Set in the Great Depression Era in central California, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men tells of two migrant workers, George and Lennie. The story opens with the duo beginning a new job on a ranch. They want to earn enough money to achieve their dream of owning their own land; however, Lennie’s disability repeatedly gets the two into serious trouble. George and Lennie's personalities complement each other perfectly and form a pair that could only be separated by one force--death. George is a loyal…
Words 524 - Pages 3
Alivia Ankrum OMAM Final Writing Of Mice and Men In the novel Of Mice and Men, two men, Lennie and George, venture to a ranch in Soledad, after leaving their home of Weed. They meet new people and with some, create good relationships with, but with others, create awkward impressions. They are put to work on this new ranch, but all these two men can think about is what it would be like to own a piece of their own land, something not many seek to do. Although, in the end something unexpected happens…
Words 809 - Pages 4
Loyalty Equals Total Annihilation The word loyal is defined as “faithful to any lender, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity” and often has a positive connotation supporting it. However, the novel Of Mice and Men depicts the quality quite negatively through its two main characters. George and Lennie, who have an immensely strong father son relationship, constantly travel from place to place in order to keep the latter safe, as Lennie’s disability always causes…
Words 1264 - Pages 6
present time not worrying about the past or the future. However, you two never would've thought of the turns your lives could’ve took despite your future plans when someone just comes along and ruins everything that you both had. Likewise, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck introduces two friends; George and Lennie. They travel the world together with friendship and dreams similar to you and your mouse friend’s. What will you discover? You, your mouse friend, George, and Lennie are all delicate…
Words 817 - Pages 4
(Grabber)In the article “With Friends like These” psychologist Dorothy Rowe, discusses her ideas towards friendship. In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the two main characters, George and Lennie, travel from workplace to workplace together. Lennie has a learning disability and struggles to comprehend simple things. Because of this Lennie is sometimes seen as a burden to George. True friends should thrive off of eachother. Companions should also be treated as equals. Acquaintances should…
Words 899 - Pages 4
The character, Lennie Small, in Of Mice and Men, a novel by John Steinbeck, is a mentally disabled farmhand in California. Lennie, and his friend George, run into many problems throughout the story, due to Lennie’s disability. Anything Lennie is able to get his hands on, he manages to kill. Lennie doesn’t know how or why he is killing these people, and genuinely feels remorseful for his actions, despite the fact that he is unable to control himself. Ever since the novel's release, many comparisons…
Words 563 - Pages 3
Through Thick and Thin Loyalty and sacrifice are two of the main themes shown throughout the classic novel of "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. In this famous work of literature, Steinbeck explores the themes of loyalty and sacrifice. A major example through which these themes are shown is through George, who is constantly sacrificing his dreams and happiness for Lennie's well-being. Loyalty and sacrifice is also depicted through Candy, who has to sacrifice his loyal dog. Candy, a major representation…
Words 1021 - Pages 5
Fortin 1 Shattered Dreams The novella Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, and the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” by James Hurst share many significant similarities. Both stories revolve around a pair of companions, bound together by family ties, love and loyalty. George Milton and Lennie Small are the protagonists in Steinbeck’s novel. They are migrant workers who travel together in California during the 1930s. Due to Lennie’s mental shortcomings, he creates a lot of conflict for the…
Words 950 - Pages 4
Many characters grow and change throughout a book or can ‘go in a circle’ right back to where they started. This really describes the character Lennie, a main character who advances the plot from Of Mice and Men. Lennie stands out to be because he grew as a character, then went right back to where he started, as a character. In many ways, Lenni is the opposite of George. Where George is smart and knows how to keep a job, Lennie just has deficient knowledge. He has strength he doesn’t know he has…
Words 427 - Pages 2
in Romeo and Juliet and Of Mice and Men Relationships are hard. Bringing two complete strangers together to form a union, two people that have different views, values, hopes, and goals requires a unique alignment of dreams. Relationships are forged with an immense amount of strength; both parties must have that strength and the comfort to resolve obstacles that would otherwise break up the relationship. A relationship like this is found in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men as the reader follows long-time…
Words 1596 - Pages 7