GEORGE MILTON

John Steinbeck does an excellent job portraying the life of two unbelievable friends and their journey from town to town, and one job to another in the short novel Of Mice and Men. George Milton is “small and quick, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. He possesses intellect for both himself and his partner, for Lennie has learning disabilities. You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get” are the words of an irritated George for having to deal with Lennie’s consequences. Life is always on the go for these two; Lennie has difficulty abiding the rules and is constantly getting the pair in trouble forcing them to relocate. “Although most of the time edgy, George has proven having patience and showing of his fatherly instincts towards Lennie. Even though George and Lennie have been traveling for some time now, George still has regrets and thinks that “[he] could get along so easy and so nice if [he] didn’t have [Lennie] on [his] tail.” Despite of his hardened, snippy interior, George is very protective of his friend and quick in telling his new boss that Lennie is “a God damn good worker” even though he knows he has the mental capacity of a toddler. Even though their hardships slow them down, George still manages to provide optimism in believing that “[they] got a future” and that owning their very own ranch is not just a dream, it’s a reality. The compassion George has for Lennie could be said to be like one of a father and a son. He provides care and support for his friend knowing that without each other they have nothing. George
Milton not only proves not only that he is modest and quick tempered, but a loving and a devoted friend. This incredible tale shows us the friendship of unlikely pair that has a dream and is willing to sacrifice anything for it to come true.

RECALLING THE PAST

If granted the opportunity to have any super power would one be selfish and only use it to benifit one self or would they have the benevolence to help others out? Imagine having the ablility in being able to go back in time and change the past. If I possessed the capability of being able to recall the past and change the events that happened it would not only benefit myself, but the world too. There are many historical events that occured and society wished they hadn't and with the possession of erasing the past and changing history the world would more suffice. If Hitler had not risen to power during the 1930's the outcome of WWII would have been totally different than that of today. The Holocaust would not have occured and millions of innocent men and women would not have been killed. Not only for benefiting the world, I would use my powers to benefit myself. There are many regrets I have in life along with many of us in this world and it would be very convenient in being able to adjust the past. Although having this super power would be very advantageous for not only for myself but the world around me it would be able to fix the horrors of our past and repaint a picture of our world in a different view.