In the novella, Of Mice And Men, by John Steinback directs the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two guys who depended on each other through out their struggles for a job around California during the Great Depression. Life was difficult during the Great Depression however Lennie and George knew that they would be together although they have differences. Lennie is not as smart as George however George isn’t as big as Lennie. They both share a similar idea which is having their own lands and live together with happiness and warmth. The central conflict in Of Mice And Men is character vs. fate because they dream about their fate, however there are numerous problems just to reach that fate.
In the beginning of the story, George and Lennie had both lost their job and did not have money. What they were doing was thinking about the outcomes they do not want for their future or other words, do not want to stay like the way they are.
“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They came to a ranch an work a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to.”(13-14)
It shows their perspective on what they think towards themselves and others who work like them. They do not appreciate the works that they are doing for their job. It is George’s opinion that guys that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world because not all ranch workers believe that they are actually lonely.This was only an excuse that he don’t want work on ranches and would love to chase his fate.They are giving a bad impression on what they are viewing about themselves creating a low self esteem however these low self self esteem would help turn them into high confident men who could create their own better future. George and Lennie should know that there is a low chance that they can chase their fate however what they are trying to do is to give each other confidence that they would be able to chase their fate.
Life was difficult for George and Lennie because they had to find jobs in order to earn enough money to chase their fate. George and Lennie have confidence that they can chase their fate and earn the outcome that they wanted all along.
“George went on.”With us it ain’t like that. we got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit n no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys get in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.” (14)
It gives an explanation on the way that they don’t want their lives to become and how they know they will have improvements throughout their lives to chase their fate. Fate which was their outcome had always been what they had always wanted through out their life. They have self confidence that in the future they wouldn’t be the ones they are now.George and Lennie will not forfeit because they know that they need to succeed their fate. They know that they have a future that they will not let go and they won’t care about other people around them other than themselves. In order to succeed their fate they must face difficulties throughout their life before approaching to their dreamed outcome.
Lennie and George had always been chasing their fate. They wanted their own acres of land and live together happily ever after just like fairytale stories. Whenever they are together and notice that they are poor; they would talk about their future and their fate.
“O.K. someday - we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and __”” An’ live off the fatta the lan’,” Lennie shouted.”(14).
They wanted their fate so much that they would have imaginations for their future. This is a striking thing because as you can see they could go on and on for what they want their future to be.The author is trying to explain to us that George and Lennie had always dream about their fate. They have high expectations towards their future outcomes. They viewed their outcomes with the word someday because they do not know when will their fate is going to happen however they know that it is going to be their future.
Clearly, Lennie and George had many struggles to reach their dreamed fate. They had lost their jobs however they went through a myriad of conflicts in order to chase their fate. They know that their fate is destined however they had not forfeit. They dislike how they are working in ranches ,so their dream is to move out from working ranches and start their new lives in the future to have their own acres of lands.
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