Characterization for the Book of Mice and Men
George- Whilst reading the book, I felt like George was the type of character to get someone bigger and stronger than him to fight his battles and to take care of the muscles part of life, while if the person who he tagged up with wasn't the brightest bulb, he would take care of the brain part of the friendship, making all the shots for them both. George would be a very big part of the aspect o being a protagonist, only by saying that all he wants in life is have and own money, even if he blows it away, the fact that he bought something expensive with the money shows off that he had money. When reading about how George reacts to the antics of Lennie, I feel even though they make up stories, i feel like they just recently got together, but had been together long enough to tell when the other is upset, or is in deep thought. George is a round character, for reasons that include how he thinks Lennie is sometimes a burden, and how some of the things Lenny does just annoys him, and that George is also a big fibber. He winds stories around himself and Lennie, about how they know each other, and where they came from and how they want to stay on the farm and work.
Lennie- He gives off the aura to the reader that he's the big lovable idiot that the writer puts into a book. that we can always expect the next few words out of their mouth, or the next action that they plan on doing without fault. I feel bad on how Lennie is treated like a little five or seven year old boy, he can't help the way he acts. or maybe he is one of those characters who never wanted to grow up, and he plans to act the way he has for years and years. For Lennie, he is one of the few characters on the verge of the middle of being a Protagonist and a Antagonist. He does have his good points, like how he does what he's told, and seems to be very submissive to George, like to the first chapter, Lennie reads the mood how him talking about ketchup has angered George. He was only pointing out that he likes the condiment, and that he wanted to make conversation. Lennie, like George, is a round character. We learn in the very first chapter, that Lenny in very misunderstood, and he can't keep his hands off things that he thinks will be soft or want to be petted. Like how he has a habit of killing the mice he finds. Or how the reason that they got chased out of the town of Weeds is how he touched a girl's dress, and when she screamed, he tightened his grip, and he was going to be hanged for attempted rape.
Curley- Curley has to be the biggest jerk in the books I've read ( and that's putting aside Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series.) He is the character who you wish bad things upon them, he's the one who thinks he the top dog, and with a flick of the wrist he'll have everything and everyone he wants, yet, he can't even keep an eye on his harlot of a wife. Between those two, it's a constant cat and mouse chase, one is looking for the other, and the other is hiding, and always looks for them in the spot where they were only a few moments ago. Curley, other than being a jerk, is also a flat character. Where the only trait he get from him, is that he's short, and that he is very hot-headed, and thinks everyone is against him.
Slim- While the book gives very little about this flat character, we learn that he's a outstanding hard worker, and will never let something distract him when he's working. We learn that Curley's wife keeps giving him the 'eye'. This is where get more evidence that the wife is trying to sleep around with people, or just a outrageous flirt.
Carlson- another worker that we meet in the second chapter. Also a flat character, likes to talk with the other workers, to get to know them. He's the one to talk Candy into letting him kill his dog out in the woods, only because the dog is so old it can hardly move anymore.
Candy- Another house-mate of George and Lenny. Very cheery and loves his dog.
Whit- Talks to George about he and Lennie better keep a look out for Curley's wife, and if they aren't cautious, she'll go after them.
George- Whilst reading the book, I felt like George was the type of character to get someone bigger and stronger than him to fight his battles and to take care of the muscles part of life, while if the person who he tagged up with wasn't the brightest bulb, he would take care of the brain part of the friendship, making all the shots for them both. George would be a very big part of the aspect o being a protagonist, only by saying that all he wants in life is have and own money, even if he blows it away, the fact that he bought something expensive with the money shows off that he had money. When reading about how George reacts to the antics of Lennie, I feel even though they make up stories, i feel like they just recently got together, but had been together long enough to tell when the other is upset, or is in deep thought. George is a round character, for reasons that include how he thinks Lennie is sometimes a burden, and how some of the things Lenny does just annoys him, and that George is also a big fibber. He winds stories around himself and Lennie, about how they know each other, and where they came from and how they want to stay on the farm and work.
Lennie- He gives off the aura to the reader that he's the big lovable idiot that the writer puts into a book. that we can always expect the next few words out of their mouth, or the next action that they plan on doing without fault. I feel bad on how Lennie is treated like a little five or seven year old boy, he can't help the way he acts. or maybe he is one of those characters who never wanted to grow up, and he plans to act the way he has for years and years. For Lennie, he is one of the few characters on the verge of the middle of being a Protagonist and a Antagonist. He does have his good points, like how he does what he's told, and seems to be very submissive to George, like to the first chapter, Lennie reads the mood how him talking about ketchup has angered George. He was only pointing out that he likes the condiment, and that he wanted to make conversation. Lennie, like George, is a round character. We learn in the very first chapter, that Lenny in very misunderstood, and he can't keep his hands off things that he thinks will be soft or want to be petted. Like how he has a habit of killing the mice he finds. Or how the reason that they got chased out of the town of Weeds is how he touched a girl's dress, and when she screamed, he tightened his grip, and he was going to be hanged for attempted rape.
Curley- Curley has to be the biggest jerk in the books I've read ( and that's putting aside Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series.) He is the character who you wish bad things upon them, he's the one who thinks he the top dog, and with a flick of the wrist he'll have everything and everyone he wants, yet, he can't even keep an eye on his harlot of a wife. Between those two, it's a constant cat and mouse chase, one is looking for the other, and the other is hiding, and always looks for them in the spot where they were only a few moments ago. Curley, other than being a jerk, is also a flat character. Where the only trait he get from him, is that he's short, and that he is very hot-headed, and thinks everyone is against him.
Slim- While the book gives very little about this flat character, we learn that he's a outstanding hard worker, and will never let something distract him when he's working. We learn that Curley's wife keeps giving him the 'eye'. This is where get more evidence that the wife is trying to sleep around with people, or just a outrageous flirt.
Carlson- another worker that we meet in the second chapter. Also a flat character, likes to talk with the other workers, to get to know them. He's the one to talk Candy into letting him kill his dog out in the woods, only because the dog is so old it can hardly move anymore.
Candy- Another house-mate of George and Lenny. Very cheery and loves his dog.
Whit- Talks to George about he and Lennie better keep a look out for Curley's wife, and if they aren't cautious, she'll go after them.