Who is George? Well you might know him from the story Of Mice And Men written by John Steinbeck. If you have not read or seen the movie I suggest you do it is a great book. One of the best characters in the book that I think is George Milton. I will be telling you things about him in the next few paragraphs. For instance things that I think my character represents or stands for. Also are some of the best and worst qualities about George Milton. Then I will compare how my character is presented in the movie vs. the novel. In the novel I think George Milton represents a father because he has to take care of Lennie. Even though Lennis is old enough to take care of himself George knows that Lennie has some problems. George could just leave …show more content…
George will always try to do the right thing for instance taking care of Lennis when his aunt died. Another good thing about George is he is a hard worker and always try to stay out of trouble. The worst qualities George has is he has a temper. Also sometimes he takes his anger out on Lennie. He calls Lennie names. Other than that he is a real good person. George is presented in the movie as a nice person but in the novel he sounds more anger to be around. For instance in the movie when Lennie brought in the pup George let him keep the pup in there for a little bit. In the novel George told him to take him straight back to the barn. Also in the movie George is presented as a father more than a good friend in the novel. The characters in the movie are both alike. There are a lot of similarities. Now that you know some things about George that you may not have known you do now. Then if you haven't read the novel you may want to now. I do think George is represented as a father in the novel and if you were to read it I think you would think so to. You have also seen my opinions about his worst qualities and best qualities I thinks he has. Also if you get to read the book or you already have you have some idea of what to expect from the
Although they have no blood relation, George’s supportive nature towards Lennie illustrates their family-like connection. It is absurd to even ponder upon the possibility that George would purposely harm Lennie. His sole intention for this killing was the prevention of a cruel murder.
The real life connection that you can compare George to another person in real life is Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant is the famous NBA Star who plays for the Golden State Warriors. Kevin Durant had a hard time growing up with his two brothers , one sister and his mother. Durant had to be constantly moving from a lousy place to another, as his mother struggled to put food on the table and pay bills. The reason you can compare George to Durant is because in the book, George was always moving from one town to another. Even though that can be a major setback for some people in today’s world it wasn’t for George because he went
There are a lot of similarities in the book Of Mice And Men and in the movie. And here are some. In the movie George yells at Lennie for never remembering anything he does, just like he did in the book. George also thinks that he would be better of without Lennie, cause he could go do what he wanted. The place by the stream was very much like the one describe in the book, they also mention in the movie that if Lennie ever got lost or in trouble he would have to go to this place by the stream.
In the movie he is talked to and about as if he is slow and doesn’t understand normal concepts no matter what. In the movie George is more of a
Moreover, in the book George is shown to really hate Curley, whereas in the movie, George doesn’t seem to like Curley too much but he definitely doesn’t hate him. Apart from these characters, all the others are pretty much very similar in both the book and the movie.
George is described to be a hero throughout the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck. He had to overcome many obstacles to protect not only himself but also his close friend named Lennie. He never meant to get on anyone’s bad side throughout the book while he and Lennie were working on the farm. He was there for work to hopefully help him and Lennie achieve their goal of “living off the fat of the land” by having their own farm. George was known as a hero throughout this book because he always helped Lennie stay out of trouble.
Lennie Small and George Milton’s relationship is strong in both the book and the movie Of Mice and Men, but some changes in the movie affected the audience’s views on their bond. In the movie version of Of Mice and Men directed by Gary Sinise, Lennie and George have a stronger bond than they do in the book version by John Steinbeck. The book establishes Lennie and George’s relationship as a friendship, whereas certain changes in the movie make their friendship appear stronger and more brother-like.
First, George’s attentiveness is what led him to be successful since his surroundings influenced him in a positive way. For example on page 11, he says, “I wasn’t any smarter or more special than the guys around me. For some reason, throughout my life I was blessed with people who told me positive things, and I believed in them. I believed my third-grade teacher when she told me that I could go to college and have a great career someday if I just stayed out of trouble.” This shows us that George
Lennie, a muscular character without a feeling of what is taking place around him, depends totally on what George instructs him to do. Lennie is all animal great without a hint of insight into his body. George, on the other hand, is an exceptionally knowledgeable man. George has expectations and goals he wishes to meet. he is a person that can struggle for and is not dependant on all people but himself.
George is described as a man with a restless personality, and sharp, strong features. The image of his restlessness and sharp features are fitting because of his high stress levels and anger problems. He seems like he'd be ready to explode at any moment from stress. Whereas the initial description of Lennie showed him to be shapeless, large, and heavy like a bear. He had pale eyes and sloping shoulders, and his hands described as paws as they are so big like a bear. This is a fitting description because of his child-like behaviour and mentality.
Even from the very start of John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, the uniqueness of George, as a character, is already noticeable. He is described as "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp strong features" and has an obvious dominance over the relationship between Lennie and himself. This lets the reader know from a very early stage in the book that George is different, and probably the essential character. George's character seems to be used by Steinbeck to reflect the major themes of the novel: loneliness, prejudice, the importance of companionship, the danger of devoted companionships, and the harshness of Californian ranch life.
One very large development in George is in the way he interacted with Lennie. He had once admitted to Slim that he has “beat the hell out of him.” Of course, now that they travel together George and Lennie get along with much more ease. One thing though, he still had a very short fuse when it came to Lennie. He would yell at him for forgetting or acting
I could also notice when I was reading through the first chapter that George has a sense of authority over Lennie, “you gonna get that wood”. This is like a parent telling a child to do his chores. On some occasions though George shows a bit of hatred towards Lennie, he thinks of what he could have if Lennie wasn’t around and contrasts that with George.
George was the most important character in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; if he was not in the book Lennie would not have had anyone to guide him in the right direction. George also changed the most throughout the duration of the book. He went from a determined working man, whose only worries were caring for Lennie and finding a job, to a man whose end goal was completing his dream of living on a small farm with Lennie and Candy, owning rabbits and other livestock so they could “.. live off the fatta the lan’” (Steinbeck 14)
George, a character in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck was “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” (Steinbeck, Pg.2) George was Caucasian and it looked as if he had stepped out of an old movie containing drifters, better known as migrant workers. Although physically George was very small, he had complete control over his companion Lennie, the way a father controls a son.