Death of a Salesman depicts a family conflict. Write an essay in which you describe the sources of the conflict and how the conflict adds to the meaning of the work. The Loman family’s downfall can only be blamed on the self perpetuating myth of the American Dream, which slowly brings on their own implosion. Willy lives his life believing himself to to be living his life to this ideal, and he hands this myth down to his sons, who go on to struggle with it for their entire lives. The misconception that is Willy Loman’s life makes it so that the Loman family exist in a state of constant friction, the culmination of which constantly resides with Willy and his eldest son Biff.
With other workers around George becomes extra cautious of lennie as he cannot predict what actions lennie is capable of with different people around him now, not just George. A crucial part in the book that shows George’s true colours on how he feels about lennie is when he looks out and protects lennie from Curley who is the boss’ son. Curley really takes an eye to lennie and threatens him numerous amount of times. This then leads to George to become very protective over lennie showing that he cares deeply about lennie and needs to keep him apart from curely so there is no trouble between the two of them. A quotation to show that George puts all the negatives of lennie behind and looks out for him in an important situation is when he worries as he sees Curley for the first time and immediately spots trouble “ya know, lennie, I’m scared I’m gonna tangle with that bastard myself.
George won’t let Lennie “go down alone” because he cares about his friend so much and knows he doesn’t deserve that. George also is protective over Lennie because he “used to play jokes” on Lennie all the time. He knows that even though it is wrong, doesn’t mean someone else won’t do it. George thinks very highly of him and Lennies relationship and won’t let anyone mess with
George is placed with the responability of taking care of Lennie no matter what. George loves Lennie like a brother, and never would want anyone to hurt him. He makes sure that he doesn't hang around with bad people. For example; George told Lennie to stay away from Curley's wife, because she was trouble. Towards the end of the novel, Lennie finds himself stuck in a room with Curley's wife, and gets into some trouble, and ends up killing her.
We are also reminded of Lennie’s child-like nature by his devotion to rabbits; the rabbits are an important part of the novel, as the rabbits are the way George keeps Lennie from getting into trouble. George often reminds Lennie that he ‘aint gonna get in no trouble, because if you do, I won’t let you tend the rabbits”. Lennie’s devotion to George is equally as strong; he does everything George tells him to do, simply because George is his friend. Lennie and George’s relationship is awfully significant in the novel because it allows Steinbeck to how that people need companionship, everybody, even grown men need someone to keep them company, or they will get too lonely; as Lennie says: “I got you, George! An’ you got me!” As a socialist,
The first and greatest difference we see right off is the difference of Quoyle between the book and the movie. In the book we see this submissive, resigned character, one constantly the object of cruelty. On the first page of the novel, the narrator says that he long learned to "separate his feelings from his life" (pg.1) ; in other words, he makes no effort to stave off others' insults and cruel behavior. At the newspaper office, he does not even feel hurt when others bellow names at him, and constantly insult his work. Any other person would be less likely to put up with an editor consistently firing him, but Quoyle endures others' disrespect as if he does not believe he deserves to be treated any better.
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.
The word “fatta” tell us that they dream of having plenty. It is a dream of independence and it is important because it is what motivates them to keep going. Dreams are also used as a means of rewards. For example, when George says, “When we get the coupla acres I can let you tend the rabbits all right” George uses the dream to reward Lennie when he does something good and again the dream is being used as motivation. Without his dream Lennie would have had no direction in his life “an rabbit,.. An i’d take care of ‘em” As it is, Lennie's dream gives hope to George, Candy and even Crooks.
Any animal that he would pet Didn't stay alive for long. George was always mad at Lennie. Lennie wasn't bright. So George just asked Lennie To stay out of sight. But George always stood up for Lennie Even if he was mad.
His physical change as far as he can see will not change his enjoyment of life, there will be no difference as he was a bug before, towing the line for the boss. He was always too busy to form lasting relationships, never being seen as a person, the personification of a deadening soul. According to Karl Marx “work is external to the worker i.e. it does not form part of his essential being so that instead of feeling well in his work, he feels unhappy, instead of developing his free physical and mental energy, he abuses his body and ruins his mind.”(Bloom. Page 107) Gregor basically is beginning self-alienation, he believes he is something hideous physically but mentally still holds onto his human conformist mindset.