Ellen Foster: Mother. She who can take the place of all others, but no others can ever take her place

Ellen Foster has a very strong relationship with her mother. Her mother is extremely sick. Ellen takes care of her and does everything within her ability to protect her from her father. What confuses me is why Ellen's mother didn't put her up for adoption by now. She knows that Ellen's father verbally abuses both of them. She stays at the hospital weeks at a time and when she does, there is no one at home to stop anything that Ellen's father could do to Ellen. Ellen's mother is trying to protect her by keeping Ellen close to herself, but by doing so she is putting her in great danger.

The connection between Ellen Foster and the book Of Mice and Men is shocking. Ellen and her mother share a relationship that is similar to George and Lennie's. Ellen doesn't need this family to survive. She would probably lead a much better life if she was adopted but she doesn't want to leave her mother. She just can't live without her.

Similarly, George takes care of Lennie even though he continuously states that he would be better off if Lennie wasn't with him. George acts like Lennie's father. He scolds Lennie when he does something wrong. Lennie also listens to everything that George says and idolizes him. Even though, George could have walked away whenever he wanted to do, he didn't. He needed Lennie to help him through this difficult time.

These two relationships are almost the same but are dealing with different situations. From far away, it looks like one person is entirely dependent on the other, but when you look closer, you see that they both need each other to stay sane. They need the other person just as much as the other person needs them. "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light" -Hellen Keller.

Of Mice and Men: The Beauty that Lies Within

In chapter 5 of Of Mice and Men, we see Curley's wife's greatest ambitions. Since she was a young girl, her goal was to become an actress. When she was talking to Lennie, she told him about her dream with longing and regret. As soon as I read this, it reminded me of an Indian movie that I recently watched. In this movie, one of the characters, Ruby, moved to the city with dreams of becoming a big actress but she faced many obstacles. She couldn't get a part in any movie and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get a job. This made her bitter with resentment. It lowered her self-esteem, making her hate herself. This slowly worsened into depression.

In this scene of the movie, you can see the hope and longing on Ruby's face as she watches a movie. She wants to be up there with everyone watching her but it is nearly impossible for her to achieve it in her current state. How can anyone believe that she can do it, if she doesn't believe in herself?


The same thing happened with Curley's wife. She had dreams of being famous and having all the attention on herself but it never happened. She ended up marrying Curley in desperation and has been living that way every since. She has been struggling with loneliness and solitude, as everyone else on the farm has been avoiding her. These are two different women struggling to reach the same goal despite the countless obstacles that come their way.

This is the ending of Chapter 5 in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Curley's wife had a bipolar personality throughout the entire story, but she didn't deserve to die for anything that she did. She was one of the most innocent characters in the story. This is an accurate representation of the many obstacles that women faced during the Great Depression. Not this situation exactly, but prejudice against them because of their gender.

Of Mice and Men: Family; The Link to Our Past and the Bridge to Our Future.

A couple of days ago, we read the first 2 chapters of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. These first couple of chapters mainly developed the characters' backgrounds and personalities. One of the focal points of the first chapter was Lennie and George's relationship. This was a big discussion point in our first seminar. There are two different ways that people see their relationship. One way is that George sees Lennie as a nuisance and that he is just using him to work and get money. The other half sees it as a "sibling" relationship and that George cares about Lennie, but he just doesn't show it. In my opinion, their relationship is symbiotic. They act like they don't like each other but they can't live without the other person. This is a big part of the book because it shows how during the Great Depression many people didn't travel in groups but the people that do, need each other to survive through these hardships.

This picture represents George and Lennie's relationship. Though the wheel creates heat when sharpening the blade, if they didn't go through this process, then the knife would not be able to cut anything. The same way, even though Lennie makes George upset sometimes, if they didn't travel together, then George would not work as hard as he does now, to make money and survive.

This is the the beginning of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men. Lennie is described as a big and bulky man in the the book, but in this comic he is represented as a small boy. This image represents his personality. Though, he looks big and tough, in reality he is very soft, kind and caring.