Compare and contrast the roles and relationships of the following
pairs of characters: George and Lennie (of Mice and Men) and Holmes
and Watson (Sherlock Holmes stories).
Compare and contrast the roles and relationships of the following
pairs of characters: George and Lennie (of Mice and Men) and Holmes
and Watson (Sherlock Holmes stories).
Sherlock Holmes stories are short stories, which involve investigating
and solving crimes. They include characters such as Sherlock Holmes
and Dr James Watson, these are two main characters who are in each
short story trying to solve case investigations.
Of mice and men is a story in which two friends, Lennie and George are
trying to look for a job so that they can for fill their dream to live
in a big house in the country and be able to have no worries. The
story is set in California during the American depression in the
1920/30's.
The Sherlock Holmes stories are set in the late Victorian era when
London was at its worst. It was hard work back then because you would
have had to work in most terrible conditions, which was very
unpleasant. It was also very unhygienic back then because people would
chuck their sewage onto the streets, which caused diseases such as
scabies, cholera and scurvy. There was a major disease called the
Black Death, which wiped out a large majority of people, it was caused
by rats and it was very serious. There would have been a lot of over
crowding in the towns because the streets were narrow and enclosed by
all of the large buildings. There was a poor travel source, there were
horses and trains that you could travel on. This caused locomotion and
traffic, which made it difficult to travel around.
Lennie and George are two migrant...
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... Holmes likes Watson's
valuable gift of silence. Holmes and Watson speak to each other in an
upper-class manor. For example Holmes says to Watson "I would be very
much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket". This
shows that they speak to each other in a polite manor.
Others see Lennie and George as two hardworking men who are very
ambitious and passionate towards their dreams. They see Lennie as a
"Big baby", who can't control his temper. Others see George as a very
protective and courageous man who is very caring.
Others see Holmes and Watson as two upper-class typical friends. They
see Watson as a quiet man, who is very inquisitive because he wants to
know about every thing Holmes does. Others see Holmes as a very
knowledgeable and well-respected man, who is excellent at whatever he
does. They also see him as a master of disguise.
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.
The friendship with George and Lennie is shown throughout the whole book. Of Mice and Men talks about the way the 1930’s were and the work you did to earn money (Cook). George and Lennie had to work on a ranch so they could earn money. George is the one to always take care of Lennie when he needs help. George and Lennie have a dream of getting a farm throughout the whole book and it shows. George tells Lennie in the book “O.K. Someday, we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and,” Lennie interrupts and says “An’ live off the fatta the lan’, (Steinbeck)” George wants Lennie around even though Lennie is a little slow in the head. George wants to help Lennie because he knows no one will help him if he is not around.
In The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck , George and Lennie are a pair of men
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about the friendship between George Milton and Lennie Small, who travel together due to the fact that Lennie suffered a childlike mental illness and someone needed to take care of him. Lennie only listens to his friend George, no matter what George may say. This novel shows characteristics of their true friendship and George's compassion towards his companion. George shows acts of love and kindness out of sympathy for Lennie, yet he also seems to show an unconscious effort to make up for Lennie’s mental impairment.
It is very apparent that each of the four characters in the two friendships feed off of each other. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are very different, yet they need one other. George is a very independent, loyal, and caring person who takes care of Lennie because Lennie is unable to take care of himself. Although George makes it seem like he would be better off without Lennie, George makes it clear that without him he would be better off. This is evident because of this conversation h regularly had with Lennie” I could go get a job an’
The major themes identified by commentators in Of Mice and Men are friendship and isolation, hope and futility(Votteler 334). Through George and Lennie's friendship, the hope to achieve their dream is kept alive. "George, little and clever, feels that Lennie has been given into his keeping"(Moore 341). "Simpleminded and gentle, Lennie possesses great physical strength and becomes unwittingly destructive when startled"(Votteler 334). Although Lennie is very strong, he is also very timid and has trouble remembering things, but under George's control, Lennie is calm and docile since he just does what George tells him to(Moore 341).
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is of two men who care for each other very deeply. They have their financial struggles and one partner with mental disabilities. They battle their hardships together, but when Lennie, the mentally disabled, makes a mistake and kills someone, it forces George to have to take away Lennie’s life. Critics believe George Milton committed cold-blooded murder when he killed his close companion, Lennie Small; I disagree and believe George’s heroic journey instead lead him to the mercy killing of Lennie.
The first theme that I recognized in of Mice and Men, was friendship. George and Lennie had been traveling for a long time and they continued to stay around each other. Even when Lennie would irk George, George would still tolerate Lennie. Another thing that I observed in the book, that would be included in any type of friendship, was that the two stood up for each other when someone doubted them. For example, whenever someone would say that Lennie wasn’t bright
Relationships are an important essence of life. Humans need relationships because we are dependent on each other to survive. Babies need their mothers to feed and nurse them, and friends need each other to support, comfort, sympathize, and understand them. The friendship between George and Lennie outlined the core of Of Mice and Men, and although it’s sometimes idealized and exaggerated throughout the novel, there is no question of its sincerity. Lennie thinks of George as his only friend, his guardian, someone who he can trust and depend on, someone who had accepted him for who he is despite his childlike tendencies. Every time he did something wrong, his only thoughts would be of George’s disapproval. “I done a real bad thing. I shouldn’t have did that. George’ll be mad. An’… he said…. An’ hide in the brush till he come. He’s gonna be mad.” (pg. 92) On the other hand, George thinks of Lennie as a constant source of frustration, and as he frequently mention in the novel, “God, you’re a lot of trouble. I could get along so easy and nice if I didn’t have you on my t...
In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the characters George and Lennie to show a complicated relationship between a man whose dream is to own his own land and house and a man whose dream is to own and take care of his own rabbits. George and Lennie have two completely different minds yet they have stuck together their whole lives. George acts like he is really tough and that he is only keeping Lennie with him because Lennie’s aunt asked him to, or because Lennie is strong and can fight George’s battles for him, but deep down, George really cares about Lennie and wants to protect him. George would also be really lonely without Lennie because he doesn’t have anyone else in his life.
The definition for friend is, a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. That definition relates to to really good friends George and Lennie. These characters from the book Of Mice and Men are always together, George is kinda like Lennie's caregiver they are really close friends they have been together for a long time know. He cared for Lennie ever since Lennie's Aunt Clara had died. George and Lennie move a lot because they have to get different jobs quite often. George has to be with Lennie because Lennie has a disability that causes him to forget a lot of things. His never really completely been able to tune in to things that are going on around him. George and Lennie had just left the town of Weed. They had to leave in order to keep Lennie out of jail. When they were in Weed Lennie had seen a girl with a really bright soft looking
George and Lennie are both main characters in Of Mice and Men. They both have journeys that they go on throughout the book. George was a quick-witted man who cared for Lennie. George took on the job of caring for Lennie when his aunt died. He frequently spoke about how his life would be better if he did not have to care for Lennie. Although he spoke of this often he was devoted to Lennie and to delivering them the farm
Of Mice and Men - George and Lennie seem to have a very close friendship
The famed nurses study from Harvard found “Not having a close friend is as detrimental to your health as smoking.” Lennie and George’s friendship is necessary to keep the better for each other. Throughout the story, Lennie and George need each other and look out for one another no matter what. Lennie and George’s friendship and journey throughout the story symbolizes the struggles to achieve the American dream. Steinbeck, in the story Of Mice and Men, combines characterization and symbolism to prove friends do whats best for eachother.
Although it seemed like George and Lennie’s relationship was not very equitable, thorough examination of their interactions, conversations and time spent together reveal that they indeed had a true friendship. Thus, the men were always there to back each other up; they accepted one another; and George always knew the right decisions for Lennie. In conclusion, Steinbeck shows us that a true friendship can be a bit difficult at times, but in the end two can come together to make the perfect team that will always have each other for support. When the time comes for you, and you find “the perfect friend”, you should think to yourself: Would this person ever be as close to me as George and Lennie were in the book, Of Mice and Men by John