Making a Comparision

Comparing the two novels, Of Mice and Men and Flowers for Algernon, I would have to say that I enjoyed reading Flowers for Algernon better. Even though it was a longer book, and took longer to read, it really kept my attention and made me want to keep reading and make me keep wondering what was going to happen next. Of Mice and Men was just boring and didn’t really have much going for it. Even though both books had a lot of differences in them, they both shared a lot of things in common. Both novels show how society treats the mentally handicapped and the different intelligence levels that they have from normal people. They make you feel like if you’re not as intelligent, you’re not going to be as successful as others. It also shows that people expect less out of people who are handicapped but in reality, you shouldn’t underestimate anyone because most likely they will end up proving you wrong. Just like when Lennie broke Curley’s hand in the fight. The roles that the characters play in both novels portray different things. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie’s role demonstrates someone who doesn’t have intelligence but is willing and wants to be smart. He tries and does everything he can to be successful but it fails. Lennie on the other hand isn’t intelligent and doesn’t do anything to help himself. He does try to listen to George, but he always gives in and never was successfu so it got him no where. These two novels were very similar yet so different in so many ways and I enjoyed them both.