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    novella‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George and Lennie both were friends and lived an enjoyable life as did Candy and his dog. George and Candy both had the roles of being dominant leaders of taking care of Lennie and the dog. They both care of them as they had the same intelligence level. All of them had differences‚ but that is the essential part of a friendship. Although they have similarities‚ they will occasionally have differences. George and Lennie share many similarities in the novella

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    two friends‚ George and Lennie‚ who are trying to make money and to stay out of trouble. George is a witty fellow who is aware of his surroundings while Lennie is a very large man without much understanding of his environment. Comparing George and Lennie obviously reveals one thing: they both care for each other. However‚ George protects Lennie using his reasoning and leadership skills while Lennie attempts to protect George by acting on his emotions and by using brute force. George shares Lennie’s

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    possibly her last gasps of air‚ you have a decision to make‚ end or keep her life as this is a 50/50 chance situation. This would be one example of a justifiable act‚ along with situations such as war ethics‚ hunting for sport‚ and in the case of George and Lennie. In the case of military ethics‚ a person should have the choice to kill in order to defend their country. People should look to see this is justifiable‚ “Consider the situation

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    Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is the story of two simple farm hands‚ Lennie Small‚ who incidentally‚ really isn ’t very small‚ and his better half‚ George Milton‚ on their quest to have "a place of their own‚" with plenty of furry bunnies‚ of course. Sound strange? Read on to get clued in. The book opens along the banks of the Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad‚ California. Everything is calm and beautiful‚ and nature is alive.

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    when 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

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    Essay Lennie needs George more than George needs Lennie. Both Lennie and George would be nothing without each other. Steinbeck clearly shows how important friends are and how they can support and help you in a number of different ways. Lennie needs George for basic survival and without him‚ Lennie’s life would not be very long. George on the other hand‚ needs Lennie for a purpose in life. The conclusion of the novel Of Mice and Men illustrates what life would be like for George and Lennie without

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    The Friendship of George and Lennie How far would you go to help your best friend? Would you stick with them till the very end? George and Lennie have been through many troubled times together throughout their lives and no matter what obstacles they face‚ George and Lennie will always have each others back. From their time traveling together as migrant workers‚ to their time at the farm they will stand by each other until the bitter end. We don’t learn much about George and Lennie’s past until we

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    Lennie and George are like chalk and cheese in appearance. George is ‘small and quick’ ‘every part of him was defined’ while LennieGeorges faithful friend‚ is a ‘huge man’ ‘sloping shoulders and walked heavily’. This match of appearance can be very helpful as Lennie is big and can look after George physically. They both still had things in common though ‘both were dressed in denim trousers and denim coats’ ‘both wore black shapeless hats’. They were both dressed like this because they on their

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    story ’s main character. This pair of companionship‚ George and Lennie is very different from each other‚ nothing alike‚ no matter talking about their figures‚ personality‚ IQ‚ etc‚ except that they both carry the same American dream as they spend their hard days traveling together and working in the ranch. Lennie is portrayed as being childlike. He looks up on George as a parental figure: "Lennie ’s lips quivered and tears started in his eyes." Lennie seek reassurance from George like a child does

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    conflict with his own conscience. This is because George had a really hard decision to make at the end of the story on whether he should kill Lennie or not. It was a conflict as Lennie was like a brother to George and George cared for Lennie a lot and just wanted to look after him. But because everyone was going to kill LennieGeorge was debating whether he should kill Lennie or not. He felt that killing him himself was the right thing as Lennie was his responsibility and if he didn’t‚ he would

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