Decision The State of California wants to charge Mr. Lennie Small with murder‚ rape in the town of Weed‚ theft‚ and sexual assault. They want Mr. Lennie Small put to death by the electric chair. The Defending team would like Mr. Lennie Small put into an asylum. I as the judge looked through all the evidence that the Defense and State of California have gathered to make my final decision. The defense wants him in the asylum because Lennie has a mental issue and that the murder he committed was
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Compare how George and Lennie are presented in Of Mice And Men. George and Lennie are described in very different ways‚ as they’re being presented as opposites; Lennie being presented as the large‚ clumsy‚ forgetful one‚ “I forgot again” and George being the small‚ clever one with a snappy tone to ensure his point is fully expressed and understood‚ “snapped his fingers.” However‚ these characteristics lead to a brilliant‚ caring friendship (revolving around trust and compassion) which is described
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California. One of them‚ Lennie Small whose name does not live up to a person’s expectation; he is big and that’s all he’s got going for him unfortunately. George is small and quick‚ a roving farmworker who takes on a father like role and watches over Lennie. The two are broke and search for work on the farms of Northern California. Being broke is problematic for George and Lennie since they plan to own a farm someday. George is the intelligence behind this plan‚ while Lennie is about as sharp as a
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story. The obvious two main characters are George and Lennie. The whole book is based on what they do. The minor character that I think played the biggest role is Curleys wife. She is the only female character in the whole entire book. She isn’t even given a name other than the reference to her husband. As soon as George and Lennie arrive at the job they are greeted by her. She immediately makes her flirtatious personality known to George and particularly Lennie. After she leaves from the room Slim tells
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being a retarded fellow(Lennie)‚ and the other‚ a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him. On the path to achieving their dream‚ they run into obstacles‚ but stick together‚ stressing the importance of true friendship. Steinbeck wrote this book to tell us how important it is to have a friend to share your life with. The book starts off set in Soledad‚ which‚ when translated into English means "lonely". But when Lennie and George are together‚ they are
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the characters had something that we could sympathize with. For George‚ it was how he always had to run away from jobs because of something Lennie did‚ for Crooks‚ it was the fact that he was treated so poorly for having a different skin colour. However‚ Lennie seems to have it the worst. He has the mental capacity of a child‚ ends up killing a woman on the ranch‚ and his best friend has to kill him by the end of the book. Lennie was born with a disability that causes mental retardation‚ because
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In George and Lennie’s relationship George takes the parent roll and treats Lennie as if he is a child. As they are talking about going for the interview for the job George exclaims “Now when we go in to see the boss‚ what you gonna do?”. This shows that he is checking up on Lennie and making sure he has understood instructions‚ which is like what parents do to their children. This shows that Lennie is very much like a child and has to be told many times about information‚ which leads on to how Lennie
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JOHN MILTON “Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour; England hath need of thee” are the words of William Wordsworth in his poem “London‚ 1802” (Wordsworth). Wordsworth believed England was falling apart and needed John Milton. John Milton was a seventeenth-century author‚ poet‚ critic‚ Bible scholar‚ and political leader. John Milton is famous for his many creative books and poems about what he believes and defends. John Milton’s works were influenced by the knowledge he obtained‚ the hardships
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novel George and Lennie immediately bond together building a close friendship that teaches them both new things. Crooks is willing to work for nothing‚ just to gain the independence for a life outside the stables and to leave his lonely little room. Candy is a beautiful‚ talented girl sick of the farm life and she’s willing to do anything in the world to attain the American dream. The starting of wanting to achieve the American dream begins as soon as we get to know Lennie and George. George and Lennie
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story of two friends by the names of George and Lennie‚ who are migrant workers. Steinbeck has succeeded in making Lennie a sympathetic and emotional character due to many occurring situations throughout the first few chapters‚ though he has not been very successful in turning Lennie into a dynamic character. To say the least Lennie is rather obedient/loyal‚ sympathetic and rather sensitive. We know this because throughout the last few chapters we have read Lennie has demonstrated these traits multiple
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