Of Mice And Men - George - Character analysis in GCSE English Literature


	Personality	Role
	Fatherhead figure Quick tempered Impatient Confident Caring (for Lennie)	He promises Aunt Clara (Lennie's Aunt) he'll look after Lennie He used to mistreat Lennie; when he nearly died George started to care for him He finds work for Lennie and himself on the ranch He's always there for Lennie; he helps him out when he gets into trouble (like in Weed) He tells Lennie about their dream, which gives Lennie hope He starts the battle against Curley by ordering Lennie to fight back Part of him wants to be free from Lennie - he leaves him to go to the brothel Next bullet it a spoiler He kills Lennie by shooting him - he knows Lennie will be better off dead than being sent to prison
	Development (Growth & change)	Other information
	Starts off being horrible to Lennie, nearly getting him killed Ends up putting Lennie before himself at the end of the novella Stars off being an ordinary man, but by the end is heroic for killing a man he loves	George is 'small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features' The dream he and Lennie share makes life bearable. The reader realises when he shoots Lennie the dream has come to an end He is an intelligent character, however as it is made clear through Crooks intelligence on it's own does not matter in those days; it's about wealth and structure in society

He promises Aunt Clara (Lennie's Aunt) he'll look after Lennie
He used to mistreat Lennie; when he nearly died George started to care for him
He finds work for Lennie and himself on the ranch
He's always there for Lennie; he helps him out when he gets into trouble (like in Weed)
He tells Lennie about their dream, which gives Lennie hope
He starts the battle against Curley by ordering Lennie to fight back
Part of him wants to be free from Lennie - he leaves him to go to the brothel
*Next bullet it a spoiler*
He kills Lennie by shooting him - he knows Lennie will be better off dead than being sent to prison

Starts off being horrible to Lennie, nearly getting him killed
Ends up putting Lennie before himself at the end of the novella
Stars off being an ordinary man, but by the end is heroic for killing a man he loves

George is 'small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features'
The dream he and Lennie share makes life bearable. The reader realises when he shoots Lennie the dream has come to an end
He is an intelligent character, however as it is made clear through Crooks intelligence on it's own does not matter in those days; it's about wealth and structure in society

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