In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, there are two main characters named George and Lennie who are bouncing around from town to town trying to find a stable job to make money. The behavior of Lennie greatly impacts the development of this book and George’s life. George has had to look after Lennie his entire life and take on a parenting role. There are many factors that show the logistics behind the way Lennie thinks and what his motivation is. He has expressed multiple times that he would like to tend the rabbits once he and George achieved their dream of owning a farm. He struggled with being good in George’s eyes, but also not being able to stop his fixation with soft things, which ultimately crushed his dream due to his behavior. George’s decision to shoot Lennie at the end of the book shows his struggle with the idea of protecting him from other people or continuing to care for him throughout his life. …show more content…
In many instances, they have had to run away because Lennie can’t control himself around things that he wants to feel, like Curley’s wife’s hair, the girl's dress, mice, and the puppy. Lennie and George’s biggest motivation in this book is their dream to be able to own a farm once they earn enough money; Lennie only cares about his dream to tend the rabbits. He uses this dream to motivate himself to not do anything bad, yet he still ends up getting in trouble. Lennie’s relationship with animals and soft things demonstrates his struggle to control his instincts. He is always wanting to touch anything soft or anything that “feels nice.” Additionally, Lennie’s defense mechanisms and his dreams can explain why Lennie acts the way he does. Whenever he touches something soft, he latches on and doesn't let go. He has childlike behaviors whenever he gets stressed out or yelled at, freezing up and becoming scared. His dream of tending the rabbits can also revert back to his childlike
John Steinbeck wrote a story about two men that only had each to depend on. Many of George and Lennie's struggles come from things they cannot control such as Lennie's mental issues. George and Lennie are very poor and they work on farms together, but they have to move a lot because Lennie always does something stupid. The greatest tragedy in Mice and Men was when Lennie was left alone with Curley's wife. She was the reason why Lennie ended up being killed. She knew of to manipulate others to get her way and that is what she relies on most of the time.
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Lennie is depicted in a very childlike manner throughout Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Accordingly, he acts in a manner that is persistent with a child in that his motivations precisely lead to his actions. He does not act in a pure sense of dishonesty, reflective of the purity that is peculiar to someone who is like a kid at heart.
In John Steinbeck's classic novella, Of Mice and Men, George makes the decision of killing Lennie because he knows it is in Lennie's best interest. His act of killing Lennie is not considered criminal. George has good intentions in killing his companion. George is trying to prevent Lennie from being tortured and from his constant desire to please George and not cause trouble. Additionally, Lennie repeatedly places himself in difficult situations, and as a result, brings George into the circumstances. There is a close friendship between George and Lennie, and George had carefully thought out whether or not he should destroy his life. George is faced with witnessing the death of Candy's beloved, old dog and Candy's reaction to his death, which helps George to finalize his resolution. After several years of looking after Lennie, George knows what is best for Lennie, as well as the people around him.
In this book George is constantly taking care of Lennie and is always reassuring him that they will have their own land and be able to tend the rabbits. George doesn’t actually believe in this dream which shows how he is willing to say anything to make Lennie happy. Also, George is constantly bringing up how easy his life would be without Lennie, he said "God almighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job a work, an no trouble (12). This quote shows how George is aware that Lennie is holding him back from making more money but how he choices to stay with him because they have a genuine friendship. George takes his parental figure role seriously and would never leave him.
During the beginning, Lennie is characterized as childish. He is very small minded. Steinbeck indirectly states that he has a mental disability. Readers notice this because of his child-like actions, specifically on page 3, “Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all, and then he sat up on the bank and his hat dripped down on his blue coat and ran down his back.” This disability forces George to sacrifice his freedom to help survive with his disability. George gets frustrated with Lennie’s playful personality easily, as a father might with his son. On page 11, George lets his anger out on Lennie. “I wisht I could put you in a cage with
Of Mice and Men - George and Lennie seem to have a very close friendship
A coon dog and a tick, an oak tree with moss on the north side, a termite and its internal bacteria, and a shark with tiny fish that eat the extra meat chunks in between the teeth all have one thing in common: symbiosis. Defined as the interdependence of organisms, symbiosis is the basis of the relationship between George and Lennie in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. One type of symbiosis helps both parties while another type involves one organism being hurt by the exchange. The dog is hurt by the tick while the termites and the bacteria benefit from each other’s presence. These types of symbiosis can occur in humans and are evident in “Of Mice and Men.” Both types of symbiosis exist between George and Lennie in the novel.
People were terrified and disfranchised, John Steinbeck created Of Mice and Men which sets place during the ¨dirty thirties¨ (time of the Great Depression) a time where strength could not overcome aloneness and alienation. The child-like character Lennie was one of the most misunderstood characters even with his best friend and caretaker George. In the beginning, they were uncanningly together in a society of loners during the time having only each other, so close many assumed they were brothers. Throughout the story George had vowed to take care of Lennie, however under the circumstances he faced he chose to shoot his ¨best friend¨. What truly led up to this and how would the story have gone differently if George did not kill Lennie?
There are a variety of relationship of people can have with other people. In John Steinbeck's novels, relationships between characters can be difficult, but are always important. The central relationship in Of Mice and Men is between Lennie and George.
To begin, Lennie has this big dream of George and him living on their own land, being their own bosses, and tending to his own rabbits. Lennie’s major obstacle in achieving his dream is that he is slower than most people for his age. Lennie acts like a child making George the responsible adult. Lennie also listens to whatever George says because Lennie looks up to George almost like he is his brother. Lennie also has a tendency to forget what he is told:
As of one of the protagonist and the tragic hero Lennie Small plays one of the most important parts in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck. Lennie Small was a flat character due to the fact that all the way to the end of the novel and his life he never gave up on his dream with George to own a farm and have rabbits. Lennie also never lost his innocence and his childish presence and behaviour throughout the text. Lennie passed away happily, thinking of his dream of the farm and having rabbits. In the novel, Lennie had a strong, undying friendship with his friend George Milton. They traveled together from job to job dreaming of owning a farm with a variety of animals including the rabbits yearned by Lennie, to motivate them to work hard and achieve their dream. Lennie was said to have no family other than his Aunt Clara who passed her caregiving duties onto George Milton. As a loving caregiver and friend George Milton made sure Lennie was happy until his end.
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.
Of Mice and Men is John Steinbeck’s plead on behalf of those suffering with their mental health. When reading the novel, multiple incidents occur that show the Lennie’s needs. For example, when Slim, a co-worker or Lennie and George’s inquires, George says, “Sure he’s jes’ like a kid. There ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither, except he’s so strong” (22). Lennie kills mice, a puppy, and even a woman, without any ill intentions. Lennie does not mean any harm, but simply does not know quite how to act
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