The two stories iam going to compare are " Of Mice and Men" written by John Steinbeck in 1937 and " The Ostler" written by Wilkie Collins in 1985.

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Like Lennie Isaac is an outsider less intelligent than other people. The two characters and how they are treated by other people

                          The two stories iam going to compare are “ Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck in 1937 and “ The Ostler” written by Wilkie Collins in 1985.   Both Lennie and Isaac have their differences as also they have their similarities. Lennie is treated as an outsider by many people as is Isaac.

                           

                            Lennie small is a very retarded, he travels around with George, and relies on him to keep him safe. The similarities that lennie and Isaac have are as follows Lennie has a poor memory this is shown when he cannot remember his aunt Clara, who used to give him a mouse “ I remember a lady used to give then to me everyone she got but that lady aint here” this lady is his Aunt Clara.  

                             Lennie also has abnormal strength, this is shown by the description of Lennie at the start of the story, “ huge man, shapeless of face, with a large pale face with large pale face and with large sloping shoulders and walking heavily”.  Also Lennie is often compared to animals “ dragging his feet like the was a bear drags his paws”. These references show that Lennie is big, but as the story develops Lennie crushes Curleys hand, snaps the dogs neck and breaks Curleys wife’s neck.

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                            Lennie is also dependant on George everywhere George goes lennie has to follow. Lennie relies on George to get him a job and look after him.  Lennie is severely retarded he has got poor speech and he is also illiterate. Lennie is an itinerant worker he goes around with George from ranch to ranch. He also has low intelligence, he can’t seem to remember anything he doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong. Lennie works with horses at the ranch and also loves ...

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