is the second type‚ is formed as a friendship between Lennie and George‚ in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ who are ranch hands that end up working on a farm in the Salinas Valley. They spend the majority of their lives together‚ George‚ small and smart‚ and Lennie‚ bigger but less intelligent‚ until trouble with a man on the ranch named Curley and his wife leads to George killing Lennie. When the two texts are compared‚ George and Lennie have a stronger relationship‚ because they always care
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friendship. Throughout the novel the friendship between Lennie and George was unbelievably strong. The friendship between the two men has changed me and helps me to value friends and think more of helping them and support them. In the story “ Of Mice and Men ” the strong bond between Lennie and George had made them very special‚ “Hardly none of the guys ever travel together.” (pg 39) a quote spoken by Slim as he was asking why would Lennie and George travel together ?‚ Slim ask this because he hard
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no other options? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are two men on the run. Lennie‚ who is mentally handicap‚ keeps getting into trouble. George‚ the other man on the run‚ is the one who takes care of Lennie and tries to keep him out of trouble.Although George tries to make sure Lennie doesn’t get into trouble he just cannot prevent the inevitable. George was justified in shooting Lennie because he felt responsible for him‚ he doesn’t want him to suffer‚ and because he can’t learn
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Steinbeck implied that to one of his characters‚ Lennie. He looks like a really scary person‚ but he is a very kind person that acts like a big baby. Lennie is excused from murder due to his low intelligence‚ Curley’s wife being lonely‚ and George was not watching him. Lennie relies on one person‚ George‚ and he was not there for Lennie’s protection. Lennie did not know what to do. He just hung on‚ frightened‚ waiting for George. George knows that Lennie cannot take care of himself. What’d he do? He
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Language Techniques The fight scene takes place in the barn where Lennie is looking at the new-born pups‚ and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley‚ who has previously been portrayed as a small thug‚ as a bit of an idiot‚ as there was no proof that Slim was with his wife in the barn. As Curley busted into the barn‚ Lennie explains that his wife never entered the barn‚ and that it was
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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 Lennie not to talk Curley’s wife because it will cause problems if he does. Curley’s wife tells Lennie about how she
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Comprehension 1. In what part of the country does the novel take place? Time period? 2. List words that describe Lennie. 3. List words that describe George. 4. To what animal is Lennie compared? 5. To what animal would you compare George? Why? 6. Why were George and Lennie run out of Weed? 7. What things does Lennie do and say that make him like a child? 8. Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble? Interpretation 1. How does Steinbeck convey Lennie’s animal-like qualities
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portrays Lennie and George as having the greatest friendship in the world and while George claims to not need Lennie‚ he knows that he needs Lennie as much as Lennie needs him. The mutual relationship between George and Lennie is a genuine friendship between two very different men. Lennie‚ a mentally handicapped‚ big man with stand out features and George‚ the small little tough guy‚ with the brains and great leadership skills. As the two men are trying to escape from a mishap that Lennie is in fault
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LENNIE’S CHILDLIKE AND GEORGES BROTHER FIGURE ROLE The relationship of George and Lennie is that of brotherhood. While George essays to protect Lennie as an older brother would‚ he does‚ in fact‚ fail at times as would a sibling who assumes such a role. While Lennie does fear George somewhat‚ his fear resembles that of a younger sibling for an older one‚ rather than a parent. For‚his perception is clearly that they are friends‚ and‚ thus‚ equals. When he asks George to tell him "how it is with
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March 2013 Of Mice and Men “Dammit Lennie!” is something I always imagine George saying every two chapters of this story. George and Lennie were both inspired by real people that Steinbeck met when he was a bindlestiff in the 1920’s. The man who inspired Lennie was a mentally unstable who was very nice but also had major anger problems. Steinbeck used a character like this that can be easily controlled so he could use indirect characterization of George and Lennie as alpha male and subordinate to express
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