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.