Honors English 10--Mr.Hollister
Of Mice and Men & The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Fate
Introduction
Fate is something we don’t often think about in our everyday lives. But in these two stories by steinbeck, i think it something we can come to see.
Characters
Both sets of main characters in either book, Kino and Juana in The Pearl, and George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men, have special relationships. Each character's shares a special bond, that makes them a pair. They’re inseparable, and have the back of the other.
Of Mice and Men
In Of Mice and Men, there are two main characters. Lennie, is a mentally unstable, and large man. He has memory problems and, isn’t really smart when decisions are up to him. George, his companion and caretaker, is a lengthy man, who is fairly strong, but not as strong as lennie. They two have a certain relationship with each other. A brother like bond, where george watches over because he feels he needs to, not because he wants to. They travel together, and work from ranch to ranch, only staying as long as they can, until Lennie messes something up. Lennie always gets into trouble, leaving george to fix it. They stick together because Lennie needs George.
The Pearl
The two main protagonists in The Pearl are a wedded couple by the names of Kino, the male, and Juana the female of the two, the two have a small child named coyotito, and live on the baja peninsula. These to also have a special bond. Throughout the book, even though she disagrees with what Kino chooses to do with the peal, she still stands by him, and loves him as he does her. They may disagree but, they love each other in the end.
Themes
Fate is taken many different ways. Some see it as the base of their whole life. They base their actions on what they think their fate may be. Some see it as just a superstition. That some day far in the distance, is your fate waiting and there’s no way to change it, it just happens. There are also those who believe they decide their fate, and their life is up to them. Do you accept your fate, or will you decide when that time comes.
Of Mice and Men
Fate, is what you could say brought Lennie and George to the ranch. That they were destined to end up there. Lennie was destined to meet Curley, and his wife, who would in the end be his demise. Curley’s wife was the whole reason that Lennie was killed. It's very ironic actually, that the thing the he wanted so much, brought him the thing he was trying to avoid.
The Pearl
Likewise in the pearl, you could say that Kino was destined to find the pearl. Hisson, stung by a scorpion needed medicine, and he just happened to find the wealth that could provide it. Been then he tried to play with fate, and tried to get the most from his pearl rather than what would have worked. Fate is what brought the dark figures to kino, and fate killed his son.
Plot
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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck's story of George and Lennie's ambition of owning their own ranch, and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition, reveal the nature of dreams, dignity, loneliness, and sacrifice. Ultimately, Lennie, the mentally handicapped giant who makes George's dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile, ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to achieving that dream.
The Pearl
Another one of Steinbeck’s story, is based on the struggle of a Mexican Indian, Kino, who finds a pearl in the sea, as he's working his low class oyster diving job. The book continues, and follows his journey to sell the pearl, and the darkness is brings him. The pearl brings a burden with it, and takes more from him then he receives. It brings Kino and his family into tragedy, in more than one aspect.
Setting
The settings of our storys, are key points. They are both the place in which the story begins and end. Steinbeck seams to really enjoyin bringing his wrttings back the there starting location.
Of Mice and Men
There are many settings in Of Mice and Men, but the one that I feel has the most meaning, is the creekside. This is where we are introduced to our Main characters, and were their journey begins. They spend their night there, and then continue to the main setting farm in the morning. This creek bank, is also where our story ends. After the death of curley’s wife, Lennie runs the the bank, were George instructed him to come if he ever gt into trouble. But then George decides the best choice is for lennie to be put down, like a dog. When Lennie is shot and killed, our story ends. Right on that creek bank.
The Pearl
Similar in The Pearl, the sea is start and ending setting. It’s not the very beginning, but the beginning of the pearls influence. The se is where the pearl began, forminng in the shell of a clam, deep on the ocean floor. Until Kino, our protaginist, finds it. It then went onto land, where it inflenced kino, until it brought desaster, then he finally let it go.
Symbolism
Symbolism in these two books have very different tones. In Of Mice and Men the symbolism has a tone that brings sadness, But The Pearl brings a dark, hatred tones. They are similar in ways, but very different.
Of Mice and Men
In Of Mice and Men one of the main symbols is soft things. It’s the whole basis of the book. Lennie is infatuated with things that are soft. The dress of the girl in the beginning, is what caused Lennie and George to run from Weed. It then came into effect with the mice, that Lennie kept in his pocket and pet. When he lost the mouse he moved on to the pup. Throughout the whole book, the drive of Lennie’s being, is something soft, the rabbits. All up unto Curley’s Wife’s Hair. Which was the last thing soft the lennie touched
The Pearl
The symbolism in The Pearl has a much darker tone. Greed is a main symbolism, and gives the book a totally different tone. The pearl brought greed to Kino’s life. He wanted to sell it to make his life better, but he couldn’t bear to give it up.
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