novel introduces Lennie Small and George Milton, instantly exposing their true identity. The two men’s physical and mental portrayal emphasizes their individuality; Lennie being naïve and hefty, while George is a small, quick-witted man. Through their depictions, we can directly distinguish their distinct traits and defined personalities. As they come upon the Salinas River, both men react differently to the pool: Lennie rashly drinks and immerses himself into the water, while George on the other hand
George Milton and Lennie Small are the two main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, which is set in California during the early 1930s. George and Lennie are migrant workers that are trying to find work so that they can purchase property. They find jobs on a ranch; but this opportunity is short-lived, which leads to George shooting and killing Lenny with a gun. The purpose of comparing and contrasting George and Lennie is to show how different people living during adverse circumstances
Great Depression, and it centers between two migrant farm workers George Milton and Lennie Small. The novel starts out when they are both walking beside the Salinas River close to Soledad, California. They are on their way to a nearby ranch where they have been hired as laborers. George and Lennie are unusual because they stick together while most migrant farmers don’t and also because they are so different from one another; Lennie is a massive, strong man with a mental disability that makes him
looking for work. The wealth of men like George and Lennie, however for the most part voyaging alone, went from farm to farm on short-term, partially paid contracts, continuing brutal conditions. Despite the fact that they were a piece of the indifferent, transient laborers, Steinbeck recognizes George Milton as having a decent working learning of cultivating and farming and being keen and sharp. This offers weight to the fantasy he imparts to the youngster like Lennie Small of one day owning a homestead
novel opens with two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, walking to a nearby farm where collecting employments are accessible. George, the littler man, heads the way and settles on the choices for Lennie, a rationally debilitated titan. They stop at a stream for the night, choosing to go to the farm in the morning. Lennie, who loves to pet anything delicate, has a dead mouse in his pocket. George detracts the mouse from Lennie and helps him to remember the inconvenience Lennie got into in the last town
affect characters both directly and indirectly. George Milton, one of the loneliest characters in the whole book, does not have any family, besides Lennie, his mentally challenged best friend. “’Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place… They ain’t got nothing
Wrath both talk about the life of migrant workers during the Great Depression. Of Mice and Men illustrates many different aspects of human life in a short story including companionships, loneliness, weaknesses, and strengths making the characters easily relatable and the story more interesting as the reader proceed to read. The two migrant ranch workers George Milton and Lennie Smalls are the protagonists in this novella. The story takes place during
separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with them.’ (Mel Brooks) How have Harper Lee and John Steinbeck created believable characters in the novels you have studied? Who made their novel more believable than other? Is it Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or is it Steinbeck’s ‘Animal Farm’? To compare and contrast the two similar but very different novels in the introduction, firstly both novels share the same country background and similar time period. However
Of Mice and Men, written by award-winning author John Steinbeck, narrates the story of two good friends, George Milton and Lennie Small, who are migrant ranch workers that travel everywhere together to find new job opportunities, as well as a chance to achieve their shared dream of settling down on their own piece of land, where they can finally work for themselves. To fulfil their dream, they are given an opportunity to make some well-deserved money by working on a ranch in Soledad, California along