George really cared for Lennie and he proved that he did. Lennie didn't know how to handle certain situations, he was clueless and depended on George, when Curly attacked him he `looked helplessly at George` and cried “Make `um let me alone, George.” Lennie killed Curley's wife and would have to face serious consequences. He knew that Lennie wasn't a mean or bad guy, he was just like a child and lennie was kind of like his father. He didn't want Lennie to suffer, so he shot Lennie quick and painlessly, right in the back of the neck. He made sure Lennie was thinking about their little house and the rabbits that he always talked about.

George kills Lennie because he poses a threat to society since he does not know his own strengths. In Weed, Lennie harassed a girl, but George was there to stop him before he could cause any serious harm. However, at the ranch, George was not there to stop Lennie when he grabs onto Curley’s wife’s hair and does not let

While Lennie never hurt anybody on purpose George was very justified in killing him. This is due to the trouble that Lennie has caused. As well as what will happen to him if George doesn't. Over the course of the book the characters often talk about one of the things Lennie has done in the past. They also witness the trouble Lennie causes and the things he does on the ranch. Near the end of the book this all catches up to George and Lennie. Meaning Lennie winds up in deep trouble that George can’t get him out of this time.

It may seem that George’s decision is correct. But, that is not the case because with George’s strength he could have protected Lennie. When the other characters arrived he had already killed him. With the time span given, they could’ve escaped unscathed. This would prove that George’s choice to shoot Lennie was not correct

'Of Mice and Men ' is a novella portraying the failure of the American Dream. Steinbeck explores many different aspects of the life in the 1930 's throughout the novella e.g. racism. 'Of Mice and Men ' teaches the grim lesson about the nature of the human existence, showing the impossible and pragmatic truth of the American Dream. Miller also does this, as in 'Death of a Salesman ', Miller, shows that there are different versions of the American Dream. Willy believes that one only can rise to the top simply by being admired and "well liked". He teaches this to his son, Biff, but this line of thinking does not work out well for either of them in the novella. Willy 's brother, Ben, goes about it a different way. Ben believes that the American Dream is to work hard and gain something from putting your absolute everything into nothing. Miller 's drama is considered a domestic tragedy, which is a novella that focuses on the downfall of the tragic hero, as opposed to a higher class character as we see depicted in classical tragedies.

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don 't always like” (Handler). This quote paints a picture of how one may strive to achieve something, but how fate is often not what you planned and may or may not be ideal. The book Of Mice and Men takes place during the Great Depression, when many people were flooding into America to achieve the “American Dream”. A large majority of those people were migrant farm workers, who traveled from ranch to ranch in search of work; they were trying to reach their dream of owning land, raising a family, and having a steady income. More often than not, they never reach those dreams and spend their life in poverty. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck alludes to how, in spite of careful planning and steady persistence, fate always gets in the way of achieving one’s dreams, resulting in hopelessness.

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men provides contrast between two farmhands, George and Lennie, during their endeavor to find work in Salinas, California, during the troubling times of the Great Depression. George, an intelligent hard worker, and Lennie, a more childlike individual, struggle with keeping jobs for a long period of time due to Lennie’s constant blunders; so once they find work in Salinas, George tries to keep Lennie from causing any harm. Although George and Lennie differentiate in ways such as their size and mental capacity, they share a similar quality: they both have the same dream. When comparing and contrasting these two farmhands, the reader is better shown the true behavior of each and why each of them make certain decisions that lead to the demise of Lennie.

Explore the ways that Steinbeck creates dislike and sympathy for Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck has a very entertaining hook. The first paragraph had a really engaging tone, I could easily image the setting. I definitely wanted to keep reading. Right off the bat, I could tell the subject of the book would be about the two men traveling to find work during a tough time. They are going through the hardships of eating one can of beans for dinner, trying to get along with each other, and mainly keeping the peace. The two main characters are George and Linney. They are two adult men, George is the dominant, level headed one, very small and limpy; then there is Linney who is childlike and big in stature.

He thought he was being gentle, but wasn’t whenever he broke her neck when she was trying to get away from him. Lennie honestly didn’t know any better. When George and the other people found out that Curley’s wife was dead they knew Lennie did it because he was the only one at the farm when it happened. The other guys wanted to kill Lennie and the thought started influencing George to kill Lennie out of pity because he knew what was actually wrong with Lennie. As the end result, George shot Lennie and made it look like Lennie shot himself so he wouldn’t have to suffer a painful death.

As stated in chapter 1 Lennie likes mice, however he always kills them because he is to strong. Now Lennie has found pups. He wants to stroke the pups. George admits to Slim that he does not think Lennie is as crazy as he was. George tells Slim about the incident in Weed. Lennie liked to touch things that he liked. He liked touching a girls dress. She screamed and then ran. That’s why they left Weed. Lennie walked in to the bunk house trying to hide a pup. George took the pup. Curly comes in after Lennie. Lennie looked at George and tried to retreat. Curly kept after Lennie. Lennie was terrified from the blood dripping from his nose. Lennie cried to George, “Make him let me alone.” Backed up against the wall Curly continues to hit Lennie. George

The Salinas River was green with the aroma of sweet sickles filling the air. Lennie sat hiding in a bush unable to speak, trying to make sense of what had just happened to him. He heard the faint shouts of men far off in the woods. Despite the tragedy, it was peaceful. The river was glistening with the soft reflection on the setting sun. Various animals took refuge among the pool. Two swans came floating down the pool, weaving a pompous dance. They continued down the river.

Helen Keller once said, “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light”. There is always a time during your lifetime when you will depend on another significant person. John Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice and Men during the late 1930s, which was during a period of agricultural and economic downfall. As a result, it made people unemployed which made people into migrant workers who suffered the hardships of moving from place to place. Furthermore, through John Steinbeck’s use of characterization, he defines that the friendship between Lennie and George changes how their lives are lived.