In the novel Mice of Men, John Steinbeck writes about two completely different characters George and Lennie. George is a bright hardworking man. Lennie is a large strong man who has the mind of a child and equally hardworking as George. Because Lennie has a hard time understanding how things work in life, he finds himself in a lot of trouble. George and Lennie travel around the Salinas Valley working on ranches. They are good friends and share the dream of owning a ranch where they will spend the rest of their lives living off the land. As different as they are and through struggles they maintain their friendship and a dream.
Many characters in the book say that two men traveling together are not very common. George and Lennie have been traveling together from town to town doing working. They keep each other company where ever they go. Even though Lennie has a mental retardation it gives George someone to talk to. They have known each other for a long time. George had promised an aunty of Lennie’s to take care of him before she died. At any time George could have gotten rid of Lennie, leave him at a town to fend for him self, but their friendship keeps them in bond. In their job near Soledad, when they report to the boss, he arises suspicion of George and Lennie traveling together. The boss asks George if he is taking Lennie’s wages. It is hard for people to see how friendship works, especially with two different people, so George, tired of explaining, lies to the boss that Lennie is his cousin and he was hit on the head by a horse when he was young. He admits to the boss that Lennie is a little slow, but that he’s a hell of a worker. All of this was of good intentions by George to make sure that Lennie was not turned away.
The Essay on Ranch Hand Lennie George Dream
... travels with Lennie, George is a typical, realistic hand who uses his mind to approach future obstacles. Lennie Small: A physically large man ... on; also wants to join Lennie and George's dream. Curley: The evil son of the boss, Curley is small, vicious bully ... own and be their own bosses. Loneliness: Candy's only companion, his dog, is killed. Friendship: George shooting Lennie to help him escape ...
George looks out for Lennie, sometimes he might be a bit harsh with him, but it’s for Lennie’s own good. When they were walking to the ranch Lennie was holding a dead mouse in his pocket. Who knows how long it might have been dead, but since Lennie doesn’t know any better he kept it to stroke it. Having a dead mouse in your pocket to stroke is not a very healthy thing to do. George asks Lennie what he has in his pocket and when he finds out it’s a dead mouse he tells Lennie to get rid of it. Lennie refuses and says that he didn’t do anything wrong and all he wants to do is stroke the dead mouse. George takes the mouse from him and throws it far into the bushes. He could have explained to Lennie that having a dead mouse is not very healthy and can get him sick, but he knew that Lennie would not understand because all he wanted to do was pet it and so he took it and rid of it. This makes Lennie sad, but George cheers him up by telling him about the rabbits.
George and Lennie share a dream of someday owning a ranch or their own. Lennie is always asking George to tell him about the future ranch and how they will be living together, with rabbits, chickens, and their own house. Lennie loves this story because he will get to tend the rabbits and pet them. Together they plan to achieve this dream by working and saving their money. George is tired of working for other people and wants a place of his own where he can work with himself. And in his own place he will keep Lennie safe. By having a place of their own, Lennie will not be able to get in trouble as he has done in the past.
Lennie always finds trouble, but George is always there to help him. In their previous job, in Weed, Lennie had caused them both to flee from their job. There was a woman in a red dress; Lennie found the red dress interesting and wanted to pet it. He startled the woman she started to scream, Lennie not knowing what was going on held on to the woman to calm her down. The woman ran and the ranchers were now after Lennie. George grabbed Lennie and fled hiding away until the danger had passed them. George new that Lennie meant no harm to the woman and his only intentions were to touch the red dress. Moving on to their next job they find a cozy place in the brush where they spend the night. George explains to Lennie that if on their next job her runs into problems like he did in Weed that he should run to this place in the brush and wait for him. George repeats this to him many times, for his own safety.
The Essay on Aunt Clara Lennie George Film
Of Mice and Men - comparing the book ending with the film ending The final chapter of Mice and Men begins in the brush near the Salinas River. Steinbeck describes the pool and surroundings creating a calm, lazy atmosphere. .".. the hilltops were rosy in the sun... A pleasant shade had fallen." This is similar to the beginning of the book in the way it describes the setting. Earlier in the book, ...
As luck has hit, trouble find Lennie one last time. They arrive to the ranch where they will be working for a month or two. There is a woman, Curly’s wife, who Lennie takes fancy to. George warns Lennie to stay away from her, to not look at her, and especially not to talk to her. One day Lennie is in the barn house, playing with puppies, and Curly’s wife comes in to talk to Lennie. Lennie remember George’s warning and tells her that he’s not to talk to her because then he won’t get to tend the rabbits. Curly’s wife talk to him anyways and asks him about his fascination for rabbits. Lennie explains how he likes to touch soft things and that rabbits are the softest. Curly’s wife, out of vanity, tells Lennie her hair is very soft. She asked him to touch it so he can feel it, telling him that she brushes it every day to keep it soft. Lennie feels her hair and agrees that it’s soft. He starts to like it too much, gets carried away and starts to stroke it repeatedly. Curly’s wife then asks him to stop, but Lennie likes it too much, so she freaks out and starts to yell and then scream. Lennie then, not knowing what is going on, grabs her and covers her mouth telling her not to scream because she will get him in trouble then she will not be able to tend the rabbits. She fights against him and tries to free herself and Lennie shakes her telling her to be quiet and at the same time breaking her neck. Not knowing she is dead he puts her down on the hay and tells her that she has done a bad thing. A few seconds later he has realized what he has done and runs to the spot where George told him to hide.
The Essay on Insanity Hospital Lennie George Curly
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a story that shows how weak people can be in the sense of loyalty. This loyalty, defined as putting strong will and strength into a relationship in all cases is being put into a light of making choices. This means you have to make the decision between Loyalty and 'Friends', which also can be described as people that are together but basically are lonely for ...
Once again, as in Weed, the ranchers are after Lennie. This time Curly is determined to get vengeance for his wife’s death. George goes to the spot and finds Lennie there. Lennie asks George if he is going to raise hell about the situation, but George tells him no. George begins to tell him the story of them owning a house and him tending the rabbits. He tells Lennie to get down and look across the clearing. George then takes a gun and shoots Lennie on back of his head.
Friends as they were, George new this was probably the best thing for Lennie. He was now wanted in two different towns/ranches. George knows that Lennie will always be getting into trouble. What if one day George is not able to help Lennie? What then? He will probably be killed. If Curly had found Lennie he would have shot him on the spot. Lennie was not able to take care of himself and George new that there will be at one point when he is not able to help him. George realized what he had to do. This was probably the best thing a friend could do. George gave Lennie the motivation to have a dream and work for it. Lennie wanted nothing more than to live on a ranch, with George, where he was to tend rabbits, it was their dream. They came close to achieving this dream, but in the end there was trouble and the dream was lost, but the friendship will always remain, even at death. I am sure George will never forget Lennie and the rabbits.
