George Milton Character Analysis
The Dynamic Personality of George Milton
“Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it in. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about em---” says George Milton in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Although George was occasionally strict with Lennie and told him just how Lennie should act, could there have been a heart under those dirty farm clothes? In the story, George guides Lennie throughout California during the Great Depression in the 1930’s, looking to find a farm that they could work at after being fired previous to the story. They find an available job and they meet people that may affect their future plans, and goals that they have when they choose …show more content…
I had fun. Made me seem God damn smart alongside of him(40).” In the moment, he continues to tell Slim about Lennie and George’s childhood. During their adolescence, George wanted to show his friends how dumb Lennie truly was and told him to jump into the Sacramento River because he knew he would do whatever George said. Lennie didn’t know how to swim, which resulted in George having to save him, and that traumatizing event became a wake up call to him. He never intentionally hurt Lennie after that, and did anything to make sure he was protected. This would prove him as Self-Improved due to the heart that he gained in the process of getting to know Lennie, without judging him for the things he can’t comprehend. As one can see, George is not only compassionate and logical, but he is also self-improved. He became compassionate because he feared that Lennie would abandon him on this journey for a job. He could be called logical because he concentrated on the consequences of each situation leading to Lennie’s death. And besides those two reasonings, he was self-improved because he spent his childhood harming Lennie but became aware of how this wasn’t benefitting him, and treated Lennie nicely for the remainder of their friendship. “Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it in.” (104) says George, but little did he know, his family was sitting right in front of him. His family was
“Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it in. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about em---” says George Milton in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Although George was occasionally strict with Lennie and told him just how Lennie should act, could there have been a heart under those dirty farm clothes? In the story, George guides Lennie throughout California during the Great Depression in the 1930’s, looking to find a farm that they could work at after being fired previous to the story. They find an available job and they meet people that may affect their future plans, and goals that they have when they choose …show more content…
I had fun. Made me seem God damn smart alongside of him(40).” In the moment, he continues to tell Slim about Lennie and George’s childhood. During their adolescence, George wanted to show his friends how dumb Lennie truly was and told him to jump into the Sacramento River because he knew he would do whatever George said. Lennie didn’t know how to swim, which resulted in George having to save him, and that traumatizing event became a wake up call to him. He never intentionally hurt Lennie after that, and did anything to make sure he was protected. This would prove him as Self-Improved due to the heart that he gained in the process of getting to know Lennie, without judging him for the things he can’t comprehend. As one can see, George is not only compassionate and logical, but he is also self-improved. He became compassionate because he feared that Lennie would abandon him on this journey for a job. He could be called logical because he concentrated on the consequences of each situation leading to Lennie’s death. And besides those two reasonings, he was self-improved because he spent his childhood harming Lennie but became aware of how this wasn’t benefitting him, and treated Lennie nicely for the remainder of their friendship. “Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it in.” (104) says George, but little did he know, his family was sitting right in front of him. His family was