Of Mice and Men--Compare Contrast new/old

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Of Mice And Men is an unbelievable tale of two partners, George and Lennie. It was originally written by John Steinbeck, and was set in the early 1930's. It was then made into a movie version directed by Gary Senise. Many aspects differ from Steinbeck's novel and the movie. Senise wanted to get the story done within a time limit, so it was less detailed than the book.

In Steinbeck's novel, character image plays a crucial role in the story. Characters like Slim, Crooks, and Curley's all had names to display personality through hidden messages. Slim, who was considered the "prince of the ranch", was important to the ranch. He was looked up to by the other ranch-hands, and was always asked for his advice on subjects they needed help on. He was very handsome, tall, and skinny, which also gave him better authority over the ranch-hands. His name, Slim, was used to show that he was a very rare find, or a slim chance of finding someone so trustworthy and educated on a ranch.

Crooks was not your typical black-American in Steinbeck's novel. He was literate, educated, and had come from a family that had owned land. These three things are what made him stand out, and gave him his name, Crooks. He was crooked from the re

st of the average black Americans back then because he was literate and owned land. Many didn't even have a cent to their name, let alone any personal possessions.

The setting in the novel is only different in where the bunkhouse is described. It seems cold and much smaller than it is displayed in the movie. The only way that the bunkhouse gets its character is from the light. Steinbeck used the light to start off the mood in every section. The bunkhouse wasn't a very material area; it was just described through the light it contained.

Curley's wife was very stereotype of a woman in the 1930's. She was considered off limits to everyone, and was known as Curley's property. Because she had no real name, and was always known as CURLEY'S wife, her name showed that she was different and had little acknowledgement. Her flirtatious ways with Lennie and the other ranch-hands were obvious, and that's what got Curley so angry, and maybe why she never had a name in the book, because Curley always had her emotions for her and told her what to do.

In Gary Senses movie version Of Mice And Men, some things changed and something's stayed the same as in Steinbeck's Novel. Characters did play a large role in Senises movie, but not as great as Steinbeck's Novel. Allegories were also not used in the movie, unlike the book. The character who was seen in a totally different light was Curley's Wife. Her motivations for being the way she was (tart, slut) were surfaced and used to focus the reader in on how she was not at all like a whore--she just needed someon

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