Archetypes In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Carlson an of mice and men character is a selfish, confused. Carlson does understand why Lennie and George Travel together and is not very understanding. Although you never find out Carlson’s job he did play an important role in the book and on the ranch. The definition of an archetype is very typical example of a person or a thing. Carlson’s most important characteristic is him being lonely. This trait is shown when Carlson says “It ain’t no go to himself” describing Candy’s dog. This is a sign of Carlson not knowing what it feels having someone besides yourself. An example of direct characterization is when Steinbeck show how Carlson likes to do things like play cards by himself when there are others around but instead he decides to play solitar which is a one-person game instead of playing together. Also, direct characterization is used when Carlson says “Well, looks here, Slim. …show more content…

He does not really understand the meaning of having a companion. He is confused on why George and Lennie travel together and why Candy cares so much about his old “No good” dog. This archetype is portrayed in many different books and movies, there is usually a character that knows nothing else but to have nobody but themselves to care for them. This causes the character to not have always a positive attitude but a rather negative one considering they are very lonely. This archetype was described very well for this character. Yes, authors are coming up with more unique stories. One of the most unique thing about this book was Steinbeck took a different approach with Carlson’s character. He was a big part of this story from just being a confused, angry man but to later shoot Candy’s dog which caused him to be a part of the dream with Lennie and George. Which had a HUGE impact on the book because it gave the men hope that they could achieve the dream. The biggest part Carlson had in Of Mice and Men was that

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