Send Me No Flowers is a classic movie starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson about a man with Illness Anxiety Disorder who is convinced he is dying. The film starts out with George Kimball laying in his bed and thinking about all his symptoms, such as headaches, chest pains, and stomach pains. He wakes up and takes a dozen pills before checking his temperature and blood pressure. His wife, Judy Kimball, jokes that he is a hypochondriac and even makes fake sleeping pills for him to ease his pain. One morning he particularly complains about chest pains and decides to go into the doctor, despite visiting him only two weeks ago. The doctor assures him that he is fine and gives him some pills for his indigestion. However, George overhears the doctor talking about a man who only has a few weeks left to live and mistakes this man for himself. …show more content…
The next day, George decides to buy a burial plot for himself and Judy, while also adding in an extra plot in case Judy remarries. George then decides that Judy needs to remarry after he dies, so he and Arnold try to find a new husband for her. One day they run into Judy’s old college boyfriend and decide that he is the perfect match. Trying to do a good deed before dying, George tells a woman about one of his friends that is just using her. She gives him a thank you kiss and Judy thinks that George is having an affair. He tells her he is dying and Judy starts to baby him because she feels bad. The doctor comes over one night and tells Judy that George is just fine. Judy then thinks the sickness is a cover up for the affair and kicks him out of the house. One thing leads to another, but eventually they end up together and George turns out to be just
Connie first encounters Arnold in a parking lot while she is out with her friends, but she does not yet know who he is. She notices him standing near his car, a gold colored convertible jalopy, staring at her. When she walks by he says he is going to "get" her, but Connie does not think anything of it and just turns away.
George and Lennie were lifelong friends and had varying personalities even from the start. Lennie thought about how his Aunt Clara said he should have been more like George. At the time when the story took place, the two men were travelling together, and had been for some time, working and then moving on to search for the next job they could find. They were like many other men in search for work, except it was rare for men to travel together. George felt a need to take care of Lennie because he was somewhat slow. George was an average man of the time. He was a good size, nice, but firm, and he had aspirations to be more than just a nomadic laborer. Lennie, on the other hand, had always been a little different. He was big, goofy, clumsy, but sweet. They were also both good workers. George was concerned with working and getting his money before they got into trouble and had to leave camp. Lennie was the one who normally started the trouble. He was a hard worker and lived to appease George, but he got distracted easily which angered George. George told about how they would own a house and a farm together and work for themselves. Lennie loved to hear the story and think about the possibilities, even though nobody knew if any of it was a possibility. George and Lennie's differences in part led to George's inclination to kill Lennie. Despite their dissimilarity, the two men needed each other probably more than they realized.
In the beginning of the story, George is questioning Margie about where her parents are, where she came from. He is learning that she is most likely neglected by her parents because this young girl is alone and her attire is wrong, she doesn't have shoes and her shirt is far too big for her. George says“I do not believe in fate or God, though sometimes I wish I could. pg. 4”. We see how George is losing himself and not having a belief in god, can further show us he is not in a normal state. Something dramatic must have happened to him to make him not belive. We see here that he is starting to lose himself. The loss of his daughter leads to his loss of a belief in god, clearly god was a part of his life, but now it's not, his belief system was apart of who he was so losing that shows us bhe lost a part of who he was. Right after he wins her the fish, someone ask George what's the name of is daughter, or the girl he was with. He replied saying Anne, which we later
Lennie's stupidity and carelessness constantly causes him to unintentionally harm people and animals. When he gets into sticky situations, George is there to help him get out of them. Ever since Lennie's Aunt Clara died, George has felt that he has a sense of duty
The two, both dealing with the loss of someone tremendously important and close to them, would be better off supporting each other, but instead they break away from their bond and deal with the pain alone. Since “[Henry] and Marty hadn’t talked much since the funeral,” (Ford 9), “it made the hole in Henry’s life that much larger,” (Ford 9). Not too many years after Ethel’s death, and after awkward and unfamiliar encounters between father and son, Marty introduces his father to Samantha, Marty’s fiancée. Henry is overjoyed that Marty wants to show him a part of his life, and the three start to uncover Henry’s past, bringing them all closer. Finally restoring their bond, Marty and Henry find that it’s easier to cope with their loss of Ethel than to ignore the grief like they had
After George had turned off the house, the kids began to wish dark and gruesome insults if the house wasn’t turned back on. These insults pressured George to turn the house back on and the children praised him. After this, the kids ran into the nursery, which has changed to Hawaii, and stayed there all night. In the morning, George called Peter and Wendy to the kitchen for breakfast but there was no response. George called the kids again but no answer again. This began to worry George and he called out to Lydia. Once again there was no answer and George become even more worried. George ran into the nursery and found the three of them in Hawaii having breakfast. With this discovery, George was relieved and sat with his family for breakfast.
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."
Consistently throughout the story George and Lennie were there for each other; in fact towards the very beginning Lennie and George discussed how they were better off than most guys because they had each other (14). When George killed Lennie a part of him died too, George knew murdering Lennie would hurt him mentally and emotionally. However he did it because he wanted what was best for his friend no matter the cost. His actions were altruistic and that made his decision the more favorable one. Another instance when George was selfless was when he gave up his dream. Throughout the story George and Lennie dreamed of and worked towards owning their own piece of land together. However, after discovering Curley’s wife dead, George returned to reality and informed Candy that they would, “never do her” (94). After losing his friend George understood the impossibility of achieving the American Dream. Beforehand George knew he would not want to live out his dream without Lennie, so by protecting Lennie and giving up on his own dream he put Lennie above himself. Conversely, someone may believe that George's actions were selfish and that he benefits himself by killing Lennie. After George comes after Lennie, the dim-witted man asks if George was going to yell at him. Reluctantly George told him “If I was alone, I could live so easy,” (103). Although George said
Since the begging George and Lennie have stayed together, but as they work there are times when they are separated. George docent
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.
Ever since Lennie’s Aunt Clara died, George had to look after him because Lennie cannot look after himself (Steinbeck). Lennie accidentally scared a girl and he and George had to leave Weed, and they had to go get new jobs (Attell). George gets angry at Lennie for accidentally getting them in trouble and says he should leave and how easier his life would be without Lennie (Hart). He then tells Lennie that he did not mean what he said and would not leave him (Hart).
Growing up, George had a wild childhood. His parents owned a tavern, which they lived above, and they were rarely around to give George the guidance a small child needs. George felt little love from his parents. He came from a poor family and sometimes didn't even know where his next meal was coming from.
George and Lennie first meet one another when George becomes his primary caregiver for his aunt. Shortly after George takes Lennie under his wing, they form an inseparable bond because they rely on one another to overcome tasks of day to day living. The two become so close they share a common dream of paradise. It is described as “ ‘O.K. Someday- we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a
Michael decides to hire an old friend of his, George, who was once a great and respected chef, to run his kitchen. George is not as respected anymore because he dealt with an alcohol problem that made him lose his job.
doctor's office, he learns that he has a bad heart and doesn't have much time