Samuel “Sam” Winchester
Sam born on May 2, 1983 is the son of Marry and John Winchester. His mother was killed on the night of his six month birthday when a demon engulfed her in flames. Sam then lived on the move with his father and older brother Dean learning to hunt supernatural beings. As Sam grew older he realized he no longer wanted to hunt the supernatural, he then moved on to Stanford University in hopes of becoming a lawyer and living a life away from “monsters”. While in Stanford, Sam meets his girlfriend Jessica, whom he had planned to marry. His plans were ruined when the same demon that killed Sam’s mother killed Jessica. Sam devastated, once again teamed up with his brother Dean, to hunt the demon that plagued his life.

Dean Winchester Born on January 24, 1979 to Mary and John Winchester. When Dean was four his mother was killed by a demon known as “Yellow Eyes”. After the death of his mother, Dean’s father searched the world, hunting supernatural creatures, in hopes of finding the demon that killed Mary. While John hunted the supernatural, he believed it was safer to leave both Dean and his younger brother Sam in various motels away from the mysterious creatures. Since the brothers were often left unattended, Dean took the responsibility of protecting and caring for Sam. This feeling of the need to protect Sam from anything and everything has never left Dean. As Sam began to show resentment for the ruined unstable childhood his father had given him, Dean had viewed his father differently. Dean looked up to his father and when he was younger referred to John as “the coolest superhero that kills monsters!” Unlike Sam, Dean continued to hunt, and when Sam returned to hunting in the “family business” Dean was happy to have his brother back.

Sam and Dean Winchester
Brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester are the main characters on the television series, Supernatural. The duo hunt unnatural beings that invade the earth. While the show reveals, that Sam and Dean are not the only supernatural hunters, they have something other hunters do not. They have each other. Knowing that someone has your back has proven to be both a negative and positive for Sam and Dean. They have both died and went to horrific places such as hell for each other, but being that this is a T.V. show both characters have yet to die and actually stay dead. Hunting the supernatural is a hard, dark, and lonely job. Hunters die or lose their skills simply because they have lost their will and motivation to continue. Unlike your typical hunters, Sam and Dean keep each other going and will not let the other simply give up. This is similar to the characters George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. George feels obligated to look out for Lennie and help him through life, much like Dean feels the need to always protect and look after Sam. Also, George and Lennie claim they are different from other farmers because they have each other to look after, “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you.”(14). This is exactly why Dean and Sam are not like other hunters, because they have each other. Both pairs have a companion who give them the motivation to continue with their goals, whether it’s George and Lennie having their own farm, or Sam and Dean fighting to continue living.