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Similarities Between Of Mice And Men And Star Wars

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Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck had many well developed characters. Steinbeck had built up the characters well with realistic and thought provoking development. Similarly, Star Wars directed by George Lucas have also focused on building up the relations of the characters in the movie. Although, fighting in space is not a realistic as working as a farm hand in the 1930’s it still does a good job with its character arcs. Chancellor Palpatine takes in Anakin who becomes the Chancellor's apprentice, while in Steinbeck’s work George takes care of Lennie after the death of Lennie’s Aunt Clara. In particular, George from Of Mice and Men is comparable in many ways to Chancellor Palpatine from Star Wars. To illustrate, George does his best to prevent Lennie from getting into trouble Chancellor Palpatine who protects Anakin similarly. Lennie knows that he has George “...to look after me”(14). It is apparent that George does decently in this endeavor as he saves Lennie from a potential lynching in Weed. Similarly, Palpatine rescues Anakin as he is burning to his death a life threatening situation similar to the events at Weed. Palpatine went out of his way to help Anakin survive mirroring George and Lennie’s relationship. Both George and Palpatine show traits of compassion and caring for the people they are leading. …show more content…

Despite George’s sincere efforts to keep Lennie out of trouble he has to “... pull the trigger”(106). Killing Lennie is the only viable choice that George can make while sparing Lennie from suffering. Similarly, Palpatine tries to keep Anakin safe, but unfortunately has to kill him. The actions that Palpatine has to take resemble the actions that George takes because Palpatine kills Anakin and spares him from pain and suffering. Making these tough choices was not easy for either of the characters in their

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