There's a difference in most things and their are some similarities as well. You’d only think its the difference of George Milton and Lennie Small minds. However, if we dig deeper we will see what we find. I searched a little deeper and here is some interesting information that I found. John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”, concerns an unlikely couple who travels about the country. They are searcing for places that are needing workers because they are needing the pay. Throughout the novel, characteristics of important people are similar yet very different. George and Lennie are two characters that have many differences physically, but many similarities mentally. With that being said we will engage in the physical differences. George Milton is …show more content…
small, quick, dark of face, has restless eyes, he is quite sharp, and strong features to be so small. However, Lennie Small’s is the complete opposite of George but he name is so ironic. He’s a huge man, Shapeless of face, large pale eyes, wide body, sloping shoulders, and he drags his feet a little. He even reminds you of a bear. Why, because of the way his arms hang loosely while swinging just a little. However, I would tell you some of the similarities between George and Lennie but that’s not part of my question. My question is how does the analysis of George Milton differ from that of Lennie Smalls? Now let’s talk about what type of character’s George and Lennie are. George is a dynamic character and Lennie is a static character. I’ll explain what each one of those type of characters are and also how George and Lennie are those types as well. I’ll start with George since he is the dynamic character. A dynamic character is someone that undergoes an important change in the course of the story or of any story for that matter.
George was always protecting Lennie until the end of the story even though I still believe he was protecting him. Furthermore, he just had to kill Lennie to keep him for doing more bad stuff after he did what he did. George had to be brave and very courageous to kill his friend Lennie after all they had been through. He saved Lennie from a horrid death and being lynched. He also put a drastic end to their perfect world or their dream. However, George might be a little more at ease now knowng Lennie isn’t going to be around to get in his way. He could finally be happy and figure out his life purpose and pursue the dream for both of their sakes. Even though we will find out how Lennie is a static character. Well as stated in the previous paragraphs i’ll be explaining what a static character is. While explaining to you why Lennie is a static character. A static character is a character who undergoes little or no inner change. Basically someone who doesn’t grow or develop. Lennie is a perfect example of a static chracter. Why, because Lennie stays devoted to George throughout the story. He only cares about the farm that they want and tending the rabbits. Thats one of the main reasons why Lennie hasn’t gotten into any …show more content…
trouble. However, throughout this story each one of the characters had their own hardships. This is one of the differences i’ve noticed. Lennie’s hardship was he love delicate things way too much and always wanted to pet or touch them. George’s hardship was that he had to be with Lennie all the time. He had to be an ideal for Lennie as well and he even had to pretend to like Curley for awhile. Futhermore, I’ve found out that Curley and his wife were antagonist.
They were getting in the way of George maintaining Lennie. Why is the relevant to the difference of George and Lennie is probably what you are thinking. Well here’s your answer Lennie doesn’t get it but George felt it was something like that going on. This shows the different mindsets that both of them meaning George and Lennie. They have been together for awhile but thats because of their minds. In learning that I bring you to the difference of the two minds. George is smart, he has a quick brain, and he is a deeply moral goodman. Learning that you could say that he has things that Lennie doesn’t have. We know that because Lennie listens to everything that George has to say and tell him. We also know that Lennie follows all of the rules that George gives him. Even though that sounds rough or quite mean its the truth. If Lennie didn’t have George he wouldn’t know what to do and where to go because he isn’t like George. George is the leader, the brain, the talker, and the thoughts out of the two. It doesn’t get any better than that for
Lennie. However, Lennie is mentally impaired compared to George. Lennie thinks like a child when it comes to things thats why he doesn’t get to talk nor make any big decisions. I highly agree with that because if he did everything would be all scrambled up and just plain out of whack. It makes him vulnerable to being pulled into trouble or anything that could easily distract him. So, George tries to keep him quiet and away from things that could get him into lots of trouble with the other people or the law. However, Curley’s wife messed with Lennie while George was with the other fellas but no matter how hard he tried to stop talking eith her she was so persistent. That trapped Lennie and he was smart enough to know how to get out of it. One thing about Lennie is his contrasting qualities and his impulsive nature that keeps him with problems. I feel bad for Lennie throughout this story because I feel like George is so mean to him for no reason but thats the way he has to be to keep him from doing what he does. In my observation, of those two things George and Lennie are so different. As I mentioned in paragraph four they are quite similar. Mentally and physically they make a great team. George the leader and Lennie the extraordinary player. Their roles are different yes but they play for the same reason. That reason being that they wanted a small shack on a piece of land. While Lennie tends to the rabbits and George sitting around enjoying his freedom. They really wanted that land to have something to call their own but no Curley’s just had to mess that up for them. Yes George was right when he said that she was nothing but trouble and that Lennie should stay away from her. Of course she still found a way to ruin things and get herself killed and got another person took with her in the end. I have concluded that the deeper you dip the more information you will find. You’ve discovered some things about George and Lennie that you didn’t know which is pretty awesome. You could even say that the differences of their minds that has been shown to you.
In chapter one, George and Lennie are introduced onto the scene and you get to know them a little bit and you get to see how they are related/ their relationship. When I read this first part, I could tell that George was pretty much Lennie’s caretaker and it was his job to find Lennie a job and make sure he ate enough and stayed a live. He kind of resented having to drag Lennie around (pg 11~12: “Well we ain’t got any!” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, you want. If I was alone I could live so easy… But wadda I got? I got you. You can’t keep a job and you loose me every job I get.”), because Lennie’s a bit slow and he messes up a lot. He tries really hard to be good and listen to what George tells him to do, but in the end of every situation, Lennie forgets what George told him beforehand and sometimes it creates a little trouble (pg 45~46: “Well, he seen this girl in this red dress. Dumb like he is, he likes to touch ever’thing he likes. Just wants to feel it. So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do. Well, this girl just squawks and squawks. I was jus’ a little bit off, and I heard all the yellin’, so I comes running, an’ by that time Lennie’s so scared all he can think to do is jus’ hold on. I socked him over the head with a fence picket to make him let go. He was so scairt he couldn’t let go of the dress. And he’s so strong, you know… Well, that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she’s been raped. The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie. So we sit in an irrigation ditch under water all the rest of that day.”). But when you look at them, you can tell that George is...
...e ever since they were children. Lennie knew that he owed George for all that he had done for him over the years. Other than that, Lennie just loved George and wanted to be with him. He hated the thought of making George angry. Often times Lennie said he could go by himself and live in a cave if George really did not want to be with him. It was obvious that Lennie could never really think of leaving George. Lennie stayed loyal to George until the very end, unaware of what would happen. Even though George did care for Lennie, he did not give Lennie the loyalty and friendship back like he deserved. It was easy for Lennie to be so loyal partially because of his simple mindedness. He almost acted like a puppy, following around its owner and trying to defend it. If only George realized what a good friend he had in Lennie.
George wanted to be alone, away from Lennie because he could earn a lot more money without worrying about Lennie. George wants Lennie gone so he could live life without getting into so much trouble like Lennie does. When Lennie gets into trouble then they both get into trouble. George needed Lennie gone in general weather he had to kill him or
This can be identify George as a good friend or a bad friend to Lennie. In my personal opinion I think that George is a good friend to lennie. Because that I think that george need to kill Lennie, the first reason is that if Lennie get caught by Curly and the others he will still died but he will be torture to death by them. Another reason is that Lennie kills a person so he will get caught eventually and he will end up the same way as he get caught now. So George kills lennie out of caring, out of the relation that they had. that is why I think that George is a good friend to Lennie
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.
We also notice that Lennie is always traveling or right next to George. Lennie isn't “living” because “If you need assisted living 24/7 you are not living” (we need to talk about euthanasia). Without George Lennie would just cause more and more harm to his surroundings and would be unable to live and operate without becoming a danger to
George kills Lennie because he did not want to witness Lennie being hurt or killed carelessly, run off by in his own and not being able to take care for himself, and Lennie’s mental disorder will never change how Lennie reacts to certain situations. Many believe taking the life of another without consent is unacceptable but in certain situations like George’s, he has to decide due to Lennie’s mental disorder that was leading him into unpleasant situations. George is an admirable character who choose to protect and do justice to his distressed friend,
The physical symbiosis of George and Lennie is beneficial to Lennie but detrimental to George. Although George used to hurt Lennie, Lennie now needs George to bail him out of trouble. Lennie also profits because he needs a person to tell him what to do. “He can’t think of nothing to do himself, but he sure can take orders” (39). Lennie is “a hell of a good worker”(22) and able to “put up a four-hundred pound bale” (22) but is likely to get himself in trouble without George’s protective influence. George likes Lennie but would be better off without him because “you (Lennie) can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get” (11). Lennie hinders George while George helps Lennie.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about the friendship between George Milton and Lennie Small, who travel together due to the fact that Lennie suffered a childlike mental illness and someone needed to take care of him. Lennie only listens to his friend George, no matter what George may say. This novel shows characteristics of their true friendship and George's compassion towards his companion. George shows acts of love and kindness out of sympathy for Lennie, yet he also seems to show an unconscious effort to make up for Lennie’s mental impairment.
They are a textbook example of loyal friends. They, together, are like peanut butter and jelly in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Lennie gives George someone to talk to and someone to keep him on track. George gives Lennie insight into the world and someone that will respect him even though he isn’t intelligent. They, more importantly, give each other something to live for.
Lennie has a tendency to forget things even if he was just told them. Without George, Lennie would not have any idea what to do, where to go, or what to say. George is like Lennie’s brain; he does most of the thinking and just repeatedly tells Lennie what to say/do. Without George Lennie would never have
They are an extraordinary team, with Lennie being of monstrous size with a simple mind, and George being a smart and typical worker. Many times throughout the novel, Lennie threatens to go live in a cave to leave George alone so he won't have to take care of him anymore. However, George always explains to Lennie that he wants him by his side at all times because he knows they need each other: "No! I was just foolin', Lennie. 'Cause I want you to stay with me. .
George understands that he can’t hide Lennie from the world forever and that the natural order of things is that the strong pick off the weak, and he will eventually have to let Lennie go. This motivates him to seize reality, meaning he had to kill Lennie, which itself was a sign of tremendous growth in himself. Killing Lennie had many effects on George; one of them being that he became one of the men he’d tell Lennie stories about. George believed that he and Lennie were not like the other migrant workers – travelling alone and spending all their earning on a whim. When George would te...
George says “‘God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, an’ when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want’” (11). This quote shows that George had been complaining about how much better off he’d be if it weren’t for Lennie. Above all, George has deliberated what his life would be like without the risk of destruction caused by Lennie. This quote proves that all in all, George had made a sacrifice to take care of Lennie because you can infer that George wishes that he didn’t have to supervise Lennie, yet he never gives up on his companion. For instance, George’s constant help for Lennie had never changed, resulting in an impact on Lennie, but George rarely put his own needs first. He not only sacrificed his
George did not want to kill Lennie, but at the same time, he did not want him to have to suffer the horrible consequences; he knew that Lennie’s death would be beneficial to Lennie in the future. Furthermore, George knew what was best for Lennie and decided to kill him for his own good.