Critical Lens

L.M. Montgomery once said “We pay a price for everything we get or take in this world.” I think his idea of this is right. In order for you to accomplish what you want, there will be consequences and you need to get through it. I agree with this quote because it doesn't matter what you want to accomplish there will always be an outcome whether it’s good or bad. There are a lot of books that relate to this quote. One of them being, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and another called The Miracle Worker by William Gibson. Both Of Mice and Men and The Miracle Worker relate to this quote because they both experience and undergo situations and display actions that lead them to pay a price whether they caused it on themselves or not. The critical lens relates to Of Mice and Men because George takes the risks of having Lennie around. Lennie was mentally retarded, he doesn't comprehend or know what he does half the time. George had more responsibility of taking care of Lennie and keeping him safe. Back when George and Lennie were in a town, Lennie went under a girls skirt not to harm her. He just likes to pet soft things and he was unaware that it was a girl’s skirt. The girl exaggerated and yelled out “rape.” They were chased out of town by farmers who were angry. George has to find a place to sleep and get a job for the both of them. At the ranch he finds, that’s where there’s more trouble and not what he expected. There are a lot of literary elements that are in this book. One example of a literary element would be conflict. Lennie caused a great amount of problems for George. Sometimes he doesn't even realize what he’s supposed to be doing. He has a disability which puts him at a disadvantage. For example, he broke Curley’s hand by accident but Curley was picking on him and wanted to fight him. Then, because Curley’s wife didn't listen to Lennie, saying he shouldn't talk to her but she pointed out that she had soft hair and she didn't know that Lennie likes to feel