Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the main character‚ George Milton is a very likable‚ amiable guy. George takes Lennie Small under his wing like he was his blood brother. When George shot Lennie‚ I believe he felt he the made the right decision. On page 105 and 106‚ Lennie and George keep going back and forth about the American Dream. “‘How’s it gonna be? . . . For the rabbits” Lennie shouted. “For the rabbits” George repeated.”’ They shared a common vision with the animals in the backyard‚ tending
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and the Dust Bowl weren’t willing to put up with unwilling workers. This brings us to two of them‚ George and Lennie‚ looking for a way to make money anywhere they can get it. They travel the nation looking for money to achieve their American dream. Lennie wasn’t able to take care of himself because of his mental illness‚ so George chose to take care of him voluntarily. However‚ as Lennie falls short of George’s expectations‚ their American dream falls out of view. Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John
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dying‚ and Lennie. For one‚ John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing by giving us huge hints about the farm dream dying. In chapter 4 on page 74 Crooks is talking to Lennie. While he is talking to Lennie‚ Lennie says the farm idea and talks about it. Crooks ends up saying “You’re nuts”. Men have went to that ranch to work and Crooks says that none of them had accomplished that dream and they all end up leaving. At that point it was kind of obvious that it wasn’t going to work out. Also Lennie has always
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himself to be a good friend to Lennie by taking care of him throughout the book. George is a good friend to Lennie because he took him in after Lennie’s Aunt Clara passed‚ and when he kept Lennie’s work card for him. The first time George proves that he is a good friend is when he took Lennie in after his Aunt Clara died. On page 40 George says to Slim that he took Lennie in when his Aunt Clara died. This shows that George is a good friend because George could have left Lennie to go to a mental health
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animal imagery to describe Lennie‚ give examples. 5. Lennie is forgetful; therefore what would George not allow Lennie to carry? 6. Why does Lennie always want to carry a mouse with him? 7. Why does Lennie kill the mice that he has received? 8. George and Lennie were run out of ___________________________________. (town) 9. How does George know that Lennie went back for the mouse? 10. Who was Aunt Clara? What did she always do for Lennie? 11. Explain why George and Lennie had to leave their job in
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Steinbeck’s characters George Milton and Lennie Small‚ search for work in the struggling agricultural market of California. Although there are many hardships that the men face‚ both George and Lennie have a dream that they are determined to accomplish. Despite Lennie’s lack of social boundaries and the hardships of the Great Depression‚ it is the dream that they have together that keeps them motivated. Walking for miles to their jobsite‚ George and Lennie must camp out near a stream before meeting
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introduced to two main characters‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. These men are close friends who travel together looking for employment in America in the 1930s. Lennie is quite a simple guy who sometimes gets into trouble. Steinbeck uses a range of writing techniques to portray Lennie and we are left at the end feeling very sad that he has had to die. When we first meet Lennie and George we immediately notice that George is the leader and Lennie is slower and seems to await instructions. George
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ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ’em--’ ‘But not us‚’ Lennie cried happily. ‘Tell about us now.’ George was quiet for a moment. ‘But not us‚’ he said. ‘Because--’ ‘Because I got you an’--’ ‘An; I got you. We got each other‚ that’s what‚ that gives a hoot in hell about us‚’ Lennie cried in triumph. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ we learn a lot about the characters‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ Curley‚ and more. Several of the characters in this book display physical
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and George and Lennie both receive that through each other. This brotherhood is essential to their achievements as well as their failures throughout Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” the pairing of George and Lennie lets the reader see George Milton as smart‚ the leader‚ a hero. Linnie Small comes off as being mentally handicapped‚ and hard working‚ and the troublemaker. An odd pairing but one that is necessary and one that is essential to the story’s plot. When George and Lennie are first introduced
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Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck Study Guide Questions 1. Although George and Lennie have been travelling together for a long time‚ their friendship can be quite strained and weak at times. Due to Lennie’s childish nature and forgetful memory‚ George is often frustrated and rages on about how his life could’ve been without Lennie. “God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work… get a gallon of whisky‚ or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.” (pg.
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