Character Analysis Of George In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
“‘You...an’ me. Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em’” (106). The story Of Mice and Men was developed during a time period where everyone was on their own, consequently people were cruel to each other. During this time period, various people would have to stand up for themselves. One of these people is George, he is perceived as the alpha that always stands up for others. In the beginning of the story, he is depicted as a quick person, with sharp eyes, and strong features (2). This illustrates the concept on how he is viewed as a leader. In the story Of Mice and Men, George is depicted as a safeguard of others, who makes rare sacrifices. George has the type of personality
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His sacrifices vary from freedom to ending someone’s life. One sacrifice that George has made is his freedom to do and go wherever he wants. “‘If I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work an’ no trouble’”(11). If George was alone, he would be able to settle and keep his job without any difficulties. Lennie is a complicated person, therefore they are constantly moving. Another sacrifice that George has made is killing his best friend, so that he won’t suffer any more than he has to. “‘When you see ‘um, don’t give him no chance. Shoot for his guts. That’ll double ‘im over’”(97). Curley stated that no one should give Lennie a chance, and to make him suffer as much as possible. George finally realizes that Lennie can’t handle destroying thing. He has to decide as to whether he wants to save those that Lennie harms in the future, or to save Lennie from future disasters. As a leader, he decides to eliminate the cause of the problems, despite the fact that it’s his best friend. He knows that it’s a sacrifice, but he’s willing to do it for the greater good. George safeguards others by making a monumental sacrifice to eradicate his best friend. In the story of Mice and Men, George is depicted as a safeguard of others, who makes rare sacrifices. As stated previously in paragraph two, George is a leader that is not afraid to speak up. In paragraph three, his decisions are sacrifices that benefits
His sacrifices vary from freedom to ending someone’s life. One sacrifice that George has made is his freedom to do and go wherever he wants. “‘If I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work an’ no trouble’”(11). If George was alone, he would be able to settle and keep his job without any difficulties. Lennie is a complicated person, therefore they are constantly moving. Another sacrifice that George has made is killing his best friend, so that he won’t suffer any more than he has to. “‘When you see ‘um, don’t give him no chance. Shoot for his guts. That’ll double ‘im over’”(97). Curley stated that no one should give Lennie a chance, and to make him suffer as much as possible. George finally realizes that Lennie can’t handle destroying thing. He has to decide as to whether he wants to save those that Lennie harms in the future, or to save Lennie from future disasters. As a leader, he decides to eliminate the cause of the problems, despite the fact that it’s his best friend. He knows that it’s a sacrifice, but he’s willing to do it for the greater good. George safeguards others by making a monumental sacrifice to eradicate his best friend. In the story of Mice and Men, George is depicted as a safeguard of others, who makes rare sacrifices. As stated previously in paragraph two, George is a leader that is not afraid to speak up. In paragraph three, his decisions are sacrifices that benefits