Connections+to+the+Novel

We all know what architecture is. We all know that in order to stat a glorious building it needs a solid firm foundation! after you set up a solid foundation its time to put up a nice sturdy frame. After the frame it is time to put up those walls and add a roof! The walls are what make the the building! without walls all you have is a bunch of beams and nothing to hold up your roof. So you need 4 solid walls in order to hold the roof. And a roof is to keep you protected from anything from the air. As you think of building up a strong building and the steps you need, think of John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men. In this book you have 2 guys (George and Lennie) looking to "build" up a dream of owning their own ranch. But like any other building or dream you need to start somewhere! As a group we determined that the foundation of this dream is George. He is the one that makes this idea sturdy and unable to cave in. Next for our frame we chose Lennie because, Lennie has that attitude that if he does no wrong and works hard he can do whatever he wants in this dream. So with his attitude he helps hold up the walls who we chose to Candy, Crooks, and Slim. we choose them for the walls because they are the 3 to support Lennie and George in making this dream come true! And finally we chose the roof to be the dream of owning their own ranch!

Now that we have the whole structure together we can really see a true building of a dream come into action. But it takes just one simple action by Lennie to take the dream down. As Lennie kills Curly's wife (by accident) and ruins the frame of this dream or building becomes weak. And as the frame becomes weak, the building or dream starts to come down. To end it all Lennie is shot and killed. The frame finally breaks and the whole structure collapses. This book does an excellent job at portraying architecture! It relates so well to the characters in the story just like in real life, if a frame is weak and breaks the building comes tumbling down. Just as Lennie became weak and broke down, the whole idea or dream of having a farm falls to the ground and is lost.


 * Ben Kunz and Kyler Wagstaff**