Explore the relationship between George and Lennie During the 1930s‚ millions of dollars were wiped out in an event that became known as the Wall Street Crash. It led to the Depression in America which crippled the country from 1930 - 1936. People lost their life savings when firms and banks went bust‚ and 12 - 15 million men and women - one third of America’s population - were unemployed. In the novella Of Mice and Man‚ by John Steinback‚ the main of quite George and Lennie are very good friends
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danger. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ two characters‚ George and Lennie‚ are best friends. They travel together‚ and work together. George is faced with a tough decision‚ and of course he would only do what was best for Lennie. Wouldn’t a friend always do what was best for a friend? George killed Lennie out of mercy‚ not murder. George was only meaning to end Lennie’s suffering of his mental condition‚ and his suffering that was to come from the other men. Similar to George and Lennie’s situation
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line between stupidity and mental retardation? In the story Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie proves that there is a very thin line between the two. Lennie is physically strong but he is stupid. Therefore Lennie relies on his strength and George whom he obeys‚ like he is a stooge. Lennie doesn’t think about what he does. Lennie is simply unintelligent. Therefore his only tasks are to accommodate his strong build which are given by his friend George who commands constantly him to do things. Lennie’s stupidity
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The relationship 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
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Of Mice and Men 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
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novel called Of Mice and Men. The main character George uses the second main character Lennie to his advantage and keeps hanging out with him because he is lonely. George also made a promise to Lennie’s grandmother to take care of him. Therefore‚ money‚ loneliness‚ and a promise are the reasons why George is still with Lennie even though he is mentally retarded. George has a dream to own his own ranch and he uses Lennie to reach that dream. George collects the money him and Lennie get and tries to
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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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Lennie Small Character Study Lennie Small is a large man and is often described with animal like features (such as paws). He and his friend/cousin of George Milton and they travel around California looking for work. In today’s world he would probably be classed as mentally disabled and he is very simple‚ clumsy and could be classed as stupid. He enjoys stroking soft things such as mice‚ dogs and soft clothes and he also enjoys hearing George talking about their American Dream‚ to own their own ranch
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Throughout the book‚ “Of Mice and Men” George is Lennie’s everything! From dusk to dawn he is Lennie’s caretaker‚ friend‚ and he also works in place of himself and Lennie‚ too! He doesn’t have the easiest job in the world‚ either. He is faced with many challenges throughout the book. I do believe that towards the end George was finally getting enough‚ and he was getting tired of watching Lennie struggle. It got the best of him in a way. George has a job as a ranch hand out on the ranch. He does
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story Of Mice and Men takes place during the Great Depression. Throughout the film Of Mice and Men‚ the relationship between George and Lennie is similar to John Steinbeck’s novel. However‚ the film is different because Curley’s wife is amused by Lennie’s stupidity‚ Lennie’s hallucination‚ and George does not hesitate to shoot Lennie. In the novel Curley’s wife talks to Lennie in the barn. While they are talking‚ she says “Lennie your crazy.” No one likes Curley’s wife‚ except for Lennie. George told
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