With themes of vengeance and heroes and villains, 'Mean Creek' is a story told with a series of complex layers. When the shy Sam confides in his protective older sibling, Rocky, about the bully in school named George, Rocky and his friends devise a plan to humiliate and exact their revenge on his brother's tormentor during a boating trip. When their plan goes too far, they must deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions. Portrayed by Josh Peck, the complex personality traits of character George Tooney is apparent in this film, where the audience forms conflicting opinions on him. Clever film techniques are used to shift the power of the characters and the audience’s emotions to determine whether he is a bully or not. Bully or Victim? Set at school is the opening …show more content…
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
Before going to Alaska, Chris McCandless had failed to communicate with his family while on his journey; I believe this was Chris’s biggest mistake. Chris spent time with people in different parts of the nation while hitchhiking, most of them whom figured out that McCandless kept a part of him “hidden”. In chapter three, it was stated that Chris stayed with a man named Wayne Westerberg in South Dakota. Although Westerberg was not seen too often throughout the story, nevertheless he was an important character. Introducing himself as Alex, McCandless was in Westerberg’s company for quite some time: sometimes for a few days, other times for several weeks. Westerberg first realized the truth about Chris when he discovered his tax papers, which stated that “McCandless’s real name was Chris, not Alex.” Wayne further on claims that it was obvious that “something wasn’t right between him and his family” (Krakauer 18). Further in the book, Westerberg concluded with the fact that Chris had not spoken to his family “for all that time, treating them like dirt” (Krakauer 64). Westerberg concluded with the fact that during the time he spent with Chris, McCandless neither mentioned his
George’s attitude changes from the admirable young man that didn’t have everything but grew up with caring parents to a deviance selfish millionaire. The film shows parts of how criminal behavior can be influenced by George Jung, he wants to use his deviant mind to get rich fast and does not really have to lift a finger. George has made his connections to have the trust of others and to persuade them to go with just him. He does provide an honest verbal communication between his people. George went from dealing small quantities of marijuana to individuals to where he is distributing planes full of 100% pure cocaine to high
After reading the novella I think that George is a really good friend to Lennie. The first reason that I think that he is a really good friend to lennie, because that he runs off with Lennie when Lennie gets in trouble. George have a choice of running off with Lennie and been trace by those people or he could just don’t care about Lennie and keep his job. But he choose to run off with Lennie and been trace by those people. The second reason that I think George is a good friend to Lennie is because that in the novella it shows that George care about Lennie. On the first section it shows that George tells to Lennie to get off the the green water and throw away the dead mouse that Lennie had. He did that because the mouse might get him
Throughout the whole book, George was impulsive and acted on his instincts in many different situations. His desire to satisfy his curiosity got him in a number of tricky situations that could have resulted in injuries, such as his desire to fly, his curiosity in using the telephone, and his want for the red balloon. All of these situations occurred because of George’s consciousness. The id is the part of human consciousness that wants to instantly satisfy our needs and wants. In the book, George ran around based on his instincts, trying to satisfy his curiosity which equates to his needs and
Early in the movie one of the other workers shoots Candy’s dog. The dog was Candy’s only true friend. Candy said he should have been the one to shoot his best friend, not some stranger. This is one of Candy’s biggest regrets. This is a lesson George learns later in the movie when he is forced to make a tough decision whether to kill Lenny himself, or watch as Lenny gets lynched. George can not bare the idea of this happening to Lenny. George takes Candy’s advice and decides since Lenny and him are best friends he should take it upon himself and shoot Lenny. This example of George killing Lenny shows that George can only live with himself if he has his self- respect and self- esteem. Although he is killing Lenny it shows he has self- respect and self- esteem because Lenny is his only friend and rather than watching him get tortured and lynched he takes it upon himself to end his only friend’s life. Lenny isn’t smart enough to realize what will happen to him, so George makes this decision. This is when George knows he can’t live without self- respect and self-
Throughout the story George recites a description of how easy his life could be if he didn't have to keep up with Lennie. "God a'mighty," he could "get a job, an' work, an' no trouble (pg. 11)." At the end of the month, he could take his 50 bucks and go into town and buy whatever he wanted. George says these things like he's only teasing, but in actuality he's dead serious. George started building his alibi when he first arrived at the farm. He wanted to seem like he deeply cared for Lennie, and that Lennie was an overall good person. George then strengthened his alibi, and gave a glimpse of his true motives when he talked to George about why he stopped making fun of Lennie. George said that he told Lennie to "jump in," and that Lennie did it and "he damn near drowned (pg.
Christopher Johnson McCandless, a.k.a Alexander Supertramp, “Master of his Own Destiny.” He was an intelligent young man who presented himself as alone but really he was never lonely. However, he believed that life was better lived alone, with nature, so he ventured off throughout western United States before setting off into Alaska’s wild unprepared where he died. Some may say he was naive to go off on such a mission without the proper food and equipment but he was living life the way he wanted to and during his travels he came across three people: Jan Burres, Ronald Franz, and Wayne Westerberg. McCandless befriended these people, it is believed that he made such a strong impression on them that their connection left them with strange feelings after finding out about McCandless’ death.
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."
...y” and that he “has a way of finding out” (168). This gives the reader conclusions that George, similar to tom, turns to aggression to deal with unsettling situations.
As I watched the movie and observed George`s addictive behavior, I realized that it started as a child and the first obsession came in the form of money. George’s parents were not wealthy and always fought over money this is where as a young child George placed his values. George’s deviant behavior started with smoking cigarettes, drinking beer, and smoking marijuana, as a direct result of the illegal possession of marijuana George was sent to prison where he fine-tuned his skills of trafficking marijuana to trafficking cocaine and changed the product from marijuana to cocaine.
In fact he is quite the opposite; he is very humble. George knows he is “one of these trusting fellas” who does not want to “think any harm to nobody”(158-159). Throughout the novel, humility is rarely seen in any characters but George. He knows that he is not smart and he admits that he is too trusting, which is tragically what leads to his demise. He knows his place in society and does not pretend to be someone else. This unparalleled humility just proves his good nature. He knows that he is too trusting and he knows that he always sees the...
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.
The play “Fences” by August Wilson is set in a time when African Americans are coming out of the clasps of slavery and seeking a new life. There are many new opportunities in the job market as well as in the sports world. In the play the main character and father, Troy, is put into many controversial two-sided situations. He evaluates them from what he thinks is just and only uses his perspective, not heeding anyone else’s advice. In doing so he contributes to the rising action of the story where Troy refuses to let his son, Cory, play football when everyone else thinks it is a good idea. Troy thinks it will lead him on a path to nowhere because of his past experiences but doesn’t acknowledge how times have changed since he was younger.
The negative consequences of mean girls’ harsh bullying (depression, suicidal thoughts, and eating disorders) are absent in the movie. Therefore, the viewer will associate bullying with ‘coolness’ as they showcase it when students were asked about Regina Georges, and one of them said “One time she punched me in the face and I loved it”.
Mark Watney, from The Martian, is exactly the character I would chose to be should I be given the choice. For months, he lived in my ideal situation: alone, inside, and eating potatoes. This will probably become my own lifestyle one day, so I appreciate the relatability. I also appreciate how incredibly smart Watney is. A botanist coming out alive from a place such as Mars is a feat to be had. In fact, anyone leaving Mars would have more than just a working brain. However, on a slightly more personal note, Watney has got a large dose of perseverance. Few people are willing to use their bodily fluids to survive for so long. Fewer people would face a death-or-death situation with hope. Mark Watney is a strong character. He has a strength I would