Lennie and George are both fascinating characters with their own individual dreams and obstacles. They are the opposite of each other, which have its advantages as well as disadvantages. Lennie is big and childish, whereas George is small and smart: "The first man small and quick. Behind him walked an opposite big guy." If one needs help, the other will have the other's advantages to help.The disadvantages of being opposite is not having the full potential help because the person itself can be a
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Chapter 5 starts with Lennie stroking a dead pup the same way he had at the beginning of the story with the diseased mouse, laying the foundation for an ominous scene. The dead pup resurrects Lennie’s harmful nature within the story, which foreshadows the following events. Curley’s wife enters the stables and begins talking to Lennie. From just this, readers can sense that something bad is approaching. George is not there to sway Lennie’s attention away from Curley’s wife. In this scene, Steinbeck
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The Different Kinds of Isolation shown in "Of Mice & Men" The weakness most people have, that some people fear, Loneliness. Something that can bring down even the strongest of people in our society. John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice & Men, claims loneliness can change the way a person acts, sees the world and themselves. Many people and characters suffer in the lonely atmosphere around them. For example, Curley's wife isn't supposed to talk to anyone else on the farm. " You can talk to people, but
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books we read about very tragic endings to both stories conclude to one thing though. In the book by John Steinbeck “Of Mice and Men” and Edmond Rostand's play “Cyrano de Bergerac”, the stories in these famous texts show how dreams just lead to pain and suffering which would rather be avoided. In extreme cases, the outcome that came to John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” was pretty blunt and depressing. But what I
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Lennie’s behaviors toward the woman in Weed, the dead mouse, and the puppy foreshadow Lennie harming Curley because they all show that Lennie lacks the ability to control himself and, as a result, he tends to act first and think later, but he usually doesn’t mean any harm. However, it’s easy for him to get out of control and really injure someone, as is the case with Curley, because he is so big and strong. Lennie and George’s “American Dream” progress may be affected by Lennie’s behavior because
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One theme in the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is loneliness. Many people would think that Lennie is the loneliest but George is in fact the loneliest character. In the novel there are two best friends Lennie and George who escape the city of Weed because Lennie, a man with a mental impairment, was accused of raping a woman when all he wanted to do was feel her dress. As they walk they talk about their dream of one day having enough money to buy some land and they would a small vegetable
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It is breathtaking to witness the rooted words of a book, sprout and take life upon a stage. Only seconds into The Springers production of “Of Mice and Men” Lennie Smalls distinguished himself as a peculiar character, his childlike actions hinting towards a disability within. This adaptation of Lennie opened the book and placed it on the stage, allowing actors words to fill the gaps within our mind, with pure interpretation. From Lennie’s first playful strides across the stage he appeared far from
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If the novel would have taken place in today’s society, George would have definitely known Lennie had a mental disorder. Lennie’s aggressive manner towards petting things would have been a red flag to George as mentioned in chapter three, “Lennie breathed hard.‘You jus’ let ‘me try to get the rabbits. I’ll break their God damn necks. I’ll...I’ll smash ‘em with a stick’” (pg.58). In the end of the novel, Lennie’s self conscious speaks to him and tells him how he ruined George’s life, “She interrupted
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Of Mice and Men showcases inescapable hardships created by the Great Depression and their effects on people. The story reflects the emotions caused by the Depression onto the characters, such as Candy, Crooks, and Lennie. The greatest feat, faced by George, shows how valuable innocence, friendship, and life really is. This event occurs at the closure of the book, when George makes the decision of killing Lennie, after he strangles Curly’s wife to death, for the safety of other people. George has
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men illustrates the theme that having friends fulfills basic human needs. To begin with, two men (George and Lennie) travel around together looking for work. Next, George and Lennie find a job and meet Crooks, Slim, Curley, Curley’s wife, and Candy. After that Curley picks a fight with Lennie and Lennie breaks Curley's hand. Then Lennie kills Curley’s wife and runs to hide like George told him to. In summary, George shoots Lennie in the head to save him from the slow
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