Of Mice And Men Report

Although Lennie from of mice and Men and Mrs. Jones from Thank You Maamare similar in a way the authors portray them as caring, there are diffrences in theses characters that help readers understand important themes in the two stories. Lennie and Mrs. Jones have little similarties, But yet have many diffrences There are some similarties among Mrs. Jones The main characters in the twon storys. Both characters are sympathetic towards others. Lennie from of Mice and Men showed many sympathetic action towards other charcters and animals. (pg. 58)An rabbits, lennie said eargily and id take care of them tell how id do that George this showed that lennie cared for rabbits. Mrs. Jones is Also very sympathetic for another.She show sympathy by helping out a young son who was in need of fare and money. Mrs. Jones leave a boy into her home and fixes him up a hot plate of food. The boy had once had tried stealing from her, so she sees if she can trust the boy by turning her back towards he pur se while she was cooking, to see if the boy would runaway with her purse. (Pg. 9) Theres nobody home at my house, said the boy. Then well release said the woman. I believe your hungry- or been hungry-to try to snatch my pocket book. Mrs. Jones notices that the boy most likely had no one around to buy food or buy him clothes so she shows sympenthy by helping him out. Later on we find out that the boy was stealing to buy some knew lively suaed shoes. Mrs. Jones gives hime ten dallors,and trreaches him a very important life lesson. She shows him that you dont need to steal to get what you want you ask or either exercise to get what you want in life.Despite Lennie and Mrs. Jones similarties they have very important diffrences. Pg. 90) the woman did watch her purse to see if the boy would runaway, nor did she watch her purse when she leftover it behind her bed. This action shows that Mrs. Jones is intellegant Because she left one of her great valuables behind her to test the boy if he would runoff with her purse. In contrast, lennie also had diffrences from Mrs. Jones. A matter of fact Lennie would have some else speak for him for he was mentaly slow.He was of say the wron thing and getting him self into trouble. (Pg. 62)What the hell you laughing at? Curly Lennie looked blankly at him, huh? Lennie got him self into trouble and curly began to swing on Lennie and lennie cried for George/ George yelled for lennie to fight back to protect himself and lennie did. This action showed that Lennie wasnt very intellegant to keep his mouth omit and be quite to himself. Also it shows how slow he is by having Gorege telling him What to do.