It was a beautiful day outside. The sun was coming through the windows so you could see the dust particles floating around. The birds were chirping, the chickens were eating, and the leaves of the trees were rustling from the breeze. But there was still a cloud cast over the farm, reminding the farmhands what had happened less than a day before. George sat on his bed with his face in his hands. He was replaying the memory in his head over and over. He could barely remember though, it was as if he had gone into shock the second he picked up the rifle. All he remembered was picking up the rifle, and the next thing he knew Lennie was just a heap of flesh on the mossy ground next to him. What had he done? He had killed his best friend in the whole …show more content…
At least I aint.” “That’s what I’m afraid of, someone tryin’ to stop me.” “Whose gonna try’n stop ya George?” “I dunno. But I don’t wanna find out. I need to get outta here” George walked out of Curley’s quarters swiftly and without saying a word. He walked back to his room, making sure to avoid the other workers for he knew they would try and talk to him. He got to his room and sighed. He didn’t have much to pack up so when he was done he went over to Lennie’s possessions and started to pack those up too. But he stopped himself abruptly. He knew he if he still had Lennie’s clothes and belongings on him while he went out to forget about Lennie, he would never be able to forget. He put Lennie’s stuff back and was on his way. He walked away. Far away. Far away from Curley, and Slim, and Candy, he walked for hours until he reached a little store on the side of the road. He went in started asking around about the area. He stuck up a conversation with a man that looked like he was in his early thirties. The man had light brown hair but had a funny smell coming off of him. “Any jobs you know ‘bout that need doin’?” George asked …show more content…
He steered the boat far out into the Pacific Ocean. He could barely see the docks when they dropped anchor. Linus came back to George and said, “I’ll work with you until you get it down, it might take a while but I’m sure you will get the hang of it.” He helped George cast a line out into the deep blue water and waited a few minutes. George was barely paying attention, thinking about Lennie, when he got a bite on his fishing rod. Linus instructed him to reel the fish in slowly at first, building up speed as the line got closer and closer. He finally pulled the fish out of the water and up onto the
George also knew that Lennie had dug a hole for himself and could never get out. He knew they were looking for Lennie and wouldn’t stop until they killed him. He decided to do it himself in the kindest way he could. It’s like when Candy said about his dog, “I should of shot that dog myself.'; meaning it would have been kinder to the dog. Lennie was lying down, facing away from George and didn’t know he was going to be shot. He didn’t know what was going to happen, just like Candy’s dog.
As George becomes aware of the situation he begins to ponder what will happen if Lennie gets away. George understands that Lennie would not be capable of providing for himself out in the wild. As George contemplates allowing Lennie to be free of all the men, he “[is] a long time in answering” (94). George is one of the few men who understands Lennie’s mental limitations, he knows Lennie would not remember how to survive and “the poor bastard’d starve” (94). He
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.
There was a heavy rain outside, but other than that, the room was silent. George stared at the bunk where Lennie slept, unable to sleep. He was filled with hatred of the world that forced him to kill his own friend. As the night dragged on his hatred shifted to Curley’s wife, then Curley. “If Curley hadn’t let his tramp wife go around and cause trouble Lennie would still be here” George thought. Just then, Lennie appeared in front of him with a look of deep sadness and pain. Seeing Lennie’s pain and suffering, sent him over the edge. “That god damn Curley!” George thought, grabbing Carlson’s gun while he slept. “This is all his fault!” he thought, consumed by rage. He shuffled over to where Curley slept and pulled out the gun. George aimed the gun at Curley and pulled the trigger. An instant later he is horrified by what he has done. A couple seconds pass and Slim comes into the
From the brush came the huge crack of a gun being fired. George dropped his gun, and Lennie was frozen in time for a split second, then he fell over in front of George’s feet. He was gone.
This passage comes from the fourth chapter in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. George and the other workers are “gone into town” (69). Lennie, Crooks and Candy are the only men remaining on the ranch. This excerpt characterizes Crooks and promotes the themes of loneliness and dreams. In addition, this passage characterizes Lennie and reinforces the theme of companionship.
Disappointment is someone being sad or mad about something they have done or failed to do. Disappointment can be caused by other people’s actions. In the book “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck, the characters of Crooks, Candy, and Curly’s wife all suffer from disappointment of life. Crooks suffer from disappointment from how nobody wants to play or talk to him just because he is black. Also Curly’s Wife suffers because women don’t have that much of rights so she gets treated badly. Candy gets also treated badly because he is old and only has one hand to use so he can’t do that much work. All of the people in the book get treated badly because the book “Of Mice and Men” is made during the time period that the great depression was so there wasn’t that much of rights towards women and black people.
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck brings out the themes of Lonliness and companionship, and strengths and weaknesses through the actions, and quotations of the characters. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of killing things not on purpose, but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views.
The daily struggle of the working class, fear of loneliness and the reality of putting all your energy into plans that fail are the different themes relating to John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men". The characters depicted by the author are individuals who are constantly facing one obstacle after another. The book illustrates different conflicts such as man versus society, man versus man, man versus himself and idealism versus reality. The book's backdrop is set in the Salinas, California during the depression. The two main characters include two men, George and Lennie. Supportive characters include a few ranch hands, Candy, Crooks, Curly, Slim and Carlson.
I have been analysing the novella ‘Of Mice and men’ by John Steinbeck, which was published in 1937. Steinbeck wrote the novel based on his own experiences as a bindle stiff in the 1920’s, around the same time when the great Wall Street crash happened, causing an immense depression in America. Throughout the novel he uses a recurring theme of loneliness in his writing, which may have reflected his own experiences at this time. This is evident in his writing by the way he describes the characters, setting and language in the novel.
Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck. It is set in California during the great depression. The story follows two ranch hands who travel together and are very poor. Throughout the novel we witness many different philosophical references. Many different types of characters from this novel are reused in today’s society. Steinbeck also writes eloquently about the many different emotions, aspirations, and dreams of man.
Steinbeck believed that friendship was important. Lennie knows that George will always have his back, although Lennie cannot really protect George he feels like he can (Steinbeck 14). Even though George says, he does not want Lennie with him, he does not want to leave him by himself (Steinbeck 13). When Lennie and George first get to the ranch, the boss starts to ask them questions. George answers all of them even if they were asking Lennie. He knows that if Lennie talks, he might say what happened in Weed (Steinbeck 22). The boss, at the new farm, thinks that George only wants to take Lennie money. But George tells him that he only wants to take care of Lennie. The boss tells George that he had never seen two men traveling together like him and Lennie (22).
George is pretty much in charge of Lennie and is the brains of the operation. He thinks very big of himself and thinks he's got the rest of his life planned out. He wants to own a farm someday with Lennie. He really likes to cuss and get drunk on Friday night. He always says to Lennie "If you weren't around I would have a job by now," but he really cares about him. At the end George puts Lennie out of his misery and shoots him. He said "it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life."
Danny fell right through the ice and he started to panic. He started yelling for help but the Captain just stood still and stared at Danny. Danny remembered what the captain had told him about not panicking and staying calm. Captain Bartlett started to laugh when Danny found out that the water was only 5 inches deep. He gave Danny a hand and helped him out of the freezing water. As they reached the camp site Danny changed into warmer clothes and hurried inside and had a warm drink. Over the next few days at the camp site it was very calm and relaxed as everyone was still settling in and getting used to their new homes. As the day progressed the Captain called Danny into his hut. Danny was nervous and worried about why he had been called to meet with the Captain. He did not do anything wrong and he obeyed the messages he was told. As he entered the Captain’s hut he was asked to have a seat and was offered a hot drink. The main reason that the Captain invited Danny in for a meeting was to ask him a very important question. He asked Danny that for the time that they were going to be staying at ...
5.) Crooks- Crooks, the black stable-hand, gets his name from his crooked back. He is isolated from the other men because of the color of his skin. Soon, Crooks becomes fond of Lennie, and even though he claims to have seen countless men following empty dreams of buying their own land, he asks Lennie if he can go with them, because he wants to hoe in the garden.