Second there are the near constant threats and verbal abuse that are a link between the movie and the novella. Though the novella begins with an established relationship between George and Lennie, the movie begins with Charlie and Raymond being perfect strangers. In fact, while at the mental institution Charlie asks Suzanna who the crazy person sitting in his car is. For a long time Charlie exhibits abusive behaviour towards Raymond, shouting and degrading Raymond when he is angry and using him
held accountable for their actions. Not being able to put their own attention on themselves as well as have rational thoughts makes those afflicted by mental retardation by no means responsible for the lives of others. John Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men, would agree with this statement when writing, "Course he ain't mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he's so god damn dumb... He s seen this girl in a red dress... So he reaches out to feel this red dress an' the girl
English 7Y Steinbeck Comparative Essay The Pearl and Of Mice and Men, both parables by John Steinbeck, are two different books with several similarities. The two books are stories with comparable themes and characters. The Pearl is about an underprivileged man who finds fortune in a pearl and then his greed cheats him out of the fortune. It teaches him a lesson that money isn’t always the key to happiness. In the other novella, Of Mice and Men, two migrant farmers dream of owning land and living a
John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a novel about two migrant laborers – named George and Lennie – working on a ranch in rural California during the Great Depression. George and Lennie are both farmers and friends who find a decent job working on a ranch. Both George’s and Lennie’s life is going well until Lennie commits an inadvertent yet serious act: he kills Curley’s wife. Because of Lennie’s action, George has to make a choice about Lennie; and George decides to put Lennie down. By discerning