Decisions Made In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

When you think of tough decisions do you back away or out of the picture? Well certainly in this book there are characters who do both. While you read this, I will be sharing major points in this book where they followed through in these tough decisions. The biggest point in this novel is how decisions are made. Everybody in this book makes a decision. A small example of decision making is when Steinbeck shows Slim offers to take George for a drink. That is a small example and Steinbeck does a great job at writing a range of decisions that are both small and big in this wonderful book. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck presents how difficult decisions can be, This is shown by Candy and, George. The first character we will be looking at is Candy

George is key as he makes many decisions for Lennie’s well-being. This is shown heavily in the early and late chapters of the book Of Mice and Men and is crucial to my thesis. The quote mentions a brief portion of a conversation with the ranch owner. In this conversation he brings up why are you so kind to the "big fella" that is Lennie. For all who do not know Lennie like Candy has a disability. It makes him think like a 6-8-year-old. When George replies he states a half truth half lie. That being when he says, “he’s my… Cousin. I told his old lady I’d take care of him” (Steinbeck 11). Now just for confirmation, they are not cousins but he does take care of them. One individual George took over for was his Aunt Clara who has maintained that role in his life. This quote truly is a great beginning point representing Lennie and George’s bond. George could have life much easier without Lennie, and he could also take advantage of him for his money. But he doesn’t and when you start the book you might have thought they were brothers as they were that close. The way he stands up for himself to a boss is also a tough decision as they lied to him and all it takes is being overheard in the bunkhouse. Now, you may have seen George stand up for Lennie but you may not know what happened in Weed. Although not covered heavily in the book it is a very crucial event. This quote is major because he is clearly in a tough spot where he has to make a move quickly. This will not be the only time either. This is a conversation George has with a man he trusts, that being Slim. When the author goes in depth about Lennie, he shares what happened in Weed. Lennie has an infatuation with soft things. He also is very strong too. So when George was talking to Slim he states, “Well, he seen this girl in a red dress. Dumb bast**d like he wants to touch everything he likes” (Steinbeck 20). This was a major moment as we know the pattern