Of Mice & Men - Challenging Roles of George
The Challenging Roles of George Milton
In the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters, George Milton, plays three different roles throughout the story. He is a dynamic character throughout the story. He goes between the roles of being a worker, a caretaker, and a friend. works on a ranch, he’s a friend to many, and he takes care of Lennie. He starts off as a worker, then goes from a worker to a caretaker, and because of what happens between him and Lennie, in the end he’s just a friend.
In the beginning of the story, George is a worker. He only talks about working, and when he does he seems to be very confident about it. When him and Lennie left Weed, they needed a job, so George was concentrated on getting it. George is a worker when Slim says “I gotta pair of punks on my team that don’t know a barley bag from a blue ball. You guys ever bucked any barley?” and George answers: “Hell, yes.” (34). George is so eager to get the job when he answers for Lennie “No, he ain’t, but he’s sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull.” (22) George didn’t want Lennie to mess the job up for him so George makes sure he answers everything. In the middle of the book, George becomes a caretaker.
George is a caretaker because he takes care of Lennie. He tells Lennie what to do so Lennie won’t get into any trouble, get hurt, or lose another job. When Curley is hurting Lennie, George says, “Get him, Lennie! Don’t let him do it.” (63) George tells Lennie to beat Curley up, and that he shouldn’t have to get hurt. George helps Lennie in this situation, just like a caretaker would. In the book, it also shows George is a caretaker by defending Lennie after the fight. He says “Lennie was jus’ scairt. He didn’t know what to do. I told you nobody ought never to fight him.” (65) He didn’t want any of them losing their jobs. George was definitely not selling Lennie out; George was a courteous guy. In the ending of the story, George is just a friend to
In the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters, George Milton, plays three different roles throughout the story. He is a dynamic character throughout the story. He goes between the roles of being a worker, a caretaker, and a friend. works on a ranch, he’s a friend to many, and he takes care of Lennie. He starts off as a worker, then goes from a worker to a caretaker, and because of what happens between him and Lennie, in the end he’s just a friend.
In the beginning of the story, George is a worker. He only talks about working, and when he does he seems to be very confident about it. When him and Lennie left Weed, they needed a job, so George was concentrated on getting it. George is a worker when Slim says “I gotta pair of punks on my team that don’t know a barley bag from a blue ball. You guys ever bucked any barley?” and George answers: “Hell, yes.” (34). George is so eager to get the job when he answers for Lennie “No, he ain’t, but he’s sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull.” (22) George didn’t want Lennie to mess the job up for him so George makes sure he answers everything. In the middle of the book, George becomes a caretaker.
George is a caretaker because he takes care of Lennie. He tells Lennie what to do so Lennie won’t get into any trouble, get hurt, or lose another job. When Curley is hurting Lennie, George says, “Get him, Lennie! Don’t let him do it.” (63) George tells Lennie to beat Curley up, and that he shouldn’t have to get hurt. George helps Lennie in this situation, just like a caretaker would. In the book, it also shows George is a caretaker by defending Lennie after the fight. He says “Lennie was jus’ scairt. He didn’t know what to do. I told you nobody ought never to fight him.” (65) He didn’t want any of them losing their jobs. George was definitely not selling Lennie out; George was a courteous guy. In the ending of the story, George is just a friend to