Time
Another similarity is the time that both of the chapters are set in. Although they are in different days, chapter one on a Friday and chapter six on the Sunday, they are both in the late afternoon with the sun just beginning to set. This links the chapters up well because it would seem possible that chapter six comes straight after chapter one. It is as if the chapters in between are just some insignificant events.
Characters
Both of the chapters have the main characters in them. The main character being George and Lennie. They appear walking down a road in chapter one. In chapter six they are not together from the beginning but George joins Lennie later on.
The Speech
In both chapter George and Lennie talk about their dream of owning their own bit of land and making their money from it. When it is said in the first chapter it is more of an introduction to the dream and as it goes on during the story it becomes more repetitive and changes as more people join in. In both chapters Lennie is very happy and exited about the dream.
The theme that these two men have each other and that is what makes them lucky also appears in both chapters. They discuss with eachother their feelings and there is a great bond between them.
Lennie gets upset in both chapters and asks George if he should just run away and live in a cave in the mountains. Both times George says that he should but the second time it is for a different reason.
Differences
Characters
In the last chapter there is not just George and Lennie involved. Other characters that have a part in this chapter are Slim, Curley and Carlson.
The moods of the characters are also different. In the first chapter George is relatively happy and in enjoying life under the stars but in the last chapter he couldn't be any more sad. He knows that he is going to kill Lennie and inside he is feeling awful about it.
The whole mood of the chapter is a contrast to chapter one. In the first chapter the overall feeling was positive and they had everything to look forward to but in the last chapter George knows thateverything between him and Lennie is about to end because he is about to kill him.
George doesnt shout at Lennie in the last chapter. This may be because he knows that he should let Lennie have his ;ast few minutes with happy thoughts. That is why he is so monotonous in his tone and makes Lennie face away and dream about what he wants to do in the future.
George was happy during the first chapter but in the last one by the end he is totally devistated.
