Of mice and Men stages 1. George and Lennie are chased out of Weed because Lennie touched a girl’s dress 2. George and Lemmoe rest on the way to the ranch in Soledad. George tells Lennie off for petting a dead mouse. We find out that George and Lennie have a dream of finding a new place.
Georgeann begins to cry and explains to her teacher that she is defending Rose-Johnny’s honor. Georgeann becomes overwhelmed because of the fight she just encountered with the mattox boy and hiding the fact that she had any communications with her, she runs to the Welch store to visit rose-Johnny. From hanging out with Rose-Johnny many problems have occurred such as Mary Etta, Georgeann’s sister getting attacked by one out of the four boys of the mattox boys who georgeann fought. Mary Etta’s favorite dress that she worn the day of her attack was torn off and stained with dirt. Her face was swollen and there were marks on her neck.
The basis of Steinbeck’s novel is the value of friendship and the importance dreams. Furthermore, the skillful piecing together of the duo that is its main characters is incredible and unforgettable. George and Lennie’s friendship is an immensely complex one, rooted together by love and hope. “Of Mice and Men” was written in 1937, during the Great Depression. George Milton and Lennie Small, are travelers looking for work to save up for the much aspired farm.
Curley's wife then comes into the barn and flirts with Lennie and he admits to have a like for stroking things, so he began to stroke her hair. As Lennie continues to stroke her hair harder, she starts to get scared and agitated and Lennie eventually breaks her neck. He then proceeds to bury her body in the hay and run away. Chapter Six - In this chapter, George meets up with Lennie at the area where George told him to go if anything ever went wrong, Lennie is panicking a lot as he has just committed a crime and doesn't know what to do. George tries to calm him down by talking to him about their dream ranch and what it would be like, he slowly distracts Lennie's attention until he decides to shoot Lennie in the head with a pistol.
Topic #1 Loneliness is a dominant theme in Of Mice and Men. Most of the characters are lonely and searching for someone who can serve as a companion or just as an audience. Discuss the examples of character loneliness, the efforts of the characters in search of companionship, and their varying degrees of success. Outline I. Thesis statement: In his novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck depicts the essential loneliness of California ranch life in the 1930s. He illustrates how people are driven to find companionship.
Her dealing with these individuals has caused her to become very resentful, bitter and jealous. She was very jealous of her sister Stella-Rondo. In the text Sister stated “I was getting along fine with Mama, Papa-Daddy and Uncle Rondo until my sister Stella-Rondo just separated from her husband and came back home again” ( Welty, 367). This statement that Sister made insinuates that she does not want her sister around. And would be thankful if she went back to where she came from.
George is the dominant male in the relationship , because of Lennie’s disability it causes they both very much trouble back in Weed and on the ranch they arrive too after escaping. Also Lennie’s disability causes himself to be put aside from others on big events. While all the other ranch hands go to town, Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s Wife are left behind. They’re left behind because to all the other strong and healthy men they’re outsiders. Lennie is considered as an outsider because of his mental disability.
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck The novel takes its title from the poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796) “To A Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest With The Plough” “The best laid plans of mice and men Gang oft agley And leave us naught but grief and pain For promised joy” Steinbeck describes the daily life of a group of migrant ranch workers in California at around the time of the Great Depression. Through the interaction between the characters we learn of their friendships, loneliness, hardships, powerlessness, hopes and dreams. As events unfold during a short period these fragile dreams are tragically destroyed, leading to death and despair. Of Mice and Men – Support Material Contents: • Simplified Level: o Character Descriptions o Reading
Curley’s wife confesses her loneliness of being stuck in the house all the time and to not liking Curley’s company. She becomes even more angry about the lie of the circumstances of Curley’s hand injury and it is now obvious that her and Curley’s relationship is extremely dysfunctional and probably emotionally damaging to the wife. In this novel Crooks possesses the majority of loneliness and discrimination. He has more possessions than anyone, because he is a permanent worker unlike the other workers who just come and go. Crooks has his own room which is connected to the barn, and is supposed to be a privilege.
Bull and his wife Conflict also occurs in Bull’s home life. He hasn’t spoken to his wife in eighteen years over an incident highlighting his love of land. His wife gave permission to a tinker’s widow to let the pony graze in Bull’s field. Bull got so angry he beat his wife. ‘I walloped her more than I meant’ Even though he regrets it afterwards, his wife doesn’t forgive him.