Comparing John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'
Morgan Myers
Dillon
Language Arts 6
October 15, 2011
Of Mice and Men Final Essay John Steinbeck uses the characters George and Lennie to show a friendship about life’s complications in the book Of Mice and Men. Complications range from not getting the crayon the color preferred, to having someone close pass away. George is placed in a position where everything is complicated. One thing might be right to him that others don’t agree with or understand. Life teaches the harsh lesson that the journey will be complicated.
The decisions and choices we make in life create the person we become. After the incident with Curley’s wife, George makes the decision to kill Lennie. George knew the pain and agony the cruel men would put Lennie through, being the friend he is he had to end Lennie’s life in a peaceful and dreamy …show more content…
Lennie had done a final crime and a last chance appeared for George, he knew he had to proceed and do what’s best for not only Lennie but also for George. Life will challenge our very core beliefs until we must make a moral stand to do what our heart tells us we must. Restrictions played a role in both the men’s lives crating a love friendship till the end. When getting a drink, like a big bear “Lennie dabbles his paw in the water” (Steinbeck 12). Lennie had few things he could do by himself without George beside him, meaning the limitations Lennie had forced George to choose things for him. Lennie knew that he was in serious trouble and was forced to go back to the river, he was terrified. George was like Lennie’s mother, always there for him with a big helping hand, but Lennie had created a trigger to go off in George’s heart and something had to be done. Limitations throughout the book brought George and Lennie to a whole new level of understanding each
Dillon
Language Arts 6
October 15, 2011
Of Mice and Men Final Essay John Steinbeck uses the characters George and Lennie to show a friendship about life’s complications in the book Of Mice and Men. Complications range from not getting the crayon the color preferred, to having someone close pass away. George is placed in a position where everything is complicated. One thing might be right to him that others don’t agree with or understand. Life teaches the harsh lesson that the journey will be complicated.
The decisions and choices we make in life create the person we become. After the incident with Curley’s wife, George makes the decision to kill Lennie. George knew the pain and agony the cruel men would put Lennie through, being the friend he is he had to end Lennie’s life in a peaceful and dreamy …show more content…
Lennie had done a final crime and a last chance appeared for George, he knew he had to proceed and do what’s best for not only Lennie but also for George. Life will challenge our very core beliefs until we must make a moral stand to do what our heart tells us we must. Restrictions played a role in both the men’s lives crating a love friendship till the end. When getting a drink, like a big bear “Lennie dabbles his paw in the water” (Steinbeck 12). Lennie had few things he could do by himself without George beside him, meaning the limitations Lennie had forced George to choose things for him. Lennie knew that he was in serious trouble and was forced to go back to the river, he was terrified. George was like Lennie’s mother, always there for him with a big helping hand, but Lennie had created a trigger to go off in George’s heart and something had to be done. Limitations throughout the book brought George and Lennie to a whole new level of understanding each