Blog for 4/27/15 (Conflicts)

Of Mice and Men
Prompt: From your brainstorming session, choose at least two conflicts to explore more in depth in this blog. Be sure to include textual evidence and support and also identify the effect that the conflict has had on the plot so far.

          One conflict in the book "Of Mice and Men" is the problem Curley has with Lennie. This is a man vs man type of conflict. Curley has a problem with Lennie because he is smaller than him. In the book it said, "Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys." This proves that Curly has something against Lennie just because he's taller. This conflict with Curley has made a lot of tension throughout the book. It even caused Lennie to fight and crush Curley's hand.

          Another conflict in the book "Of Mice and Men" is the disability Lennie has. This is a man vs self type of conflict. Lennie has a disability but he doesn't know about it. He isn't like a normal average person, he's just a little slower. This disability causes him to get into trouble and not have a steady job. An example is what he did to get kicked out of his job in Weed. In the text it said,"Jus' wanted to feel that girl's dress..." It also said,"She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse." This shows that when they worked in Weed, Lennie only wanted to feel the girl's dress but she didn't know that so she jerked back and he held on tight to the dress. The disability that Lennie has made him not know what to do so he just held on to the dress. 

          These are two of the conflicts that are demonstrated in the book "Of Mice and Men". One of the conflicts are man vs man, which is Curley against Lennie. The other conflict is man vs self, which is Lennie against himself and his disability. These are only two of the type of conflicts that are involved in this story.
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