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    tell that George and Lennie live very simple lives because their clothes are very basic and they are carrying blanket rolls 2. The mice that lennie pats are killed because Lennie‚ not knowing his own strength. Pats the too hard. 3. The relationship between George and Lennie is a strong friendship‚ George cares about Lennie very much because Lennie‚ Is not competent to take care of him self 4. The excuse that George gives for Lennie’s retardation was that Lennie was a bright child but

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    2013 Hopes and Dreams in Of Mice and Men Set during the era of The Great Depression‚ Of Mice and Men focuses on two migrant workers‚ George and Lennie with dreams of one day possessing their own farm and living on their own. As their adventure leads them to a little ranch called Soledad‚ they meet people like Crooks‚ the stable-buck‚ and Curley’s wife‚ the boss’ son’s wife. They reveal how they hold onto their lost dreams from the past. Without hopes and

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    novel‚ Of Mice and Men.) “If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right‚ then you are not part of my future.” This is the belief of King Abdullah II. It also appears to be the belief of George in Of Mice and Men‚ the novel by John Steinbeck. George is a very moral man‚ taking in Lennie‚ helping him around‚ and dealing with everything that came with this responsibility. Lennie is very slow and partially retarded‚ and he needs all the help that he can get. George takes in Lennie and allows

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    Consider the theme of Loneliness in the novel `Of Mice and Men` The novel `Of Mice and Men` by John Steinback is set against the background of the American Great Depression in the 1930`s. In it‚ we meet the characters of George and Lennie who are migrant workers who find work in various ranches. George and Lennie are different to the rest as they have each other to look out for‚ were as the rest of the characters are all‚ in some way‚ lonely. Crooks is discriminated and is alone because of his

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    Of Mice and Men Essay Of Mice and Men is a novel about friendship. Discuss. Lennie and George’s friendship is a true and honest friendship Lennie and George are always looking out for eachother in different ways‚ are very dependent on eachother “But I wouldn’t eat none‚ George. I’d leave it all for you. You could cover your beans with it and I wouldn’t touch none of it” talking about the ketchup in the early stages of the book. “We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” George

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    Of Mice And Men EN110 Composition and Literature By: 4/4/2012   EN110 Composition and Literature Of Mice and Men The Novel “of Mice and Men was written in 1937 by John Steinbeck and was set in the context of California’s valley along the Salinas River during the Great Depression of the 1930’s‚ a time when migrant farm workers found it very hard to get work. The story begins beside the Salinas River

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    In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck idealizes the quality of friendship‚ suggesting that most dignified and satisfying way to overcome the loneliness that pervades the world. For example‚ George says to Lennie‚ “Guys like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. […] We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” (15). George reminds Lennie that they posses extreme luck to have each other since most men do not enjoy this comfort. Because Lennie and George

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    Of Mice and Men Henri Frederic Amiel once stated‚ “Destiny has two ways of crushing us- by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.” In Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ this is very true for George and Lennie. The pair has moved from ranch to ranch trying to keep down a job but Lennie who easily gets in trouble always thwarts them. They long to live the American Dream but they‚ like all the other workers‚ will never reach their dream that seems to be just beyond their fingertips.

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    Of Mice and Men is a novel 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 Burns’ poem

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    is better than walking alone in the light” - Helen Keller George did the right thing by killing Lennie. George was correct when he decided to kill Lennie himself because Lennie keeps causing trouble even though he never means to. The relationship of Lennie and his puppy go right along with the thesis. Lennie unintentionally killed his puppy while trying to calm him down. “He was so little‚” said Lennie. “I was jus’ playin’ with him . . . an’ he made like he’s gonna bite me . . . an’ I made like I

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