AQA coursework prose (Of Mice of Men)
...characters know each other cones later, “That woman was your Aunt Clara.” said George. This obviously suggests that George has some sort of connection with Lennie. Though Georges’s relationship with George seem forced at times, “God you’re a lot of trouble”, it’s just one of George’s outbursts. Though it’s noticeable that George does appreciate his company, “people like us have got nobody they could not rot in jail, but we’ve got someone looking out for us.” Lenny’s relationship with George on the other hand is more primal. Lennie depends on George for his on survival, “you’d drink outta the gutter if you were thirsty”, is just one of George’s observations of Lennie. Lennie later on goes to say that he “could live in a cave”, which clearly shows he needs George for his own existence. In this novel Steinback presents Lennie as being childlike. The first instance of this behaviour is when Lennie drinks from an unknown source of water, “Lennie dipped his head into the water, hole head under, hat and all”. This not only implies that Lennie would drink from without regard, much like a child would, but that he submerge his whole head under with he’s hat still on which creates the image that Lennie is childlike. The second example where we see Lennie portrayed as being childlike is how he forgets pieces of information that have be told to him. “Where are going?” in which George replied “what, I gotta tell you again?” this is clear comparison between Lennie and being childlike. He is also very forgetful. The third point can be seen when George and Lennie begin to eat a supper of beans. Lennie immediately asks George for ketchup, “I like with ‘em ketchup” he said. This is childlike again because children like ketchup. The next situation which explains Lennie being childlike is when George explains his story that he tells Lennie over and over again. This shows a lack of concentration about himself like a child. The last area a propos Lennies childlike qualities is that at the beginning Lennie walks behind George “They walked in single file, even in the door.” This makes Lennie seem as though he’s childlike, walking behind his parent. This suggests that Lennie has a law social status in comparison to George even though both adults (physically but not mentally) and have the same occupation representing him as “George’s” child. Steinback shows he la...