John Steinbeck s Of Mice And Men - 1485 Words

The Connectivity of Death Death is inevitable. However, death arrives to people at different stages of their lives. Death is one thing that all people have in common; even books are connected because of the different deaths occurring in them. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, there are three major deaths occurring in the novel: Bob, Johnny, and Dally. Similarly, in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, there are also three major deaths: Candy’s dog, Curley’s wife, and Lennie. The Outsiders is a story depicting the life of Ponyboy Curtis, who is struggling to find his place in the world while battling the rival group, the Socs. Of Mice and Men is a story of two migrant workers, George and Lennie, who are bound together and share the dream of†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade...they were gonna beat me up†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (pg. 57 Outsiders) Johnny and Ponyboy flee from town after Johnny commits murder, leading to Johnny’s. Johnny and Ponyboy hide in an abandoned church in Windrixville for 5 days, entertaining themselves by playing poker, reading, and smoking. When Dally finally arrives, Johnny declares that he is ready to turn himself in to the police. Naturally, this shocks Dally, but on their drive back to the abandoned church, they see that it’s on fire. Even worse, some children were trapped inside of the church, unable to escape. Immediately, Johnny and Ponyboy dash in, run through flames, and throw the kids out of the church. However, Ponyboy got caught on fire and Johnny had a piece of timber crash upon his back. This causes Johnny to be in critical condition in the hospital and be disabled for the rest of his life. Johnny dies from his wounds from the fire at the end of the novel. Similarly, Lennie’s death was also caused by his own actions. He is a mentally disabled character from Of Mice and Men, who holds onto his dream of owning and being able to tend his rabbits. When Curley’s wife begins to scream after Lennie pulls on her hair too tightly, Lennie begins to shake her, ultimately breaking her neck. Lennie didn’t mean any