Of Mice and Men, was a disturbing tale of friendship, and animosity and immoral
nature of the human race. Along the Salinas River and underneath the Gablian
Mountains of California during the Great Depression of the 1930’s this novel takes place.
A famous writer by the name of John Steinbeck, who was also born in California, is the
author of this book. He has also has written many other good books such as The Grapes
of Wrath, Cannery Row, and Winter of Our Discontent for which he won a Nobel Prize.
He is truly a great writer, and Of Mice and Men is no exception, but while reading this
book I was greatly troubled by its ending. I can see why it is an excellent novel, but at
the same time it left me with a kind of unpleasant feeling in the back of my mind. I can’t
see how an author could write a book with such a short and sudden ending. The last
images he leaves the reader with is George and Slim walking off as Curly says “ Now
what in the hell is eating them?” thus the book ends on a harsh, cruel note, topped off by
the lack of understanding and compassion of an extraordinarily immoral and cruel man.
Whatever Steinbeck’s intent for writing such a jarring ending, he leaves the reader with a
powerful sense of the world’s immorality.
In this book there were several characters, but only a few had significant roles. I
would have to say Lennie is the protagonist of the book even though George is an
extremely critical character as well. Lennie Small is described as being a monstrous man
with the mind of a child, a shapeless face, big pale eyes, sloping shoulders, and big feet
that dragged a bit when he walked, much like a bear. George has taken Lennie under his
wing and thus Lennie depends solely on George for everything. Ever since Lennie has
been with George, he has told Lennie stories of a great place, with a cabin all to their
selves, and rabbits for Lennie to care for. This leads me to his next obsession for feeling
and caressing soft things such as fur, velvet, or human hair. This is eventually his
downfall as when he kills Curley’s wife when he wants to feel her hair. Lennie is not an
evil or devious man.
Lennie Small, a mentally impaired man, is first introduced to us traveling with George. George, however, is not related to Lennie. Lennie travels with George because no one else understands him like he does. Lennie says, “Because…because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you…” (Steinbeck 14). Lennie believes if George ever left him that he could live in a cave by himself and not bother anyone again (Steinbeck 12). Lennie realizes he would be alone without George, but he never has known anyone else to depend on but George, and from that, they have a bond, a friendship. This shows Lennie’s need for his relationship with George.
The ending of the novel was inspiring. The author suggests the reader to look into great novels, and even supplies a list of novels a personally suggests. He ended with a very ...
Lennie is broken and incomplete in many ways. He has a mental disability which differentiates him from the others. He depends on George for everything and cannot do things on his own even though he is a grown man.
reaches no conclusive end ing until the author intercedes to end the book. However, a
The emotional symbiosis between George and Lennie helps each man. Lennie’s attachment to George is most strongly visible when Crooks suggests George is not coming back. Lennie is almost moved to hysterics and his fear does not quickly abate. George prefers to feign dislike for Lennie to Lennie’s face: “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail” (7). When pressed, George reveals his true feelings for Lennie. “I want you to stay with me Lennie” (13). They stay together because “It’s a lot easier to go around with a guy you know” (35). Both men need and value their strong emotional relationship.
Steinbeck, on the other hand, used third person omniscient when writing his novel. This gives the reader the full story! The reader is aware of the thoughts and actions of all the characters involved, not just a few of them.... ... middle of paper ...
George and Lennie are both main characters in Of Mice and Men. They both have journeys that they go on throughout the book. George was a quick-witted man who cared for Lennie. George took on the job of caring for Lennie when his aunt died. He frequently spoke about how his life would be better if he did not have to care for Lennie. Although he spoke of this often he was devoted to Lennie and to delivering them the farm
...ings of the people he met along his way. While some of his works have been praised for their greatness and other discarded as junk, Steinbeck satisfied his need to write and in doing so shared some fantastic stories with the world.
The ending of the book, Of Mice and Men, had many strengths and weaknesses. In the last chapter, all the guys are playing a tournament of horseshoes. Lennie was in the barn mad because he had killed a little puppy and didn't understand that he did it. He tried to bury it in the straw when Curley's wife walked in. Lennie was nervous because he wasn't allowed to talk to her but he ended up relaxing and talking to her about stuff. He said he liked to touch soft things because it felt good on his fingers. She let him touch her hair because it was soft but Lennie was touching it too hard and messing up her hair. She started to yell and Lennie put his hand over her mouth and told her to not scream like that. Then he shook her and it broke her neck.
died with Lennie's death, and the novel ends with his going off to spend his money on liquor. He no
... Finally, the book’s abrupt ending kept me wanting to continue reading the series. The dramatic structure of the book was planned excellently and as soon as the rising action section of the novel met the climax, the book ended, leaving me hungry for more. The only negative I could hold against this great book was the large amount of affection the author portrayed and described between Beatrice and Tobias.
Evaluate the ending of the book. Considering how the book unfolded, is it an effective ending? Why or why not? Remember to include specific evidence from your book!
At the end of the book Of Mice and Men George takes Lennie's life because the violence keeps progressing. Lennie went from in the beginning of the book killing
Lennie's Passion for Soft Objects in Of Mice and Men Works Cited Missing Definition of the word trace: follow, hint, and mark out. In this essay I will trace in detail soft things that Lennie pets in the novel, showing that the petting grows more serious as the novel goes on. In the novel Lennie pets mice, he dreams about petting rabbits, destroys someone's dress in Weed, hurts Curly's hand, kills a pup, and kills Curley's wife. Bad things come in threes, Lennie's two accidental killings of animals foreshadow the final killing of
This book ended by him putting pictures in and wondering what they meant. He wanted to find a way to get Dr. Montgomery’s house, or around there. Lemony Snicket wanted to find what happend to all of his snakes. At the end it kind of tells you information you really don’t need to know about. It ends with some common questions about