Other than that, it was not easy for George to shoot Lennie but he had to do it because if he didn’t he knew that Curley would and in a more painful way. Therefore George had to make the sacrifice and be the one who shoots Lennie himself so that Lennie wouldn’t have to suffer. Without Lennie, George also faces other problems on his own such as loneliness with no one to care for and no one to care for himself. Steinbeck’s characterization plays an important role in showing how Lennie himself brought him to his own death. On page 2 of the novel, Steinbeck gives a description of Lennie: “Behind
He knew if Temas didn’t learn this, he would forever doubt himself. Another way that Medoto showed courageousness was when he proved how he felt to Temas, no matter how hard it was for him. “He smiled. It is no good to lie, I wanted you to fail, but when I saw you hesitate I could not bear it because I remembered my own hour of fear. It was then I threw the stone, not to shame you, but to save you from shame.” (369) He was brave enough to tell him, he himself was scared.
George knows that the other men will probably be more cruel to Lennie, and George's quicker methods are the only alternative. 46. Slim was the only man on the ranch who understood Lennie and George's bond. The other men are too lonely and isolated to understand a such bond. They couldn't percieve why George would be sad after he told them he killed Lennie in self
If George had payed more attention to Lennie and what he was up to, then Lennie probably wouldn’t have killed Curly’s wife. George knew that Lennie was a strong guy and he needed extra attention, and in the end that killed him. In addition, George and Lennie’s dream was crushed because Lennie didn’t listen to George. Lennie was a nice guy but he needed extra attention because he couldn’t control his actions. He had never meant to hurt anything or anyone but he himself didn’t know how strong he was.
I guess Lennie will probably get into trouble. I really like George, but he is very abrupt with Lennie. George doesn’t seem to have much patience. I feel sorry for Lennie; however, Lennie would irritate me after a while, because he is so forgetful. I hope we get to our new job
7. The effect of the collapsing time in the final paragraph is that it had really emphasized his terror of remembering the war because even though the war was a huge impact part of his life O’Brien fears the memories of it. The rhetorical effect of this irony is that he spent so much thought over going or not going to war that the memories of the war was given no details whatsoever. It was almost not considered as important as the decision. 8.
But without Lennie, George would be alone and unhappy, he realizes: "Course Lennie's a nuisance most of the time, but you get used to going around with a guy and you can't get rid of him" (Pg.41).Lennie and George love one another; they know that their lives have meaning because they are friends. When Lennie accidentally breaks the neck of Curley' wife, George kills Lennie in an act of mercy and love, knowing that Lennie could not survive in prison In addition to their similarities, George and Lennie have some important differences the first characteristic is their physical appearance. Lennie is large and strong. Steinbeck describes him as "a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walks heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws" (Pg.2). Lennie is powerfully built and his strength gets him into many sticky situations throughout the book.
If he were to die still hating Big Brother, it would make the statement of everything he had stood for in life and the sacrifices he had to make. Even though very few people, if any, would know he hated Big Brother, it was more a personally accomplishment for him. Gattaca – Notes &
Since the reader knows Lennie likes to pet soft things, but he has a record of killing them when he does, it is obvious her death is imminent. The use of dogs as symbols is regular in the book. In the first place, Lennie’s puppy is one of the several symbols that represent the
The shot of the gun is described as "the little snapping noise" the adjective “little” is used by Steinbeck to show that the death of the dog was short and with minimal pain which emphasizes that the intention was not to harm the animal. Candy also expresses the feelings he had for his dog and how much he loved him "Well-hell! I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him."