Thursday, September 22, 2011
Week Three
In Of Mice and Men you can clearly see who represents each role. Voice is obviously handed to George. He is always going on and talking and telling Lennie what to do and what is going on. Without George, Lennie would be absolutely clueless! Along with voice, George also gets power. He is in power over Lennie and it shows because Lennie can’t do anything without George. Another person who might not have power but surely wants it is Curley. He thinks he is tough but I think the other guys laugh at him regardless of what he does. Unfortunately the only power Lennie has is strength. He is not smart nor is he capable of even knowing what is right or wrong which takes power away. Race isn’t a large issue. Its just with Crooks. He seems to be the only not white guy in the novel so far. Gender is sort of a big deal here, the way they stereotype Curleys wife as needing to be in the house not out with the boys on the ranch. Finally, class is somewhat important because it’s what gives people power. It hasn’t been demonstrated much, but it is defiantly there.
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Katy I completely agree with everything you have to say in this blog post! I think we said a lot of the same stuff about the characters too. I also think George has the most voice and power and that Curley wants to have the most power but he really doesn’t. You made a really good point when you said that Lennie may not have a lot of voice or power, but he has strength. It’s so true! After he broke Curley’s hand I think he felt a lot more confident in himself and proved a lot of people wrong, especially Curley for doubting his abilities! After Candy, Lennie and Curley’s wife went in and talked to Crooks, do you think that him being African American will become even less of an issue for him or will it just stay the same? Also, do you think that George and Lenny will be successful in getting their own property and all of the people that work on the job that say they’re going to go with them and join their plan will they do it? Or will they be too intimidated by Curley and his dad to leave the ranch? DRAMA!
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you. Between George and Lennie, George clearly has all the power in their relationship. George tells Lennie exactly what to do and what not to do. Lennie never thinks for himself and relies on George to tell him how to think. You also said that George has the voice in the book. I also agree. Lennie isn't really even capable of having a voice, the dude is completely clueless and helpless. I think that Curley has some power because he can do whatever he wants and doesn't have to worry about being fired simply because his dad owns the whole ranch. Even with the power Curley has, he seems to want more, this guy is power hungry. His idea of power is being able to beat someone up. An example of this is when Curley picks a fight with Lennie, where he ends up breaking his hand.
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