In the book ‘’Of Mice and Men” Lennie seems very different from all of the others. Lennie is a very interesting character. He may be different from George and the other workers‚ but he sure does make up for that with his incredible strength and his ability to listen and obey directions. It also helps him stay alive‚ for the most part. In both the movie and the book lennie is said to be very strong ‚ which he is‚ but because he is so different from all of the other workers‚ he does not know how to
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Lennie small’s eulogy I would not consider Lennie and I friends‚ no‚ definitely not friends‚ we were way much more than just friends. Lennie did not deserve to die. He was like a child. He was innocent. Every day I spent with that fool‚ and yet I do not regret a single moment. Most of you picture Lennie as this big guy. Well‚ I’ll admit to you‚ Lennie was huge‚ but so was his heart. He could do the work of three men without even breaking a sweat‚ and he would not complain a single time. He would
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George and I’m going to tell the story of me and Lennie. I remember a long time ago I used to be best friends with this tall‚ strong man named Lennie. He looked tough on the outside‚ but he was a kid on the inside. I remember when we both had to look for a job. We were looking for an old bunkhouse. It was hard since I almost had to babysit Lennie. And Lennie has been searching for quite some time now. But all the jobs are rejecting us because of Lennie. They don’t want a dumb man or what they call him
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Ryan Nelson 9/21/2010 Criminology Short Paper 1 In my opinion Lennie Small is not guilty of homicide due to insanity pertaining from his lack of cognitive ability‚ which can be determined by the irresistible impulse test. Lennie knew that murder was wrong but could not stop himself. Lennie is a gentle soul and would never harm anyone on purpose. He didn’t know how to act when Curley’s wife threatened to tell George that he touched her hair‚ which in turn would take his beloved rabbits away
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Curley’s wife and I will be discussing the ways Steinbeck presents her appearance‚ personality‚ dreams and the ranch worker’s views her. Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as a flirtatious woman and attention seeking towards other men. This is shown on (page 53) “She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers roughed lips‚ wide spaced eyes‚ with red fingernails”. This quote foreshadows and signifies that Curley’s wife will have
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George shot Lennie‚ but this is not the only time in this novel where this had happened. George’s actions were justifiable when he shot Lennie in the back of the head because he was only trying to save his best friend. George killed Lennie to protect him from the terrible things that would have happened to him if he lived. George knew that if Curley had gotten a hold of Lennie first he would have tortured Lennie before he shot him. George didn’t want that to happen. He wanted Lennie to die without
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When Curley stereotypes Lennie for being tall and dumb. Lennie stereotypes George as small and extremely knowledgeable. These are some examples of stereotypes in “Of Mice and Men”.Stereotypes can hurt people in many different ways. Lennie is stereotyped as tall and strong. Lennie tells George that “ Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress Jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse” (Steinbeck 11). When Lennie was touching a woman’s dress everyone assumed she was going to get kidnapped. If Lennie wasn’t
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How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role‚ he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie‚ and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around‚ and‚ although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch‚ he does not
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Steinbeck‚ George and Lennie have a very close relationship and their companionship is quite deep. During the 1930s‚ which was during The Great Depression‚ George and Lennie escape from Weed because they get into trouble. George has to look after Lennie because Lennie’s Aunt‚ Clara‚ is dead and no one takes care of Lennie. Then‚ they go to the Salinas Valley where they are going to work on a ranch. In the novel‚ George is morally right to kill Lennie because George wants to protect Lennie from the painful
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John Steinbeck‚ the film has some differences that shifts the readers/viewers opinion of the characters in a different way. Curley’s wife is looked at in a different perspective by the viewers in the film by the senses that were added and deleted from the novel. In the book the reader sees her as mean and full of herself but in the film Curley’s wife doesn’t seem mean she appears like she is looking for attention and wanting to feel recognized. In the story‚ as Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Candy were talking
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