Comparing Pride In Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Pride, a term that is typically linked with a positive meaning. It can be used to show that someone is proud of their achievements or something significant that happened in their lives. In some cases pride can be overdone and given a negative meaning. It is possible that one can have too much pride and not always make good decisions concerning themselves and others. In the novella, Of Mice and Men,by John Steinbeck, pride is seen in a good way, for the reason that George takes care of Lennie, his friend who has mental disabilities. Conversely, In “Scarlet Ibis” ,by James Hurst, pride is not portrayed in a positive way when the narrator has a fulsome amount of pride is his brother, Doodle and the Narrator pushes Doodle too far, until eventually he reaches his breaking point. The two stories, Of Mice and Men and “Scarlet Ibis”, share many similarities as well as differences. The stories both …show more content…
The stories both have devastating results. In OMAM Lennie was the one whose actions resulted in tragic endings. George caused the murder because he decided to shoot Lennie instead of attempting to run away or hide with Lennie. George nervously decides to kill Lennie, “The voices came closer. George raised the gun and listened to the voices,” (Steinbeck, 116). Although Lennie caused the problem, George ended up being the one when ended Lennie’s life. The Narrator describes the moment he left Doodle, “ I ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind with a wall of rain dividing us,” ( Hurst, 781 ). The Narrator indirectly killed Doodle, and is unsure about what actually happened to Doodle during his death. The narrator leaves Doodle behind in the storm instead of helping him. The reader can assume that due to the Narrator's actions, and the description of the storm, actions Doodle is killed. To conclude, the tragic events were because of the actions of their