Comparing Both novels, Mice of Men and Flowers of Argon is hard because they are both good books. If I had to choose I would pick the novel Mice of Men. I liked this novel better than Flowers of Argon because it is more believable. Both the books have similar themes, which are society’s intelligence and how people react to that. People Judge others who are way to smart or really dumb. If any one is out of the norm they are judged and criticized. I think that Lennie and Charlie are almost exactly alike. Both are mentally challenged, at least for a time. Also, both appear to be very kind. I think that this is kind of a stereotype by both authors; they seem to think there is a relationship that the less smart you are, you also become more friendly or innocent. I do not think that that is necessarily and accurate label.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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I can relate to what you said when you stated that you like Mice and Men better because it was more believable. Honestly, if a movie or book is too "out there" it is hard to enjoy it as much because you know it is so fantasy. It was very interesting reading your observation about how the author stereotyped the mentally challenged characters. I had never thought about that before and it really got me thinking about other books and movies that have mentally challenged characters. To be honest, I cant think of a movie or book that has a mean or hateful mentally handicapped character. Just an interesting thought.
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