Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a moving novella portraying the
             inherent lives of two close friends. The novella was a success and eventually a movie was produced, directed by Gary Sinise. The endings of the novella and movie have numerous similarities and differences. These similarities and differences are noteworthy and warrant discussion.
             A significant difference can be noted regarding Lennie, a main character who is mentally challenged. At the end of the novella Lennie had two hallucinations, one of his Aunt Clara, and another one of a large rabbit. The hallucinations gave the reader a huge insight about Lennie. The hallucinations effectively show us that Lennie didn't have a conscious and didn't truly understand why killing was bad. The hallucinations revealed that Lennie's mentality was that of a child. The movie, however, opted to leave the hallucinations out. Gary Sinise may have thought the viewers probably wouldn't understand why Lennie had the hallucinations and how they actually were consequential. His reason behind doing so was not to confuse the viewer. Creating the hallucination scene authentically probably would have been difficult and would not be within the limits of time or budget.
             At the very end of the novella, George, a close friend and caregiver of Lennie shoots him. After the shooting, the novella implies that George then decided to go out and get a drink with Slim. The movie, on the other hand, takes a different approach. Sinise shows George riding on a train. George is sentimentally reflecting on peaceful and pleasant memories of Lennie. Perhaps Sinise chose to change the ending to help soften the effect of Lennie being killed by George. He wanted the viewer to feel better knowing that George genuinely cared about Lennie and will remember him. On the contrary, Steinbeck implying that George went out and got a drink right afterwards just made Lennie's death s...