Of Mice And Men/What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Comparative Essay Although the book Of Mice and Men and the movie “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” have two different plots, the themes are very similar. The theme of both stories portrays the struggle of a relationship between a caregiver and a disabled individual whom is receiving the care. In addition to the struggling relationship experienced by a caregiver and a disabled individual, the theme of …showed first 75 words of 1493 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1493 total…of these three aspects contribute to why George and Gilbert’s experience of adverse psychosocial effects are almost identical. In conclusion, if the responsibilities of caring for the disabled person had been spread out evenly amongst more individuals, George and Gilbert would not have been at such high risk of experiencing complicated grief, as well as the negative socio-economic effects and lack of social mobility that accompanied them even after death of the disabled person.