great depression). The ranch that George and Lennie are working at is a microcosm representing the whole of America at the time where each person represents a different group. For example Lennie Curley’s wife representing women and crooks representing African Americans. George is a small and intelligent character who looks after Lennie. Lennie is not clever but he is physically strong and is a good worker. The novel ends where it starts (by
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Comparison of Curly and Lennie Both Curly and Lennie are main characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’; although‚ they are very different in many ways‚ first of all Lennie is a very big and strong man we know is as ‘a huge man‚ shapeless in face’ whereas Curley is much smaller and weaker‚ Steinbeck describes him as ‘a thin young man with a brown face’. Therefore you would think that Lennie being the stronger man would be the most aggressive but in fact both Lennie and Curley are very aggressive‚ this becomes
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George Milton Of mice of men: George’s physical description is described as “quick of face with restless eyes and sharp strong features”. He is smaller in size than Lennie and in looks he is completely different to lennie. His face is well defined and gives an impression of native intelligence he seems naturally alert to the possibilities of imminent danger. Often he is usually bad tempered with lennie this is reflected in his frequent use of bad language and “giving Lennie hell”. He is usually guilt-ridden
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English 9 4 June 2013 Mercy Killing In the Novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck‚ George and Lennie‚ the two protagonists of the story‚ are two men who travel around California together‚ looking for work on ranches‚ to get by in the depression. But‚ they don’t just travel together; they have an inseparable bond. But suddenly‚ things go awry‚ and George is faced with the decision to kill his best friend in the act of mercy killing‚ or Euthanasia. George chooses to kill him rather than
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Assignment Throughout the novel‚ Lennie is treated as a child due to his petulant actions by other characters.; this is due to his mental illness‚ which goes unacknowledged and supported in the following examples. “[...] He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid. He’s awright. Just ain’t bright‚” (Page 22). George lies about Lennie for the sake of keeping their job‚ but the quote shows how lightly he takes the matter. Another example of how people see Lennie is shown in the quote on page
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mercy killing is justified by Lennie’s behavior. Lennie harmed animals and killed someone‚ he couldn’t control himself or his actions‚ and was constantly causing trouble wherever he went. In the first scene‚ Lennie and George were by a river. At one point‚ George notices Lennie’s hand moving around in his pocket. George eventually finds out that Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket. Lennie reveals that he likes petting soft things. “A mouse? A live mouse?” “Uh-uh. Jus’ a dead mouse‚ George. I didn’t
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Killing Animals Immoral? Animal experimentation has been a major debate in the national community since the 1600s‚ and has grown immensely since then. The debate has many views‚ which three of will be expressed in this paper. The three are: how animal experimentation is wrong and immoral‚ how it helps the larger community and doesn’t hurt the larger community‚ and how it sometimes is immoral or wrong but in other times it helps the community. This debate is documented by many people and should be
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protected but the whole country secure. You would have to kill an enemy that would even take a second to think about killing you‚ and in that second if you could kill them or be overpowered and at best‚ enslaved‚ but probably killed. Therefore‚ the death penalty‚ military ethics‚ or even when George kills Lennie in Of Mice and Men are valid reasons to kill. In the case of death penalties‚ killing is an excusable act. “A society that fails to adequately protect and defend those who protect all of us is a
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created is on Lennie Small. These pictures explains Lennie’s character very well. The red dress was what Lennie grabbed which got him in trouble the beginning of the book‚ it represents Lennie obsession to soft things and what happens when lennie touch soft things. The puppy is what Lennie killed after he rubbed it too hard just like the mice he rubbed. Lennie wanted to tend the rabbits. The rabbits represented his understanding that he’s in trouble. Lennie disciplined himself when George is not around
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Steinbeck George‚ one of the protagonists‚ decides to end the life of his companion Lennie. This is absolutely the right thing for george to do because Lennie was always a nuisance to george‚ and because Lennie would have no quality of life to look forward to otherwise. The first claim that Lennie was a nuisance was absolutely true because of all the mess he had gotten himself and George into. The first piece of evidence for this is from the town george alludes to‚ Weed. In this town Lennie and George
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