Julianna DeNicola
English 10
Mr.Middleswart, Mr.Viles
January 16,2008
Of Mice and Men
Have you ever made a promise to a friend and then broken it? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the two main characters George and Lennie are best friends, and travel together looking for work. By not having George leave and committing to Lennie it sets the theme for the book Of Mice and Men . The book takes place in the 1930's which is during the Great Depression. The great depression started in October 1929 and lasted until 1939. During the great depression there wasn't slot of work so people just like George and Lennie moved from place to place looking to find work. The beginning of the book starts off with George telling Lennie he can't have anymore mice because he pets them too hard and kills them. Next Curly is trying to put up a fight with Lennie, Lennie doesn't do anything until George repeatedly tells him to and then Lennie takes a hold of his hand and doesn't let go, and ends up breaking his hand. The climax is when Lennie ends up killing Curly's wife. Lennie does this by petting her hair, Curly's wife screams so Lennie cover her mouth and tells her not to scream. Lennie doesn't take his hand off of her mouth and so he suffocates her. The falling action occurs when Lennie realizes what he's done wrong and he's reminded that he's supposed to go hide in the brush and wait for George, and that's what he does. After everyone comes back Candy finds the puppy dead, and tells Curly's wife she needs to leave, she doesn't respond and he soon finds she's dead. George go's and tells Lennie he's not going to leave him which there again is the commitment to each other. George talks to Lennie about their dream and as soon as Lennie is calmed, the resolution happens when George shoots him in the back of the head. Only so Curly doesn't find him first and torture him to his death.
Have you ever known anyone who needs boundaries but haven't had anyone to give them the boundaries they needed? George covers and takes care of Lennie, and is always getting Lennie and himself jobs, but Lennie happens to always get them kicked out. Lennie is a simple minded person who loves to please George, and Lennie also loves to pet soft things, even though sometimes that might get him in trouble. George helps develop the theme of the book by keeping his commitment and never leaving Lennie, the one who needs to have structure and boundaries. Without George would be in a lot of trouble. Lennie's actions help show the theme because with out Lennie George wouldn't have anyone to commit to and then we wouldn't have a theme. Lennie and George are eating dinner and Lennie says "George I can leave, I can go live in a cave some where in the hills and then I won't bother you." George says no because he's keeping his commitment to his friend. Also through the whole book Lennie stick with George where ever he goes.
The theme in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is keeping your commitment is important. I agree with this theme that you should keep your commitments. For example what if I was supposed to baby-sit and decided to make other plans with friends instead, I would be tossing my opportunity to earn money because my employer couldn't trust me. In the world today many people keep their commitment to employers, family and friends; but just stop and think what would the worked be like if we didn't all keep our commitments? What this all means is when you give your commitment to someone keep it because you never know what opportunities you may miss because of it.
John Steinbeck's purpose for writing the book Of Mice and Men was to inform people of the impact of the Great Depression. During the great depression farming almost always failed, crops dropped 40-60%. President Franklin Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover were the two presidents during the great depression. During the great depression unemployment rose 25% in all 48 states. This was before Alaska and Hawaii were a part of the United States. This all relates because George and Lennie had a dream of having a little house with a little money, but this was almost impossible because of the high rate of unemployment. Living during the great depression was hard so while informing his audience John Steinbeck was also trying to entertain as well, John Steinbeck made both of his purposes clear. The characters in the book were very believable for example when George and Lennie talked about their dream of owning a house with plenty of food and not have to worry about anything, this is believable because who doesn't dream of owning a house and not having to worry about money? The theme in the book is believable because you either commit or you don’t and George was committed throughout the whole book, for example when Lennie is petting the girls dress and won't let go. Everyone is looking and trying to hunt Lennie down. George could have left him but he chose to stick with his commitment. Throughout the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck he uses his characters to show the theme of the book by committing to each other through the bad times.
English 10
Mr.Middleswart, Mr.Viles
January 16,2008
Of Mice and Men
Have you ever made a promise to a friend and then broken it? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the two main characters George and Lennie are best friends, and travel together looking for work. By not having George leave and committing to Lennie it sets the theme for the book Of Mice and Men . The book takes place in the 1930's which is during the Great Depression. The great depression started in October 1929 and lasted until 1939. During the great depression there wasn't slot of work so people just like George and Lennie moved from place to place looking to find work. The beginning of the book starts off with George telling Lennie he can't have anymore mice because he pets them too hard and kills them. Next Curly is trying to put up a fight with Lennie, Lennie doesn't do anything until George repeatedly tells him to and then Lennie takes a hold of his hand and doesn't let go, and ends up breaking his hand. The climax is when Lennie ends up killing Curly's wife. Lennie does this by petting her hair, Curly's wife screams so Lennie cover her mouth and tells her not to scream. Lennie doesn't take his hand off of her mouth and so he suffocates her. The falling action occurs when Lennie realizes what he's done wrong and he's reminded that he's supposed to go hide in the brush and wait for George, and that's what he does. After everyone comes back Candy finds the puppy dead, and tells Curly's wife she needs to leave, she doesn't respond and he soon finds she's dead. George go's and tells Lennie he's not going to leave him which there again is the commitment to each other. George talks to Lennie about their dream and as soon as Lennie is calmed, the resolution happens when George shoots him in the back of the head. Only so Curly doesn't find him first and torture him to his death.
Have you ever known anyone who needs boundaries but haven't had anyone to give them the boundaries they needed? George covers and takes care of Lennie, and is always getting Lennie and himself jobs, but Lennie happens to always get them kicked out. Lennie is a simple minded person who loves to please George, and Lennie also loves to pet soft things, even though sometimes that might get him in trouble. George helps develop the theme of the book by keeping his commitment and never leaving Lennie, the one who needs to have structure and boundaries. Without George would be in a lot of trouble. Lennie's actions help show the theme because with out Lennie George wouldn't have anyone to commit to and then we wouldn't have a theme. Lennie and George are eating dinner and Lennie says "George I can leave, I can go live in a cave some where in the hills and then I won't bother you." George says no because he's keeping his commitment to his friend. Also through the whole book Lennie stick with George where ever he goes.
The theme in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is keeping your commitment is important. I agree with this theme that you should keep your commitments. For example what if I was supposed to baby-sit and decided to make other plans with friends instead, I would be tossing my opportunity to earn money because my employer couldn't trust me. In the world today many people keep their commitment to employers, family and friends; but just stop and think what would the worked be like if we didn't all keep our commitments? What this all means is when you give your commitment to someone keep it because you never know what opportunities you may miss because of it.
John Steinbeck's purpose for writing the book Of Mice and Men was to inform people of the impact of the Great Depression. During the great depression farming almost always failed, crops dropped 40-60%. President Franklin Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover were the two presidents during the great depression. During the great depression unemployment rose 25% in all 48 states. This was before Alaska and Hawaii were a part of the United States. This all relates because George and Lennie had a dream of having a little house with a little money, but this was almost impossible because of the high rate of unemployment. Living during the great depression was hard so while informing his audience John Steinbeck was also trying to entertain as well, John Steinbeck made both of his purposes clear. The characters in the book were very believable for example when George and Lennie talked about their dream of owning a house with plenty of food and not have to worry about anything, this is believable because who doesn't dream of owning a house and not having to worry about money? The theme in the book is believable because you either commit or you don’t and George was committed throughout the whole book, for example when Lennie is petting the girls dress and won't let go. Everyone is looking and trying to hunt Lennie down. George could have left him but he chose to stick with his commitment. Throughout the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck he uses his characters to show the theme of the book by committing to each other through the bad times.
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