Of Mice and Men
I read the first 2 chapters in Of Mice and Men of this weekend and found that the two main characters are a lot like the two burglars on the Home alone movies. In fact one of them is actually named George in the movies. For example when Lennie does something wrong George yells at him. In the Home alone movies When Harry does something wrong George yells at him. I think you could switch the characters from the movie to the book to the movies and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference in relationships to their rolls. I think that because in both cases here you have a brain and a brawn. In the book George being the brain of the operation and Lennie being the brawn.
I think George is being fair in not letting Lennie talk when they arrive at the ranch. I think that because it sounds like Lennie has kind of messed up every other job they have had over the time span they have been traveling together. If I was George I would make sure Lennie never gets to speak when they are arriving at a ranch or job. It would be like letting my younger brother do my homework, it wouldn’t turn out in a positive way for the both off us. On the other hand I do think George is a little on the harmful side when it comes to just talking to Lennie around the camp fire at night or when Lennie asks a simple question or makes a statement . That is unfair to Lennie to not have the right to talk when no one else is around to hear besides George.
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I so agree with you on the whole George and Lennie are like the burgulars in Home Alone. When Lennie makes a mistake George Yells at him. But i think that Lennie should get a second chance rather than just being yelled at.
ReplyDeleteJake, I disagree with you on how lennie should not get to talk at all. He's just as good as George when it comes to working on a ranch. But each ranch should accept Lennie the way he is.
ReplyDeleteConnecting to real life - that's good. Try to connect it to something more real life. Whenever you state your opinion, support it with facts or lines from the book. Try to explain why? Why do the characters do the things they do?
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