Taylor Maddix
January 30,2014
Baswell
Third Block ‘’ Lennie smalls and George Milton compare and contrast’’
In the novel of Mice and Men takes place during the 1930’s around the time of the great depression. It centers around two characters, George Milton and Lennie small. These characters face hardships on a ranch. George and Lennie are both alike and different throughout the novel.
George Milton and Lennie Small’s are alike because they both have a dream to own their own ranch. ‘’ I want to own a ranch with rabbits with Lennie’’, said George. George and Lennie have always wanted to own a ranch instead of working on one all their life. George and Lennie never, really had the money to be able to afford the money to afford the ranch they want. So they have been working at other ranches to get the money for their ranch. They are almost at their goal and hopefully with the help of candy they’ll reach their goal. To be able to get their ranch
George is different from Lennie because George is mean, unfriendly and demanding. A example of George being mean is when he says to Lennie ‘’I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail’’ , said George. Also George is very unfriendly it’s hard for him to really trust anyone for an example ‘’I seen the guys that go around on the ranches they all ain’t no good. Also George is very demanding towards Lennie. He wants him to do whatever he says and how he told him to do it for example ‘’ you hide in the bush until I come you understand Lennie’’, said George.
Lennie is different from George beside the oveus reasons ,. Lennie is very child like , friendly to anyone or anything and intemadating to most people. For example of he being child like he say ‘’ try it it’s very tasty’’ said Lennie as he drinks out the dirty river something that children would do without thinking about the chances