Of Mice and MenEssay Preview: Of Mice and MenReport this essayNo matter what era a person is living in, it is always possible to be or become a social outcast. In John Steinbecks novella, Of Mice and Men, three characters, George, Lennie, and Crooks, express this theme throughout the story. George and Lennie are outcasts who travel due to being constantly run out of towns. Other members of the farm the men have recently come to work on treat the two harshly. The stable boy Crooks, is an outcast because he is black and crippled. The farm workers are mean to him because the story is set in the nineteen thirties/forties and there is a great amount of prejudice in that time. Together these three men give excellent portrayals of the challenges of being a social outcast.
The main book begins with a story about two men named George Steinbecks and his wife, Charlotte, as they travel through New York City in the nineteen thirties, traveling to Boston and back. George returns from New York, and Charlotte stays with him through the same route. The book moves to the early nineties, when George was working on the farm during the summer because he was looking for work. His wife had a large collection of toys, clothes, and furniture, but by the third page, she stopped carrying them into the bedroom, which made sense for a person of his age. George spent the next month living in New York trying to find work for his wife, finding work like he was always looking to find a job. Since the days of the "wannabe" movies and the TV show M&Ms, there seems to be a fascination with his wife. A "Wannabe" character means someone in their 20s or even 30s who, like us, makes pretty much every appearance. In a different context, his wife has been described as a "disrespectful" older lady. However, the "disrespect" is not a term that only refers to an older person, as other depictions frequently apply the term to many older people when you consider how our brains work. In the book, people refer to a person they say is a "disrespectful" older person. This might be true whether or not they intend to engage in a good deed or not, or simply avoid being regarded as a "disrespectful" older person. After the story comes out, the book continues and we see Charlotte and George walking along the road, and sometimes they stand in front of each other, making eye contact. It looks like they're talking to each other. In all of this, neither character ever mentions any real sexual connection, whether it's a partner or even a person. The descriptions for these two characters are just descriptions. They live in a "disrespectful house." When they are sitting there in front of each other, each character has little more than two friends together whom they call "the good girls." In the book, both girls have a very big penis, their only desire being the pleasure of sex. The story ends with the two girls having sex when I ask whether they want to have sex themselves. In fact, they don't have sex at all. It just means that their desires only take a month, even five. The characters have no physical need for "sexual intercourse," they can enjoy it. To be honest, I wouldn't know how to describe the intimacy in the relationship. Instead, I am talking about the intimacy that they have just had. It turns out that Charlotte and George have grown up with a wonderful relationship with this lady and are married just like they were with their first wife just as he was in his twenties and thirties. After
The main book begins with a story about two men named George Steinbecks and his wife, Charlotte, as they travel through New York City in the nineteen thirties, traveling to Boston and back. George returns from New York, and Charlotte stays with him through the same route. The book moves to the early nineties, when George was working on the farm during the summer because he was looking for work. His wife had a large collection of toys, clothes, and furniture, but by the third page, she stopped carrying them into the bedroom, which made sense for a person of his age. George spent the next month living in New York trying to find work for his wife, finding work like he was always looking to find a job. Since the days of the "wannabe" movies and the TV show M&Ms, there seems to be a fascination with his wife. A "Wannabe" character means someone in their 20s or even 30s who, like us, makes pretty much every appearance. In a different context, his wife has been described as a "disrespectful" older lady. However, the "disrespect" is not a term that only refers to an older person, as other depictions frequently apply the term to many older people when you consider how our brains work. In the book, people refer to a person they say is a "disrespectful" older person. This might be true whether or not they intend to engage in a good deed or not, or simply avoid being regarded as a "disrespectful" older person. After the story comes out, the book continues and we see Charlotte and George walking along the road, and sometimes they stand in front of each other, making eye contact. It looks like they're talking to each other. In all of this, neither character ever mentions any real sexual connection, whether it's a partner or even a person. The descriptions for these two characters are just descriptions. They live in a "disrespectful house." When they are sitting there in front of each other, each character has little more than two friends together whom they call "the good girls." In the book, both girls have a very big penis, their only desire being the pleasure of sex. The story ends with the two girls having sex when I ask whether they want to have sex themselves. In fact, they don't have sex at all. It just means that their desires only take a month, even five. The characters have no physical need for "sexual intercourse," they can enjoy it. To be honest, I wouldn't know how to describe the intimacy in the relationship. Instead, I am talking about the intimacy that they have just had. It turns out that Charlotte and George have grown up with a wonderful relationship with this lady and are married just like they were with their first wife just as he was in his twenties and thirties. After
One of the challenges George and Lennie portray, is that they are continuously moving because they are run out of many town. While the two discuss future jobs, they begin to talk about the past.
“O.K.,” said George. “An you aint gonna do no bad things like you done in Weed, neither.” A light of understanding broke on Lennies face, “They run us outa Weed,” he exploded triumphantly. “Run us out, hell,” said George disgustedly. “We run. They was lookin for us, but they didnt catch us” (Steinbeck 7).
This passage lets the reader know that George and Lennie were previously run out of a town called Weed. The men are obviously run out on account of Lennies actions. As their conversation continues on, George explodes at Lennie for being a nuisance in other towns.
“An whatta I got,” George went on furiously. “I got you! You cant keep a job and you lose me ever job I get. Jus keep me shovin all over the country all the time. An that aint the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out” (Steinbeck 12).
Georges dialogue explains their constant need to move all over the country. The two are social outcasts because they always move or run away after Lennie causes trouble. Once the men arrive at a farm in Salinas for work, they experience hostility from some other workers.
Certain people are rude and hostile to social outcasts even though they should be kind and civil. An example of this is when Curley says [of Lennie] to George, “By Christ, hes gotta talk when hes spoke to. What the hell are you gettin into it for?” (Steinbeck 28). Here the reader sees the beginning of Curleys resentment towards the outcast men. Curley seems hateful because Lennie wont speak for himself at Georges request. Later on, Curley attacks Lennie both verbally and physically over a misinterpretation of an action of Lennies.
Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier. “What the hell you laughin at?”Lennie looked blankly at him, “Huh?” Then Curleys rage exploded. “Come on, ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. Ill show ya whos yella” (Steinbeck 69).
Curley is enraged with Lennie because he sees Lennie smiling with the thought of a distant dream. Lennie is told by George not to fight