External Conflict In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the novel you also learn about the motivations that the characters had to keep them going and to help them through the hard times, And kept them from giving up on life. The book Of Mice And Men demonstrates different types throughout the entire book, the main conflict that i want to focus on is the conflict between Curley and Lennie, and everyone vs. Crooks. The conflict between Curley and Lennie started as soon as George

The book of Mice and Men is a book, that shows the struggle of all Americans back in the day. How something can end so fast. Many decisions are made in the book, for instance; Candy’s old dog, slims new pups, and the life of Lennie. The main characters have a dream about owning their own land.

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” says Abraham Lincoln. I personally agree with this idea, for many reasons which include the following. The first reason I agree with this idea, because it shows in Of Mice and Men, when Curley's wife knows she has power so, she presents her real character by using racism on Crooks, calling Candy old, and calling Lenny stupid. Without power she would be absent, fearful, and desperate, which would tuck away her real character. The second reason I agree with this belief, is that I have even experienced this with my siblings.

Michael Oher faces adversity throughout the whole movie making him have to overcome it to be the best he can be. It when Michael meets Leigh Ann Touhy and her family on the sidewalk in the pouring rain that he believes like he belongs to the world and that he just just got past the first step of overcoming adversity. Lennie has no family apart from George who he annoys constantly and being disabled and slow, his capabilities are limited as he would not be able to survive on his own. The only 'Family' Lennie has is George Milton, his friend who stays by his side to make sure he is safe. This is due to George promising Lennie's aunt that he would take care of him.

While Lennie's relationship with Curley may not exemplify his kindness, it does illustrate his complexity as a character and his capacity for both violence and tenderness. Lennie's fascination with Curley's wife and his inability to understand the consequences of his actions ultimately leads to a violent confrontation with Curley. However, in the midst of this altercation, Lennie does not act out of malice or aggression but rather in self-defense, showcasing his innate desire to protect himself and those he cares about, “I didn’t wanna, Lennie cried. I didn’t wanna hurt him” pg 64. Moreover, Lennie's refusal to fight back once he has already gained the upper hand highlights his reluctance to harm others and his desire to avoid

He started to fight Lennie. Lennie was just trying to mind his own business, and was telling George to get Curley to leave him alone. “‘Make ‘um let me alone, George’ (Steinbeck 63).” “‘Make ‘um stop, George’ (Steinbeck 63).” This shows that Lennie did not want to fight Curley, he just wanted to be left alone.

Does power affect your relationships? If so, is it healthy? In the realistic fiction novella Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck writes about about itinerant workers in the Great Depression in the Salinas Valley in California. There are relationships in the novella that reflect the theme power, and he writes how power plays a role in these relationships. The theme power, shown in competence, gender, and race, affects relationships.

Firstly, Curley was going to shoot lennie in his stomach. During the story Lennie had been already a target of Curley, he got into one fight with Curley. As Lennie was talking to Curley 's wife she let let him pet her hair. Curley 's wife started to freak out, she ended up killing her. “... and then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck”(Steinbeck 91).

In the 1930’s having mental problems was seen as being unbright. People back then did not understand what being mentally challenged was they would treat them like any other person which would make it hard on the person who had the challenges. In the book george stays with Lennie so he doesn't get into trouble.

Curley does not take it litely and he “stepped over Lennie like a terrier, “What the hell you laughin at? [...] Then Curley’s rage exploded “come on ya big bastard, get on your feet, no big-son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me”(Steinbeck 62). This represents Curley’s rage when he gets his power and dominance over them destroyed and gets his pride torn apart. Even though Curley gets his dominance torn apart he attempts to get in a fight with Lennie to try to get it back. Although he could have fought anybody he decided to pick a fight with the weakest willed person who would panic if he was in a fight.

The book Of Mice and Men is full of puzzling examples of the human condition, from Lennie and his mental disability to Curley only caring about his social appearance. With characters like these two, the book exploits the human condition that concerns circumstances life has given you. John Steinbeck brings to life what being a laborer in the American depression meant to the men and one woman who had enough personality to stand out. Steinbeck shows the human condition of men while they survive in the American depression.

(pg. 22). Since Lennie is mentally challenged and can’t think fast enough, he relies on George to tell him what to do. Curley had turned on Lennie by punching him; and protect himself, Lennie had grabbed Curley’s hand and crushed with his own hand. Lennie felt bad for what he did so George

The point of physical violence has not been touched upon. In the midst of the rising action in the novel, Curley starts to beat Lennie because he was grinning at the thought of the ranch, but Curley thought that he was laughing at him. Lennie made a remark that he does not want to fight him. Consequently, Curley assaults Lennie, and he accepts it. It was only at George’s call for permission that Lennie crushed his hand.

‘Make ‘um let me alone, George’” (Steinbeck 63). Curley picks a fight with Lennie, even though Lennie did nothing wrong to deserve it. Curley’s fight with Lennie, which was completely uncalled for supports that Curley is a villain through his actions. Curley’s aggressive attitude leads to violent actions towards others, and sparks this villainous

When Curley decided to lunge at him he grabbed his hand just in time and prevented him from punching him. Lennie was so angry that he can’t tell how hard he actually is squeezing his hand. Curley was soon sprawled on the floor, brittle and broken. Curley has lost more than just this fist fight, but also his dignity. Lennie doesn’t mean to cause this much damage, he just doesn’t know when to stop for he can’t control his natural strength.