10\7\13 Did George need to kill Lennie? The Explanation There are some bad things in the world that we have to take action with; like dangerous dogs or bad people. Those things can be taken care of easily by either killing it or holding it in a secluded place. Now back when the story is being told‚ there weren’t many places to put people in‚ so they were sometimes executed. George had to do this with Lennie in chapter 6. Yet did he do this on purpose? So George killed Lennie because of him getting in
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Jasmine Lambson 12-6-12 Block 4 Curley’s wife is a significant character in “Of Mice and Men” because she is both a victimizer and victim‚ and symbolizes the objectification of women. Curley’s wife is the only woman in the plot. She is defined by her part in the story‚ Curley’s wife or possession. She is depicted‚ like the women in Weed‚ as a liar and manipulator of men. Steinbeck’s initial portrayal of Curley’s wife shows her to be attractive‚ unkind‚ and seductive. She is much like the
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recently shot Lennie Small in the back of his head‚ instantly killing him. Most people would argue that what I did was terribly wrong and irrational. However‚ I believe that what I did was justified‚ and there was a method to my madness… It first must be understood‚ that I simply did not have many other choices. As a result of Lennie killing Curley’s wife‚ it had seemed as though everyone on the farm (besides Slim and I) were after Lennie to shoot him down. How am I‚ as Lennie’s only
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world‚ the competition and the cruelty. He wouldn’t have the faintest notion how to feed himself without George. In this too the men balance each other: George sees the world through suspicious eyes. He sees only the darkness where Lennie sees only the light. George may complain about how burdensome it is to care for Lennie‚ but this complaint seems to ring hollow: in truth‚ George needs Lennie’s innocence as much as Lennie needs George’s experience. They complement each other‚ complete each other
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How are dreams presented in Of Mice and Men? During the 1930’s in America‚ at the time of the Great Depression‚ John Steinbeck‚ an ordinary migrant worker wrote perhaps the shortest but well known novel – Of Mice And Men. I think Steinbeck was influenced by the poem “To A Mouse”‚ because the novel and poem are slightly alike. They both have dreams and determination but in the end‚ both are destroyed. In the novel‚ Steinbeck shows us that dreams are futile. You only have the dream because you are
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‘Of Mice and Men’ In John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ set in the 1930s‚ it presents a negative view on women. Throughout the course of the book‚ the women are treated with contempt. Steinbeck highlights that women are generally troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. He shows a prime example of this destructive tendency with Curley’s wife‚ who flaunts around the ranch as a temptress. In the novella‚ Steinbeck introduces us to limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions
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personality by exposing how she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life of a typical women in 1930’s America and the little respect they were given. Steinbeck does not make the reader feel one strong emotion for her but various different emotions throughout the novel. Furthermore he constantly foreshadows a coming of an event she will play a major role in by reminding George and Lennie how similar she is to the girl in Weed‚ who Lennie was falsely accused
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George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two migrant field workers in California during the great depression‚ on there way to yet another ranch. They are coming from a ranch in Northern California‚ called weed‚ in which they got kicked out from. What had happened was‚ Lennie had an obsession with stroking things. There was this one girl at the the ranch in Weed‚ that had on a nice dress. Lennie thought it would be a nice thing to stoke her dress. And while he was holding her dress‚ she got scared and started
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Curley‚ Lennie and Crooks‚ George and Lennie‚ and Lennie and Curley’s Wife Lennie and Curley = Lennie‚ being big and gentle‚ is juxtaposed with Curley‚ being small and mean and nasty‚ to show how these two clash because of their differences. With Curley being the mean guy in the book it makes Lennie look more innocent than he already is. For example when Curley was beating up Lennie‚ your anger towards Curley and your sympathy for Lennie both increased. Why? Lennie and Crooks = Lennie and
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between Lennie and George is very complex and changes greatly throughout Of Mice and Men. George throughout the novel struggles with his feelings for Lennie as they change greatly from event to event as George tries to think of ways to deal with Lennie. However‚ Lennie’s character seems to be the least prone to change showing little diversion either in personality or in thoughts and feelings. Their friendship transforms through the novel because of the fact that George is holding onto Lennie not becuase
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