What Is The Difference Between Lennie And The Creature?

Ask a student what they think of teachers, and they will all respond with some despondent remark of the inadequacies of their mentors. In this sense, teachers are truly the most underappreciated of all professions. To teach is to guide, and to guide is to touch a life in such an impactful way that that life will never be the same again. A teacher nurtures and cares for a soul in the hopes that one day it will grow into an exemplar of the human spirit, in both intellect and character. In this sense, to lack a teacher is the greatest of all deprivations. To lack a guide is to be forced to stumble through the darkness of the world, hoping that one day the darkness rise and the light of enlightenment will reveal itself. Such is the tragic story
This lack of understanding then led to a series of unfortunate events, the likes of which can only be described as tragic. On one hand, Lennie simply lacked the ability to learn. Though he had been made aware of the repercussions of his wanton actions time and time again, still he continued to make the same mistakes. His careless use of strength led to the deaths of those dear to him, and eventually his own. On the other hand, Frankenstein’s Creature had the ability, he just lacked a teacher. As shown when he learned of the heat of fire and grasped language quickly, the Creature clearly had an aptitude for learning. However, lacking a proper mentor, the pain the Creature endured to acquire such knowledge turned him bitter and caused him to hate the humans that so willingly cast him out. This bitterness, this raw hatred, caused the Creature to lash out, blaming his careless creator for the immeasurable suffering he had to endure. Thus, he lashed out, claiming the lives of all who Victor held dear. As such, it is made clear in both works that the ruin caused by both the Creature and Lennie are the sole product of a lack of