Comparative Essay Of Mice and Men and Rainman Essays

Comparative Essay Of Mice and Men and Rainman Essays Comparative Essay Of Mice and Men and Rainman Paper Comparative Essay Of Mice and Men and Rainman Paper Essay Topic: Of Mice and Men The two texts Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Rainman by Barry Levinson both convey their themes and characters in strikingly similar ways. Both these texts have very similar Main characters. In Of Mice and Men and Rainman the main characters have the same relationships with each other. Steinbeck’s George Milton and Lennie Small are always travelling around together from ranch to ranch. Lennie it a big strong man but is mentally disabled and George has to always look out for Lennie making sure he stays out of trouble. George is bossing Lennie around all the time and Lennie listens to his every command. Levinson’s Rainman is depicts his characters very similar. Charlie and Raymond Babbitt are an odd couple and also travel around together. Raymond is also mentally disabled and once his older brother Charlie ‘kidnaps’ him he has to care for him, like George cares for Lennie and he also always bosses around Raymond. George and Charlie are both caught up in the American Dream where they can have all they ever wanted. The American Dreams are both quite different these texts. Of Mice and Men was set during the Great Depression in the 1920’s on a small ranch in Soledad. Soledad is Spanish word for ‘loneliness’ to represent that all the ranch hand live lives of solitude. Money was very scarce during these times and George and Lennie just wanted their own farm and live a happy and self-sufficient life. On the other hand Rainman was set during the ‘decedent 80’s’ when the American Dream was to get rich quick and Charlie Babbitt is clearly caught up in this dream.Power and control is a very significant theme in these texts. Steinbeck’s George has power and control over Lennie and Levinson’s Charlie has power and control over Raymond. This is not only shown by George and Charlie controlling Lennie and Raymond but also by showing that one walks behind the other showing one has power over the other. Power is quite hea