Sympathy In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

One feels a drag of sympathy on the heart at the conclusion of the book, Of Mice and Men, when Lennie states, “‘We got each other, that's what, that gives a hoot in hell about us.’”(104). Sympathy is in high demand throughout this novel set during one of the darkest times in America. Steinbeck incites more than just sympathy for many of his multidimensional characters, an emotional appeal that captivates audiences from all walks of life. Steinbeck’s classic novel, Of Mice and Men, incorporates various characters that create sympathy in the reader such as Lennie, George, and Crooks.

The most sympathetic character created throughout Steinbeck’s novel is Lennie Smalls whose untapped mental strength is in direct conflict with his overdeveloped physical strength. Throughout the story, Lennie comes across many conflicts and is tested with many arising problems. Conflict is to come into collision or a disagreement between two or more forces. At the beginning of Steinbeck’s novel the reader gets a sense of

Crooks created sympathy in the reader many ways. The description given to Crooks immediately creates sympathy in one. The author described Crooks in such a way that you knew he was left alone and he lived a sad life. The descriptions also told us that not only Crooks had a crooked back, but was a different color than the rest of them. After watching the movie, one could tell that Crooks had such a disability that created a dilemma in the way he was able to walk. Crooks not being agile, caused him not able to get his work done as efficiently and adequate as the other men did. Crooks being a different color than the other ranch hands, created a discrimination between the ranch hands. While the other workers slept in a bunkhouse, Crooks being different than the others had to sleep out in the barn with the horses. Crooks had his own room, but with very few