Of Mice and Men: An Unexpected Connection

Lennie and Curley’s spouse appear to be altogether different characters. They contrast enormously in appearance, mindset, and character. Regardless of their disparities, however, Lennie and Curley’s spouse are shockingly comparative in the manner the two of them continually need to make physical associations. Subsequently, they can identify with one another, and when they are at long last alone together they address each other’s needs, which prompts an unfortunate end. Lennie and Curley’s spouse are incredibly various individuals, both remotely and inside. Lennie is â€Å"a tremendous man, ill defined of face, †¦with wide, slanting shoulders,† (2) while Curley’s spouse is a very â€Å"purty† (28) lady with â€Å"full, rouged lips and wide-divided eyes† (31). Lennie has bestial characteristics and moves awkwardly: â€Å"†¦he strolled vigorously, stalling a little, the manner in which a bear hauls his paws† (2). Contrastingly, Curley’s spouse is progressively agile and moves discreetly, which is delineated when Candy says, â€Å"Jesus Christ, Curley’s wife can move quiet† (82) after she had entered the stable while in transit to Crooks’ bunk without anybody hearing her. Lennie experiences an obscure dysfunctional behavior †different characters think he’s â€Å"nuts† (74)†and therefore, he acts immature, mirroring the conduct of specific creatures: He drank from the pool â€Å"with long swallows, grunting into the water like a horse,† (3) and he â€Å"dabbled his enormous paw in the water and squirmed his fingers so the water emerged in little splashes† (3). Lennie is â€Å"a decent fella† (40) who is blameless, delineated by how he interfaces with the young lady in the red dress in Weed: â€Å"†¦he connects with feel this red dress, †¦he jus’ needed to contact that dress† (42). He is likewise entirely tractable; â€Å"†¦he’d do any damn thing† (40) that George let him know. Interestingly, Curley’s spouse is intellectually more honed and exceptionally perceptive; she sees all â€Å"them bruises† (80) on Lennie’s face, which came about because of his battle with Curley, and understands that he was the person who hurt Curley’s hand, not a machine. Curley’s spouse is additionally extremely confident, manipulative, and coy. A shrewd woman, she realizes how to get what she needs. The prevalence of Curley’s wife’s characteristics over those of Lennie later adds to their sad end. Both Lennie and Curley’s spouse need to continually make physical associations in their lives, however each for an alternate explanation. Lennie has a fixation on petting delicate things, which he uncovers to Curley’s spouse: â€Å"I like to pet decent things with my fingers, sof’ things† (90). His fixation, which he has had since he was a youngster †his Aunt Clara used to give him a bit of velvet to contact †is delineated all through the book. In the start of the book, Lennie finds a dead mouse and when inquired as to why he keeps it, he answers, â€Å"I could pet it with my thumb wile we strolled along,† (6) communicating his craving to pet things, in any condition. He needs to pet things so seriously that after George loses the mouse into the separation to dispose of it, Lennie proceeds to recover it once more. In Weed, when Lennie saw the young lady in the red dress who he had never even met, he connected with contact it, just to feel the dress. George portrays Lennie’s fixation concerning Slim’s little guys: â€Å"He’ll need to rest directly out in the animal dwellingplace with ‘em. We’ll experience difficulty keepin’ him from getting directly in the case with them pups† (38). Lennie â€Å"wants to pet them puppies all the time† (42). Moreover, his fantasy to tend â€Å"furry† (16) bunnies results from his fixation. Lennie has an aching to pet each delicate thing he experiences in the book and each time he satisfies his hankering something sad occurs, portending the book’s last occasions. He doesn’t know his own quality and can’t control his fixation. Correspondingly, Curley’s spouse has a steady need to genuinely feel adored. She is somebody who needs a ton of adoration and consideration (her fantasy was to be an on-screen character), which her significant other will never give her. Therefore, she attempts to collaborate with any person she can; in Crooks’ room when conversing with Candy, Crooks, and Lennie, she concedes, â€Å"†¦what am I doin? Standin’ here talkin’ to a lot of bindle stiffs†¦an’ likin’ it since they ain’t no one else† (78). Thin remarks on her conduct: â€Å"She ain’t concealin’ nothing†¦ She got the eye goin’ all the time on everybody†¦ Seems like she can’t avoid guys† (51). Albeit huge numbers of the farmers see her as a â€Å"tart,† (28) I accept that Curley’s spouse is a truly forlorn individual. She communicates her depression to Lennie: â€Å"I get lonely†¦ You can converse with individuals, yet I can’t converse with no one yet Curley† (87). Amusingly, Lennie and Curley’s spouse, who have almost inverse characteristics, can oblige each other’s need by reacting to each other’s fixations. Deliberately saved separated by the writer through different characters for a large portion of the book, when Lennie and Curley’s spouse are distant from everyone else together just because, the effectively existent science between them is apparent, and the degree of their needs is extraordinary to such an extent that neither can oppose following up on them. Paving the way to this last scene, Lennie’s appreciation for Curley’s spouse is unequivocal. At the point when he first observes her, his eyes â€Å"[move] down over her body,† (31) and when she talks Lennie watches her with interest. Moreover when George talks contrarily about Curley’s spouse, Lennie â€Å"defensively† says, â€Å"She’s purty† and afterward rehashes, â€Å"Gosh, she was purty† after which he grins â€Å"admiringly† (32). Curley’s spouse realizes how to identify with Lennie and address him on his level. After Candy reveals to her that Curley’s hand was trapped in a machine, she, recognizing what truly occurred, talks coyly to Lennie: â€Å"O. K. , Machine. I’ll converse with you later. I like machines† (80). In the last scene, Curley’s spouse shows to Lennie that she comprehends his fixation; when Lennie uncovers that he jumps at the chance to pet things, she reacts â€Å"Well, who don’t?†¦ Ever’body loves that. I like to feel silk an’ velvet. Do you like to feel velvet? † (90). Lennie and Curley’s spouse open up to one another, and thus the peruser learns the most about these characters from this scene; Lennie clarifies his fixation, while Curley’s wife clarifies her depression and need to feel cherished. The complementary association between them is solid to such an extent that Lennie defies George’s orders, taking a chance with his fantasy about tending the hares, and capitulates to the allurement of Curley’s spouse. Her dejection is incredible to such an extent that Curley’s spouse, mindful of the results, â€Å"[takes] Lennie’s hand and [puts] it on her head† (90). Lennie’s fixation overwhelms him, and he persistently strokes Curley’s wife’s hair increasingly hard, making her shout in torment. Apprehensive that George â€Å"ain’t going to let [him] tend no rabbits,† (91) when Curley’s spouse doesn’t quit shouting, Lennie shakes her while covering her mouth and unintentionally slaughters her. Lennie’s activities represent his absence of patience, and he is in this way saw as a danger to society. Subsequently, Lennie’s slaughtering of Curley’s spouse prompts the executing of Lennie. The characters that appear the least indistinguishable in Of Mice and Men, Lennie and Curley’s spouse, unexpectedly, share a typical need that empowers them to have perhaps the most grounded association in the book, both truly and inwardly. Realizing that they can fulfill each other’s needs, Lennie and Curley’s spouse are in an entirely helpless circumstance that is loaded with enticement. Lennie can’t control his fixation and inadvertently murders Curley’s spouse, while attempting to safeguard his fantasy to tend hares that depends on his fixation. The physical associations that once gave them joy and satisfaction in life lead to every one of their demises.