Week 4 Post

Flowers for Algernon and Of Mice and Men are two novels that I have recently read in class. Both novels are very similar stories to each other. One similarity the novels share is that they both show a mentally handicapped person and how they connect with society and how society connects with them. Both Charlie and Lennie want friends and are looking for approval from their peers. They both also had a similar dream. Charlie’s dream was to be smart and for Lennie it was to live on a ranch with George and raise rabbits. Although Lennie never reached his dream, he died with the thought of achievement. Unlike Lennie, Charlie reaches his dream but ends up broken hearted when his dream doesn't last. After reading both novels, the novel I liked the most was Of Mice and Men. I felt Flowers for Algernon was a little bit predictable throughout the story unlike Of Mice and Men which had several surprises that I didn’t think were predictable. I enjoyed not knowing what was going to happen as I read the story. I thought the friendship between George and Lennie was nice and especially like the way George took care of Lennie and stuck for him.