Lennie over a misunderstanding‚ instead of helping‚ George makes Lennie fight back (pg.63). In the beginning when George told Lennie to stay away from Curly George was afraid of an altercation‚ but when Curly attacked Lennie George knew the only way Curley was going to leave Lennie alone is if Lennie fought back. Later on‚ readers learn about what caused George and Lennie to leave Weed. Lennie had grabbed a girl’s skirt because he wanted to feel how soft it was‚ but she took his admiration for soft
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Lennie were true friends still‚ even though George shot Lennie. They were very close and I don’t think George wanted to shoot Lennie‚ but he didn’t have much of a choice. If Curley would have found Lennie before George did‚ most likely he would have hurt‚ tortured‚ or even killed Lennie‚ because in Chapter 5 of Of Mice and Men‚ Curley tells Carlson to shoot Lennie in the guts as soon as he sees him‚ tells Whit to go to Soledad and get the deputy sheriff‚ and tells George to join the search party for Lennie
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physical strength‚ or is in control. Power was shown a great amount throughout the novella “Of Mice and Men”‚ although a few characters were powerless‚ many had‚ at least‚ some power. George had power over Lennie‚ Slim had more power than most‚ and Curley was powerful overall. The level of power and how it was abused influenced characters as well as the outcome of the story. George had a great amount of power over Lennie because he had a disability‚ so therefore George controlled some of his actions
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Chapter 1 1. Why does Steinbeck describe the setting with such detail? He describes it in such detail because he wants to describe the setting in a way that appeals to the reader. Opinions may vary‚ but when I read the first page I automatically thought of a place abundant in greenery and animals. Maybe even a forest with a running river. But then later on in the book he describes the setting in a very opposite manner. 2. What is the relationship between George and Lennie? George and Lennie
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Estevan Retamar Critical Lens Essay "The Difficulty In Life Is The Choice... The Wrong Way Always Seems The More Reasonable." In life we are all faced with difficult choices. We sometimes choose the easier choice because it is more convenient for us‚ rather than choosing the more difficult choice to insure a greater quality of life in itself. Two books that prove this is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In these works the main characters are faced to make
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I did‚ George" (Steinbeck 4). Due to the struggle of his handicap and his lack of memory skills many conflicts begin to arise. One of the physical conflicts Lennie has is the fight Curley pushes on him. Curley victimizes him and begins to beat him up. Lennie eventually fights back and does a lot of damage to Curley ’s hand. Lennie does not protect himself at
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hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley‚ Slim‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie all are struggling with the difficulties of the farm‚ but each handle the situation differently because of their positions. In Chapter 2‚ the characters Curley and Slim are both introduced to the reader‚ but
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In 1937 John Steinbeck writes the book Of Mice and Men. He creates two characters named George Milton and Lennie Small. These two guys travel around the state of California looking for jobs. They run away from their last job and are on their way to their next job but they got kicked off the bus. Then the two of them have to stay the night by a pond and head to the new job in the morning. The character Lennie Small is one character that the reader can get to know a lot. As the story goes on‚ there
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GUIDE TO OF MICE AND MEN INTRODUCTION Of Mice and Men is a novel set on a ranch in the Salinas Valley in California during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was the first work to bring John Steinbeck national recognition as a writer. The title suggests that the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry‚ a reference to Robert Burns’s poem "To a Mouse." Of Mice and Men was selected for the Book of the Month Club before it was officially published‚ an honour that encouraged 117‚000 copies
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Pg 7 William Curley- C2988169 Executive summary This report is a study of an employee’s problematic situation at work. The situation was analysed using the session 3‚ book 2 of the B120. The analysis identified that lack of “induction and socialisation” was a major factor‚ and also identified some potential solutions. There are also websites that explain in further detail the concepts used. William Curley- C2988169 1.0 Problem analysis and solution
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