Of Mice And Men Similarities Between George And Lennie

The novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck and the movie directed by Gary

Senise displayed the themes of loneliness, dreams, and friendship. The characters in the book

were lonely and they searched to fulfill the American dream.The two main characters are George

Milton and Lennie Small. According to page 2, Lennie was described as “a huge man, shapeless

of face, with large, pale eyes.” Lennie’s companion was George. Page 2 states that George was

“small and quick, dark of the face, with restless eyes and sharp,strong features.” George and

Lennie were good friends and they worked hard to achieve the American dream. John Steinbeck

also showed the theme of loneliness through Curley’s wife. She was the boss’s daughterinlaw

and sad that she got

I also liked because it showed how loneliness can impact your life.

Dreams and Loneliness were two significant themes in the novella Of Mice and Men.

George and Lennie dreamed of owning their own piece of land, having lots of animals, and as

Lennie called it “ Live off the fatta the land.” These two traveled and worked together and they

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tried to save up enough money so they could buy their own land. Crooks and Curley’s wife

dealt with the theme of loneliness. Since Crooks was black he was treated differently from

everyone else and he often sat by himself in his room. Curley’s wife did not want to stay at home

because she had no one to talk to. She flirted and tried to talk to all the boys on the ranch.

The film Of Mice and Men was very similar to the novella, but there were aspects that

were left out. A detail that was not included in the movie was when Lennie sat down on a