Candy did however have compensation for losing his arm, which he had kept saved encase he needed it. He worried about his future on the farm, so he tried to secure a sure future caring for Lenny and George when they bought their house. Steinbeck showed in the novel how the elderly were put on the scrap heap. They were seen as less important, useless and a waste of time. This affected Curley in a negative way, making him always fearful for his future.
Despite their immense differences in build, it is the smaller and weaker George who takes care of the stronger and more powerful Lennie. Another key difference between George and Lennie is their mental ability. Lennie is very slow and has the brain capacity of a child. He has a hard time remembering simple things and doesn't understand his own strength, which gets Lennie in many sticky situations throughout the novel. George said to Lennie, once, in a fit of frustration after one of Lennie's many screw ups "You can't keep a job and you lose me ever' job I get.
Character Description 1: Lennie Small A very important main character we are introduced to in this story is Lennie Small. In my opinion Lennie is the most interesting character in the story because he differs from the other characters in many ways. Lennie Small as well as his companion George Milton are migrant workers who travel around the country working on ranches. They hope that one day they will pursue the dream they share of owning their own land or as Lennie says “living off the fatta’ the lan”. Lennie is incapable of making decisions by himself and relies and depends on George entirely and also looks to him as sort of a big brother.
T1 [George felt bad hearing his best friend say that, as much as that would get rid of George’s challenges, he cares too much for Lennie to lose him] George’s agitation might harm Lennie, but George has to ventilate his anger somehow. George just wants to succeed in life and he tells Lennie how he “could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month [came he] could take [his] fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever [he] want” (11). P2 [George could probably live an easier life without having to worry about Lennie, but he does it anyway.] Besides George finding this P1 [friendship] with Lennie a challenge, TT [George feels troubled from the amount of tolerance he has to have for Lennie.]
George explains how Lennie and himself are different from those lonely workers when he says, “With us it ain’t like that, we got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us” (15). Because of Lennie and George’s relationship, they are able to focus on their dream of having their own farm someday, instead of falling into a routine of moving from ranch to ranch and wastefully spending their pay at the end of the month. As he explains to Slim, “I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good.
The novel shows you how the colour of your skin, of being crippled and jealously can the reason you end up alone and on your own. One of the most important human emotions is friendship. Without friendship or company of others, people would suffer and become lost and drown in their world of unhappiness. Characters in the novel are envious towards Lennie and George, as they own a strong bond of friendship while the others dream of obtaining this kind of company and companionship. All the characters suffer with unhappiness in their lives because none of them can escape the misery of being on their own.
They all want to have a friend who can be like brothers to one another, but they never get to have one. George, although he has Lennie as a company, is still a lonely man. He sets the tone for the novel early when he reminds Lennie that the life of a ranch-hand is among the loneliest of lives. The fact that George always plays solitaire (solitaire means alone) even with other people around him also suggests his loneliness. George and Lennie have a dream of owning a little farm where they can have freedom and happiness.
Even though this is a story about a person with severe autistic characteristics the real life “Rainman” did have a very good relationship with his father. Achieving a lasting relationship does take a lot of time and work to initially build a bond with an Autistic child. Lasting relationships can be formed with these special children. No matter whether they are an angel, autistic, or a regular child every one of them is different with their own set of difficulties, and
When a deposit bottle is broken you don't get your nickel back.” Bernard, Charley's son, is a loyal character as well. He looks after Biff, he wants him to do well. “ He gotta study, Uncle Willy. He's got regents next week.” He wants Biff to do well on his own and he wants him not to think so progressively. Just because he printed University of Virginia on his sneakers doesn't mean they've got to graduate him, Uncle Willy!” Miller time movement is very important in the play.
As the pair consider their work prospects on the new ranch, George explains to Lennie that, “if [The Boss] finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job, but if sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we’re set. Ya got that?” (Steinbeck 8).