Towards the end of the novel, Lennie is also secretly shot in the same place with the same weapon by George out of mercy so his friend doesn’t experience a cruel painful death. Both the deaths followed the paradox “cruel to be kind” as it was only to prevent the dog and Lennie more pain and hurt in the future. However, George killed his friend himself to make sure he was
A Critical Response: “To a Mouse” in Comparison to Of Mice and Men The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was derived from a line the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns. Burns’ poem and Steinbeck’s book have many similarities, but they also have differences. One might wonder how a book about two men in the 1930s was derived by a poem about a field mouse whose home had been destroyed. Though that is the apparent summarization of Burns’ poem, it also has a deeper meaning – one that is not as apparent. The poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns is obviously about a man talking to a field mouse whose nest he has just destroyed with a plow.
Curley’ll get ‘im killed”, then you replied that Curley’s statement was right and that the other men would go along with it. The second reason for my opinion is based on the actual sequence of events that occurred at the Salinas Riverbank. When you got there, Lennie was frantically yelling, for he believed that you were “gonna give [him] hell”. Lennie kept on using the same phrase that he “should go off and live in a cave somewhere”, which is clearly not logical because you knew that Lennie could not have survived on his own, especially when an angry mob was out looking for him. Therefore, instead of yelling at him you actually did the opposite.
He owes his life to George. Lennies death is an example of Survival of the fittest. George knew that if he didn't kill Lennie himself, his death would be worse in the hands of Curley. When George says "No, Lennie. I ain't mad.
Lennie is incapable of making decisions by himself and relies and depends on George entirely and also looks to him as sort of a big brother. Lennie also sees that George is helpful for guidance and answers which relates to Lennie’s mental abilities. Lennie feels a sense of safeness and comfort when he is with George, whereas when Lennie is without George he sometimes feels awkward and misunderstood by others. George refers to Lennie as his cousin in the book, only to avoid questions being asked and hassle from the ranch owner. But the truth to the matter is that George promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he would take care of him when she passed away.
Charley offers him a job, trying to be a sympathetic friend and neighbor. “You want a job.... Don't get insulted.” Charley puts up with Willy like a good friend would. You take it too hard. To hell with it. When a deposit bottle is broken you don't get your nickel back.” Bernard, Charley's son, is a loyal character as well.
Essay ”Of Mice and Men” The book Of Mice and Men is a fiction novel written by John Steinbeck in 1937, which was a famous Nobel-Prize winning author back in the 1930-40s. The novel is one of the most famous books Steinbeck had published. The novel Of Mice and Men is telling a tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, who are two displaced hardworking ranch workers from Californian USA, who moved from place to place in search of new jobs. The novel Of Mice and Men are about George and Lennie’s dream and goals of becoming god ranch workers with a successful future, and therefore living The American Dream. Back in the 1930-40’s it was hard to have hopes and dreams that could come true, because you did not have the same rights as you
The dream house is a particularly important aspect of the story because it is a symbol of how close someone can get to his goal after working extremely hard, just to have it all fall apart because fate would not allow it. The house is also a symbol of the freedoms that George, Lennie, Candy, and even Crooks hope to achieve. George sees the house as a means of gaining independence. To Candy it offers the security that he will not be disposed of when he gets too old. To Crooks, the dream house would be a place where he would be accepted and not be discriminated against.
To what extent does Steinbeck portray dreams as futile in his novella “Of mice and men?” By Theo Cox Dodgson John Steinbeck uses the theme of dreams in his novella “Of Mice and Men” as the novella is set on in America in the 1930’s, which was a time when work was so scarce most people had to travel to find temporary employment. The novella is set on a ranch and most of the characters have such a degenerate state of life that all they have is dreams to keep them going. Although the American dream started in the early 20th century as a dream for land, by the 1930’s it was a dream that anyone, no matter the social background can make a success of themselves in America. Despite the media of the time being optimistic and cheerful; Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” is a more realistic novel showing how the dreams of the characters were always hard to attain, and due to their actions, they were always going to be impossible to achieve. All of the Characters in the novella have an American dream; they all want to make successes of themselves.
George and Lennie want to own a farm together, but with how Lennie acts it might not happen. TT [George is doomed from his friendship with Lennie.] George and Lennie are really close friends. George and Lennie’s P1 [friendship] doesn’t have any issues that could break their friendship. TT [Lennie holds George back, but George cares so much for Lennie that he’s willing to overcome the challenges.]