During the duration of the novels Of Mice & Men and The Great Gatsby the authors, John Steinbeck and F. Scott Fitzgerald, create intertwining personality traits and flaws within their main characters. George Milton from Of Mice & Men and Nick Carraway from The Great Gatsby show a few common personality traits. The most common trait they share is the need to always accommodate their closest friends. George shows a caring personality in his interactions with Lennie Small, while Nick shows kindness through his interactions with Jay Gatsby. Another trait they share is their ability to always find a reason to undermine others. Overall, the characters show accommodation along with skepticism that could end up becoming more critical than helpful. To begin, the personality trait that stands out most between George and Nick is their accommodation to close friends in need. During Of Mice & Men, George repeatedly represents accommodation when he has to put himself on the line so Lennie does not stumble into trouble. Continuously, George disciplines Lennie whenever he accidently kills an animal or causes trouble in a town they are in for work. In the novel George states, “I seen plenty tough little guys. But this Curley better not make no mistakes about Lennie. Lennie ain’t handy, but this Curley punk is gonna get hurt if he messes around with Lennie.”(Steinbeck 26). From…show more content… The authors of the novels Of Mice & Men and The Great Gatsby created characters with intertwining personalities and common internal conflicts. Both characters struggled to create relationships with others due to their diminishing thoughts but remain kind to their close friends. In the end, both characters lost their only companions to the inevitable fate of their personality and characteristics. It seems as if the authors shared the same idea of showing mercy to those who will not receive it from anyone
