1. In the movie George Bailey faced a lot of obstacles in his life. State 5 ways that he showed grit or perseverance in overcoming the obstacles.
1. When Mr. Potter asked him to join his side so he could get more money, George thought better of himself and decided the best thing to do was to turn down the deal even though it was a once in a lifetime deal. George didn’t want to do it, but he at sometime had to face up to the problem of not getting to see the world like he wanted to when he was younger.
2. When George had the choice to let his little brother drown or save his brother and hope he gets better, he did the right thing and jumped into the freezing water to save his brother for the better of the world and his family.
3. When George
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noticed Mr. Gower or his boss as a kid made the wrong mixture for the pills because his son died of a disease, he didn’t just stand there and take the pills to the kid because he knew they weren’t mixed right. He tried and tried to tell him that they weren’t right but Mr. Gower hit him for disobeying orders and not delivering the pills. After beating George he finally decided to check the pills and saw that they were indeed wrong. 4. George showed grit also when he decided to save Clarence from drowning and not leaving him there because he was having a horrible day. If Clarence wouldn’t have jumped in the freezing water then George wouldn’t have showed grit and saved him because he would have just jumped in to kill himself by the freezing cold water. 5. George showed grit also after his father died and there was no one to take care of and manage the bank. If he wouldn’t have took over the bank, then most likely Mr. Potter would have finally gotten what he wanted which was to own the bank so he could get more money out of the people. 6.
The last way that George showed grit was when the banks had no money, and he had used $2,000 of his own money to keep the bank open and running. He could have just let the people go to Mr. Potter for their money and loose the bank entirely to let it get handed over to Mr. Potter. He also then could have gone on his trips with Mary all over the world but he did the right thing and loaned or give the back to the people.
2. State 2 ways Mary Bailey showed grit or perseverance.
1. When Mary and George were walking and talking about what they wanted to do in the future, she broke a window to wish for the marriage between them and to live a happy life together. Even though after that moment they didn’t talk much to each other, she still kept that wish even though she could have gone to a rich guy named Sam. If she wouldn’t have kept that wish and married someone else then George then her life and George’s life would have been very different.
2. After George and Mary marry each other she has a plan to stay in and rebuild the broken down mansion by herself without the help of George and everybody else. If she wouldn’t have worked on the broken mansion then they would have had to buy or rent another home that costs money. They together didn’t have a lot of money so this would have been very hard to deal with without the help of Marry.
3. Why do think Mr. Potter was so mean to
everybody? I think he was so mean to everybody because he didn’t care about anything besides owning everything and being the richest, greediest man in the town. I also think this because he liked to see people suffer and wanted them to come and plead to him so he could feel like he was the king of the town. The final reason why I think this is because maybe he was treated this way when he was younger and thats how maybe he lost his legs. Since he lost his legs this might have made him more of a bum that wanted revenge for the problems he had to face in life. 4. In a minimum of one paragraph tell me the life lessons you have learned from watching “Its a Wonderful Life” From the movie I have learned a lots of things. One thing I would like to start out with is the point that killing yourself doesn’t cure anything and that you should enjoy everyday that you live even though some of those day that you feel like the worst thing has happened to you. Another thing is that saving people or being a hero doesn’t just matter because it latterly changes everyone’s life. If George had saved his brother from falling in the freezing water that day then many lives would have been lost in the war and from that would have been catastrophic on everyone else’s everyday life. I also think that you should always check over your work so they you don’t dramatically ruin somebodies else’s life like how Mr. Gower mixed the ingredients wrong for the pills that needed delivered to someone’s home. If you don’t check things over it sometimes might not only impact you but also impact others in a way that you might not be able to change. Finally I learned that keeping and promising wishes that you can make happen is a good life goal. When Mary wished to grow up and marry George, she pursued it and never gave up even when it looked impossible to complete. She also never gave up on building a future that she thought was good for everyone such as George and her family.
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
Behind George’s impulsive enigma you can see just how much he wants to be accepted and make friends. Isolated and lonely, George bullied children who were smaller than him and appeared as ‘easy targets’ because deep down he didn't feel good about himself and wanted to be accepted due to his learning difficulties and other assorted problems. George readily agrees to the invitation to Sam’s birthday, seeing the trip as an opportunity to finally make friends. You see a glimpse of his caring nature when he gives Sam a birthday present, using all his savings to purchase him a water pistol, and ensuring he likes it. However, he was unaware of the true purpose of his invitation by the resentful Sam, forcing you to sympathise further on George and expressing his innocence and desperation to form friendships. This is further demonstrated later in the film where he lies and tells the group that he smokes cigarettes in hopes to be accepted in the group and appear as ‘cool’ by doing the things they
The issue of loyalty is embodied in the character of George. He is an intelligent man who could make a successful living for himself on his own. He chooses to stay beside his friend Lennie. George can never get a steady job to fulfill his long-term goal of having his own farm. The first job that Lennie and George have together goes well for a while. Eventually Lennie ruins everything that is going good for them. Lennie sees a pretty dress that a girl is wearing. Without thinking about what he is doing, he goes up and grabs the dress to feel the nice fabric. This scares the girl and she tells the boss. Soon the whole town is after Lennie. This is the perfect time for George to start a new life, without Lennie. However, because of his loyalty to Lennie, he chooses to help Lennie escape from the town. Lennie needs George to survive. It is this that propels George to make the sacrifice that he does. After Lennie kills Curley’s wife, George knows that this is the end for Lennie. No matter what, someone will eventually kill Lennie. And if Lennie gets away this time, there will be another time, and eventually the inevitable will happen. He truly loves Lennie, so he shoots Lennie painlessly in the back of the head. Lennie dies with the happy thought of the dream of the farm they want to own some day.
George is an admirable character because he has the courage to kill Lennie himself instead of letting the other men find and kill him. George shows great concern about Lennie when Lennie asks him if he will give Lennie hell about accidentally breaking Curley’s wife’s neck. Instead, George simply replies, “You can’t remember nothing that happens, but you remember ever’ word I say”(Steinbeck,101). Due to Lennie’s mental disorder, he can not recall much from his past which is another reason why George regrets what he has said in the past. In reality, George
George Bailey: A magnificent individual. He gave a lot to his family members and others in his town. He gave up his adventurous dreams to fulfill, and help others, even the money he had saved up for his honeymoon so that others can lead a normal life until things settle down with the company. He’s very generous heart and puts others needs before him. He does everything possible to help others in any way he can. He is a very honorable man. He proves it by turning down Mr. Potter’s remunerative off to keep him and his family in good standing in the community.
In 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck George is seen as one of the main protagonists of the novella. He is portrayed as a very selfless and noble character as he takes care of Lennie and defends him from the more malicious characters, such as Curley and his wife. George represtents the lack of opportunity for workers in 1930s Amercia as he is forced to travel around constantly and make little money for his work to survive from month to month.
Myrtle eventually had similar goals as Gatsby, but her life did not begin the same way. She was of the lower class of society and married a simple man. The two pursued a poor life, but Myrtle’s husband George was a decent man. Nevertheless, Myrtle became unsatisfied, and when the opportunity arose to better the quality of her life, she took it. Daisy’s husband Tom, an unfaithful, rough man not very committed to his marriage, began an affair with Myrtle.
To paraphrase Robert Burns-"The best laid plans of mice and men go awry". This is a bleak statement and it is at the centre of the novel's action. George and Lennie have the dream of owning their own ranch and living a free independent life; they would be self-reliant and most of all they would be safe from a harsh and hostile world. Other characters in the book also try to buy into their dream ie, Candy and Crooks. Ultimately, the dream unravels and like a Greek Tragedy, the ending is terrible but also predictable.
Eventually George would escape from the people who capture him, and join his brother again as they would be guided by there owners. As being a black slave, they never adopted the last name from there parents. Only after the end of the Civil War, both James and George picked Carver to be their last name. George would stay with his owner’s that took care of him, and he would help out with the chores to show his appreciation. He became very fond of plants and at a early age George would plant and maintain the garden on the farm. He became so good at planting and gardening, his owner’s would give him the name “The Plant Doctor.” The Carver’s taught George many of the basic things that every child should know at the ealy age. George learned how to read and write with no problems. Many people thought and knew that George had an excellent future ahead of himself due to the fact that he has a quick ability to pick up on new traits that he learns.
"When I was just out of school I worked with a team of engineers in redesigning a nozzle for a nuclear steam turbine generator... It was an awesome machine... And when it ran... lighting up every home in New York, a feeling radiated through the pit of my stomach as if its nerve endings were connected to each of those ten million light bulbs. That was power. But the winds coming around the corners of that house was God" (251). George's experience in the hurricane is just one example of the contrasts between technology and spirituality. George ardently believes that every problem can be solved with rational thinking, planning and plenty of hard work. His obsession with fixing the bridge after the hurricane further illustrates this point; despite assurances from Mama Day and Dr. Buzzard that the bridge would be built in its own time, George diligently pushes the townsfolk beyond their capacity to work. His behavior surrounding the bridge--not to mention the boat he tries to mend--is based on his desire to save Ophelia from a strange illness. He ignores the advice and guidance of Mama Day and plunges into the crisis through rational means. Ultimately, he loses his own life when saving his beloved wife, though George never understands how or why. Dr. Buzzard had warned him that "A man would have grown enough to know that really believing in himself means that he ain't gotta be afraid to admit there's some things he can't do alone" (292).
George’s relationship with Lennie has made him selfless; his conversations, with and with out Lennie, are generally revolving around Lennie, although in the case of their dream-ranch George seems to find fulfilment for himself as well. Due to these altruistic tendencies that he shows throughout the novel, a danger is bestowed upon George; he tends to care for Lennie far too much, and too little for himself. In occasional moments, he escapes his sympathy and compassion for Lennie, and realises the burden that he causes. This usually results in George taking his frustration out on Lennie, which can often harm his simple mind, leaving Lennie upset and forced to confess to his own uselessness, and George feeling guilty for what he has caused. We can learn very little about George through his actual conversations, which made it necessary for Steinbeck to focus the novel on him in particular, and let the reader gain an closer insight on him through his actions. Generally, he seems to be caring, intelligent and sensible, but is greatly worn by the constant attention Lennie requires. This illustrates a major theme in Of Mice and Men, the dangers that arise when one becomes involved in a dedicated relationship.
George was one of the characters in the novel whom dream was denied. One of the problems stopping George from accomplishing his
One day during a walk in a village nearby, she met Joan Smith who lived in a village store and owned a post-office. Joan Smith was married with Norman. She had a complicated background. Before she was married to Norman she was a liar, fugitive and a prostitute. However, she confessed her sin and became a member of a religion. Since then she had regarded herself as a tool in God’s hand and she wanted to punish anyone who had done something wrong against the Bible. Because George was married twice, and this was against the Bible, Joan found him a disrespectable man and she hated him a lot.
During the story Of Mice and Men, George once said, “he aint no cookoo. He’s dumb as hell, but he aint crazy” (Steinbeck39). George was sticking up for Lennie. Then later on in the story, George and Lennie’s boss once told George “I have never seen one guy take so much trouble for one another” (Steinbeck22). Proving George takes care of what he is responsible for. During the story, Lennie often tends to get himself into trouble, but George never got mad. He accepted the fact that it happened and gave up whatever he had to enable to keep Lennie safe. Not to mention, George also stood up for Lennie by saying “poor bastard didn’t know what he was doing” (Steinbeck98). At this point in the story, Lennie killed his bosses’ sons’ wife. Lennie then ran to the river like George him to do earlier in the story. The boss and his son went looking for Lennie. But before they could find him, George got to him, but since Lennie was George’s responsibility, George took it to himself to solve the problem by killing Lennie before the boss and his son could do it themselves. George and Lennie are responsible for one another, not to mention all the sacrifice, both George and Lennie make for one
resolves her problems and anger towards charles, and she also forgives him by the end of this movie. After all that has happened she chose to sign the divorce papers of her and Charles McCarters divorce, and ran off to Orlando who will be next to marriage. Her choice towards the end of the movie was a great one, because she was able to find happiness in all she has chose, she was able to find love, and also forgive for her past and her pain. What she chose to do with her life was to move on and become a happy woman she deserves to be which is the greatest choice anyone can ever make.