Of Mice and Men
In the novel, Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck illustrates the possibilities that life has and its effects on Lennie, Crooks and George. It shows a view of two outsiders struggling to understand their own unique places in the world. Steinbeck suggests humans have the natural potential to seek happiness although the potential can be fatal or harmful.Although Lennie does not have the potential to be smart, Lennie has the potential to be a hard worker. However, Lennie's strength did not work with him and the result was fatal. Lennie is an extremely large man who had the strength of a bull. With the us eof his strength, he was a great worker but did not understand how strong he was. George explains Lennie's strength by "That big bastard can put up more grain alone than most pairs can." Through his size and his enormous amount of strength, Lennie could out work other men of the ranch by himself. Through the use of Lennie's strength he became a great worker who knew nothing more than to work. Lennie usses his abilities to work hard, but does not understand how strong he is.Without George, Lennie does not understand what to do. Lennie gets frightened and uses his strength to hold on to
Unlike Lennie or Crooks, George has the potential to be his own boss. The novel follows and represents the lives of Lennie, Crooks and George and what they go through to survive. As of Lennie's low intelligence to understand his strength, he becomes frightened and kills Curley's wife and as a result, she ends up being killed : "She took Lennie's hand and put it on her head. Crooks is proving that he is a very knowledgeable man. Lennie had an extremely great ability to use his strength and become a great worker. As a result the potential to be his own boss is lost. When Lennie breaks Curley's wife's neck, George realises that the potential to be his own boss is lost. As a result of his actions Lennie ended up dead. He will do what ever George tells him to: "Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's hand. Lennie's fingers closed on her hair and hung on.
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