They set a goal together to buy this perfect house once they had enough money. ... Many of the things that happen to animals at the start of the book tell a grim story of what will repeat later to Lennie and other animals he kills. ... Whenever Lennie accidently kills animals, he lies about it to George by saying he found whatever it was already dead. ...
John Steinbeck illustrates three essential morals in The Pearl, which include, the importance of family, how greed leads to devastation, and how money cannot buy happiness. ... At first, the doctor turns Kino and his family away, calling them animals because they do not have the money to pay for Coyotito's treatment. ... The money and prosperity the pearl was supposed to bring, only brought sorrow and evil to the family, portraying that riches could not only buy the emotion of happiness. ... By the end of the novel, Kino comes to learn about the love and loyalty of family, how greed is t...
Lennie, the rough, instinctive character is violent and acts upon his first thought; as an animal. ... When George and Lennie are thrown out of Weed, because of the animal in Lennie, they had to look for another job. ... Animals act based upon instinct and their ideas to surviv. ... Lennie was the animal. ... That's why we buy new things instead of paying a bill, or go out drinking the night before a big interview. ...
Comparing George and Lennie George and Lennie are important characters in the novel Of Mice and Men, yet they are completely different. George and Lennie are pretty good friends, but it does not make them equal. They have too many differences between them. The major differences between th...
OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men is about two men, George and Lennie travelling through California during the Great Depression. They dream of owning their own ranch instead of working for other men. The issue of dreams plays an important role in this st...
