He had a conversation with her and when she let him patted her hair, he became aggressive and she struggled to get away from him. Threatened by her, Lenny accidentally broke her neck and she died. Remembering of what George told him on the night they spent near the river, Lennie ran to hide in the brush at the place George had ordered him earlier. Candy found out about Curley’s wife and he informed George about it. Afraid of something might happened to Lennie, George ordered Cansy to tell the workers after he went out from the stable. When Curley’s saw his lifeless wife, he knew who did it. He brought the workers to find Lennie at the wood. George, knowing where was Lennie hiding place, went to find him near the river. George had made a decision to kill Lennie himself because he did not want anybody to kill him merciless.
There are many themes in this short story. One of the themes is dream. George and Lennie shared the same dream of having a land of their own. Their worked hard to save money to buy a land. However, later on their dreams is shattered when Lennie killed Curley’s wife and left George with no choices either than to kill Lennie. Their dreams ended with Lennie’s death.
Other than that, loneliness also one of the themes in Of Mice and Men. George also likes to play solitaire. This indicates that he is a loner because only one person can play the solitaire. The theme of loneliness also portrayed by Curley’s wife. She has nobody to talk too. Curley did not spend his time much with his wife and this leads her to strolling around the ranch looking someone to talk too.
Friendship is also one of the themes. The friendship between George and Lennie can be seen in their togetherness in facing their problems together. George is so loyal with his friendship as he did not mind taking care of Lennie even though Lennie always gave him a hard time. The story ends with George killed Lennie and the hope to build a new life without Lennie.
Movie
Of Mice and Men the movie does not have an obvious and bigger difference with its story line in the novel. The movie started with George and Lennie being chased by a group of men riding horses and a woman wearing red dress running away from something. After they had managed to run away, they try their luck by looking for a job somewhere else. They traveled together and had been living like brothers for a long time. Lennie was a big man with a personality of a little boy. George on the other hand is a man who always sticks together with Lennie in bad times and good times. George always protecting Lenny from troubles. They arrived at the ranch and met with the boss. Basically the story line is not much different and the two movies have the influences of the time setting of the particular time it was screened. In the black and white movie, the expression of George is normal during that time. The characters’ dressing also different. The modern type, George wears a rugged clothing whereas in the black and white movie, all the characters dressed very neat and well. The sensitivity of showing off the gun also can be seen on the black and white movie. Apart from that, the old version also did not show a dead person’s face.