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Red Hot Oompa Loompas Richard Gamble Nick Fulton Jake Barann Curtiss Johnson

Character Restrictions: Both __The Pearl__ and __Of Mice and Men__ by Steinbeck feature main characters who are restricted in a way from reaching their desired goals and accomplishments. In __The Pearl__, it is Kino and is George in __Of Mice and Men__. Both characters encounter an oppurtunity in which they could better their way of life in the form of the pearl for Kino and a chance to earn money on the ranch for George. However, they are limited in their ability to accomplish their goals due to close companions who hold them back. Juana discourages Kino from obsessing over the pearl and even tries to get rid of it, while Lennie is mentally retarted and slow, meaning George must spend extra time caring for him. This made me think about whether or not Kino or George would have been able to live a better life if they didn't have their companions.

In both stories __The Pearl__ and __Of Mice and Men__ people in the same situation or class as the main characters become jealous of the main characters opportunity and try to hold them back. In __The Pearl__ the people in Kino's village start talking behind his back and secretly envying him. In __Of Mice and Men__ the other workers on the ranch don't believe Lennie and George can get their own land. The other workers try to get George to go to the whore house and blow all his money and put doubt into Lennie's head.