Of Mice And Men Movie And Book Analysis

The movie and book Of Mice and Men are rather similar, however there are major differences. For example, in the beginning of the book John Steinbeck starts by describing the scenic pond where the exposition begins, and the movie opens up with the scene of a girl in a red dress frantically running while Lennie and George are trying to elude men with guns. On the other hand, when George is describing their dream of owning their very own farm, the description in both the book and movie are the same. For instance, “An’ it’d be our own, an’ nobody could can us.” (Source A) is rather similar to what was said in the movie. Another example of a similarity, “ We're gonna have a cow, and some pigs, and we're gonna have, maybe, maybe, a chicken. Down
Well it ain’t gonna change.” (Source B). As George is describing their new life to Lennie, he tells him to look away, giving George the time to pull out the Lugar and place it near Lennie’s head. However, this is where the difference occurs between the book and movie; George is very hesitant in the book before pulling the trigger. This was shown by the description of George lowering the gun and bringing it back to Lennie’s head. In the movie he lets Lennie finish his sentence about how he gets to tend the rabbits then shoots him without any visible hesitation putting an end to his life. In the movie George didn’t hesitate to kill Lennie because he knew what needed to be done or else Lennie would continue to follow the same path with more consequences. After George puts an end to Lennie’s life, all the men find George and Lennie, but Slim was the only one to show empathy by offering a reason to why he had to kill Lennie “You hadda George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me.” (Source A) The movie ends with George sitting morosely on a train having flashback memories about a time when he and Lennie contently finished a day of work in the field, symbolizing that George will never forget his joyful memories of