of friendship is something that ends with a justifiable murder. At least‚ this is true for George and Lennie‚ in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ two “pals” who works together as ranch hands‚ until one ends up dead‚ killed by the other. Now‚ most of us would never consider murdering your best friend as justifiable‚ but it is in the case of George Milton when he kills his own best friend‚ Lennie Small. “And George raised the gun and steadied it‚ and he brought the muzzle of it closely to the back
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Of Mice and Men is a novella[1][2] written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937‚ it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers‚ who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California‚ USA. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath)‚ the title is taken from Robert
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in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel In 1937‚ the American author John Steinbeck published ’Of mice and Men’. Set in the Salinas Valley of California‚ it conveys the story of the struggles of the American people during ’The Great Depression’. The Great Depression was a massive devastation throughout the whole of America where people suffered and the economy was at a huge crisis. The Unemployment rose from 3% to 26% and many people had died‚ showing how hard the
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In John Steinbeck’s‚ ’Of Mice and Men’‚ although Lennie causes problems for George‚ he’s better with him. While Lennie causes trouble for George‚ he also provides him with many benefits. Because Lennie is so big and powerful‚ they can get more job and more money to make their dreams come true. They both share a dream which is possible when they work and belong to each other. They both have benefits from the relationship between them. Without Lennie‚ George also would have to travel alone. On the
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Lennie Although Lennie is among the principal characters in Of Mice and Men‚ he is perhaps the least dynamic. He undergoes no significant changes‚ development‚ or growth throughout the novel and remains exactly as the reader encounters him in the opening pages. Simply put‚ he loves to pet soft things‚ is blindly devoted to George and their vision of the farm‚ and possesses incredible physical strength. Nearly every scene in which Lennie appears confirms these and only these characteristics.
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of mice and men is that dreams are elusive and Steinbeck develops this theme through many characters. George and Lennie share a dream and the reader slowly watches that dream slip away from them chapter to chapter. George has two dreams ‚ the first one is George wants own his own farm and live off a land. The second dreams of George’s is to not be as close to Lennie and be free and do what he wants. Next Lennie’s dream is to live off a fatta of a land. George’s dream happens like this‚ Lennie messes
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The book “Of Mice and Men” is about two men called George and Lennie. They work on a ranch and have a very close relationship but without each other they are lonely. There are other characters in the book who are also lonely this is because of their race‚ age and sex. I think George is lonely because even though he has Lennie he can’t talk to him or have much fun with him because Lennie is always getting himself into trouble‚ which also means they have to travel around a lot so George doesn’t have
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There is a very thin line drawn in the debate whether or not death to another person is ever justifiable. There are so many different cases where I have a double sided opinion. I ultimately think that reasons for death such as euthanasia‚ abortion‚ acting in self-defense‚ etc. really depend on the circumstances of the situation. Webster’s dictionary defined murder as "the unlawful killing of another human being‚ especially with premeditated malice." What exactly is justifiable killing? Is abortion
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from the book Of Mice and Men could‚ even though he was still frustrated‚ irritated‚ and felt bad for Lennie who is the big strong guy that is mentally retarded. “God‚ you’re a lot of trouble‚ I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” said George. This is a quotation from page seven in the book. Lennie had caused a lot of troubles for George‚ and George felt so much frustration. George thinks having Lennie on his tail is really
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Throughout the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck an ongoing theme was friendship. In the book Lennie and George relied a great deal on each other‚ and both of them had created a strong bond. For example‚ George continued to drag alone Lennie even though he had gotten them into lots of trouble. “ God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy… You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get… An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble.” (Steinbeck‚ 10) After Lennie reacted to what George
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