Analyse af 'Of Mice and Men'

Of Mice And Men is a novel, published in 1937, written by John Steingbeck. The story is about two friends, George and Lennie, who are migrant workers. They travel from ranch to ranch and valley to valley, with nothing and no one with them. All they have is each other. Lennie is a big and strong man, with mental disabilities, while George is a smaller, smart man, who takes his friend under his wing. They dream of one day settling down and getting their own place. After getting hired at a farm, they get confronted by the boss’s son Curley, who instantly dislikes Lennie. Lennie has a thing for soft things, and likes to tend animals, he however has a tendency of not knowing his own strength and always ends up, accidently, killing the animals. Lennie is attracted to Curley’s flirtatious wife, and during a conversation between the two, Lenny gets too aggressive and accidently ends up killing Curley’s wife. Because of this George has no other choice, but to kill Lennie.

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George is a “small and quick, dark of face” man. He is very straightforward and

. He is generally pretty friendly and protective but gets easily annoyed when dealing with Lennie. Lennie on the other hand is a big and strong man, but clearly has mental disabilities. He is a very childlike but caring person. He loves to touch soft things, and especially soft animals like mice and rabbits, but always ends up being too harsh with them and killing them. Their relationship is very different from a typical friendship. One of the reasons for this is Lennie’s disabilities. As mentioned, George tends to have a short temper, and sometimes has difficulties dealing with Lennie. However, he is very caring for Lenny and seems to want the best for him. When Curley was beating Lennie up, George repeatedly told him “get him Lennie, don’t let him do it”, so that he wouldn’t get hurt. To me it seems that they have a form of brotherly relationship. The way Lennie always waits for Georges’ approval or demand, is sort of how a little brother would look up to his older brother. And the other way is George frequently angry with Lennie, and tells him mean things, but deep down it is clear that he cares deeply for Lennie. They often talk about this dream that they’re chasing. They want to save up enough money to one day be able to buy their own farm and, “live off the fatta the lan”. They want to plant a garden with vegetables and to raise rabbits of their own.