Essay About Care Of Lennie And Huge Mess

Of Mice And Men
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Major conflicts in Of Mice and Men
Major Conflicts
Man Vs Society
Lennie had a problem with his self control. He couldnt control his actions
and his fetish with soft things got him into serious trouble. He touched a
womens dress once because of his obsession and she cried rape. The
townspeople chased George and Lennie out of town because they believed what the
girl had said. Lennie was a nuisance to most people and George had to
constantly get him out of trouble. He had to take care of Lennie because
without George, Lennie could not have survived. They had to travel from town
to town because of Lennies compulsive behavior. Lennie got himself into a
huge mess when he was left alone with Curleys wife. He was touching her hair
and she told him to stop because she was getting mad, and he got really
nervous. He accidentally broke her neck and killed her because he didnt know
his own strength. When Curley and the other ranch hands found Curleys wife
dead, they soon came to the conclusion that Lennie was at fault. They set out
to track him down and ultimately kill him. This put George in a bad situation
because he had to make the most important decision in his life.
Man Vs Himself
George had taken care of Lennie and had done his thinking and talking for
him. He was responsible for his well being and was supposed to look out for
him. In previous situations George could easily get Lennie out of trouble by
getting him away from the problem. This time, however, it was a very
different, more complicated situation. George realized he couldnt get Lennie
out of this, that they would never have their own farm which was their dream.
Lennie would never be safe because he couldnt control himself and would
constantly get them into trouble. George had to decide whether to kill Lennie
before