Nazanin Minoei “Relationship between George and Lennie ’’ In the story “Of Mice and Men ’’ by John Steinbeck ‚ George and Lennie’s relationship is very close. Even though they are not related‚ their relationship is a father and son relationship. First of all‚ their relationship is under a lot of strain because they have a close and strong relationship‚ and in the 1930s in America‚ nobody rusted each other to make friends and travel everywhere
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Of Mice and Men Lennie and George are best friends traveling together in search of work on northern California farms. These two are flat broke – as in‚ "not even any quarters in the couch" broke. This is not good‚ as they have a dream of owning their own idyllic farm someday. George is the "brains" behind this operation – a smart guy who does all the talking when it comes to finding and keeping work. Lennie is physically strong‚ yet mentally slow. While both George and Lennie are good workers‚ they
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protagonist‚ George‚ went to the extreme of killing his closest friend‚ Lennie‚ to save him from a frightful future. This extermination was condoned because George killed Lennie with good intentions‚ Lennie was better off dead‚ and if he didn’t do it‚ Lennie would have ended up miserable. In the Webster’s College Dictionary‚ murder is defined as the malicious or premeditated killing of one human being by another. George killing Lennie was not a malicious act; it was an act of desperation. Although‚ one
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January 28‚ 2008 “Of Mice and Men” Essay In John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ George was justified to kill Lennie because he only had in mind to do what was best for Lennie. Since the beginning of the story‚ the reader is introduced to Lennie and George; but most importantly the reader was introduced to their relationship. Lennie and George’s relationship could be compared to Candy and his dog’s relationship. The relationship that they share is a needy relationship. Candy cannot imagine
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“Did Lennie really deserve to die at the hands of his only friend?”‚ “Why didn’t George give Lennie up to the authorities to prolong his life?”‚ “What would have happened if Curley and Carlson found Lennie before George did?” Audiences remain split in George’s decision to kill Lennie. On one hand‚ there are those that support Georges decision and they say that Curley and/or Carlson would have killed Lennie‚ making him suffer‚ so it was right on Georges part‚ and he did not want to see Lennie his
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out of the brushes was Lennie‚ who had been tired from escaping his life on the ranch. Lennie dipped his head into the river and took a giant gulp of water. As he took his head out‚ he began to cry. “ I done a bad thing. Now George won’t let me tend no rabbits. He gon’ give me hell for doin’ another bad thing. I didn’t mean to. I never meant to.” He said as he wiped the tears from his eyes. “I ain’t gonna give you hell‚ Lennie.” said George. “George!” he exclaimed. Lennie filled with relief‚ ran
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was getting his readers to love disabled people through Lennie. People didn’t understand what someone with a disorder was going through in the 30’s. Because of this they saw them as mistakes‚ outcasts. Steinbeck knew otherwise and wanted to have that idea reversed by creating a lovable character like Lennie Small. “If you don’t want me I can g off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time.”(Steinbeck 102). After an altercation Lennie offers to leave his only friend just to make him feel
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Character by using them in similes and metaphors‚ always in comparison to Lennie. The usage of animal simile is a subtle way of Steinbeck portraying Lennie as he is portrayed‚ with out telling the reader directly that Lennie is this or that. Within the first chapter‚ where Lennie and George are introduced‚ Steinbeck uses similes a lot to depict Lennie: dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws‚ and‚ Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water... this is extremely elusive to a reader as
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characters have power but at the same time they are powerless all in there own ways. Lennie‚ George‚ and Curleys wife have their powerful moments but they also can be very powerless at times. Lennie doesn’t have have much mental power but he is very physically powerful. He is very strong and the book tells the readers that in the beginning by saying how he kills his mice by petting them too hard. Lennie is a big guy and he has a lot of strength and that hurts him because it gets him into
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screen. The story takes place during the great depression in California where the two main characters George Milton an intelligent and fast talking man and Lennie Small a large powerful man who is simple in the head are traveling ranch hands looking for work so they can get enough money together to buy their own place and according to Lennie they will be "living off the fatta’ the lan”. However their dreams don’t pan out as well as they hoped. On November 15‚ 2012 The Acting Company came to the
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