OMAM Conflict

4/28/15
Of Mice and Men



     There are many conflicts in the book of Mice and Men. Some conflicts that are presented through the actions of the characters is Man vs. Man,  Man vs. Self,  Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. society. This is important to the book because without conflicts then the story would be a bland story. Conflicts play a huge rule in stories and are later resolved throughout the story.

     One conflict in the book, "Of Mice and Men" is the tension between Curley and Lennie. This conflict is called Man vs. Man. This type of conflict is called this because the characters in the book have a conflict between each other and they are both human. I know this because the book says that, "Lennie took his hands away from his face and looked about for George, and Curley slashed at his eyes. The big face was covered with blood. George yelled again, "I said get him." Curley's fist was
swinging the next when Lennie reached for it. The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand." This shows that there is tension between Curley and Lennie.

     Another conflict that this book has is Man vs. Self. The character that has this conflict with himself is Crooks. He doesn't like himself because he is black. He is usually excluded from every activity because of his race. That is why he keeps his distance and advises other to keep their distance. You can tell because the book says that, "He kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs." This shows that he has isolated from everyone else and didn't want anybody bothering him. This also shows that he has a problem with himself because he keeps himself from other people.

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