Of Mice And Men Summary

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The novella, Of Mice and Men, begins in the Selina’s Valley, where 2 hoboes, Lennie and George arrived in a new ranch. They escaped from Weed because Lennie, who had a developmental issue, was wrongly accused of rape when he touched a woman to feel her soft dress. They met Candy and their prison-like narrow beds. Then they recognized Curley, Slim, who was the only person that George could treat him intently, Carlson and Curley’s wife, who was pretty but indelicate. While George and Slim were talking about Lennie’s past, Lennie came in and hide his puppy. After George let him put it back, Carlson felt effluvial because of Candy’s old dog. He killed it at last. Crooks told Lennie to go away, a black man, was
For instance, George tried to help him hide the truth that Lennie has a developmental issue and Lennie touched a lady’s soft dress in Weed. George also helped Lennie remember things especially their dreaming ranch. Quote: "’I forgot,’ Lennie said softly. ‘I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George.’ ‘O.K.- O.K. I'll tell ya again. I ain't got nothing to do. Might jus' as well spen' all my time tellin' you things and then you forget 'em, and I tell you again.’" (p2.3) “George said, ‘He's my... cousin. I told his old lady I'd take care of him. He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid. He's awright. Just ain't bright. But he can do anything you tell him.’”(p11) Lennie is special in George’s life because he had promised to Aunt Clara that he would take care of Lennie. Lennie brought a lot of problems to George, but he also gave George a really special experience. Their friendship was reliable. Quote: “George said, ‘I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody'd shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself. No, you stay with me. Your Aunt Clara wouldn't like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead.’"(p8) And Lennie and George had the same dream, that is having their own little ranch. Quote: “You don't know that we got our own ranch to go to, an' our own house. We ain't got to stay here. We gotta house and chickens an' fruit trees an' a place a hunderd time prettier than this. An' we got
George gives the permission to Lennie to play with puppies. Slim says that Lennie is not bright, but he is strong and kind. After that, George tells Slim about how the friendship between he and Lennie begin, that is because they are both born in Auburn and George knows Lennie's aunt. George's treantment of Lennie changed since once, he was just joking to Lennie that he wanted Lennie to jump into the Sacramento river, but Lennie did this without knowing anything about swimming. As soon as George pulled Lennie out of water, back to the breathe, Lennie just appreciated to George without any blame word. And George also tells Slim about the red-dress event which causes them leave Weed. While they are talking about Lennie, Lennie comes and he shows his strong interested in the puppies because he tries to hide one under his shoulder but George tells him to get it back. Carlson pressure Candy to shoot his old dog because Carlson can't bear the strong smell that the dog makes. He promises that he won't hurt it and the dog can't eat, can't see. So that's why Candy let him to shot his dog. When they are playing cards, George hears from Whit that Curley's wife gets the eye going all the time on everybody. George dreams the house that will belong to them someday, and Candy wants to join in them. Curley is in a bad mood and he beat Lennie. Lennie doesn't want to get in any trouble, so he just shouted at George that let Curley stop but George