Even from the very start of John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the uniqueness of George‚ as a character‚ is already noticeable. He is described as "small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp strong features" and has an obvious dominance over the relationship between Lennie and himself. This lets the reader know from a very early stage in the book that George is different‚ and probably the essential character. George’s character seems to be used by Steinbeck to reflect the major
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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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story of mice and men by John Steinbeck George‚ one of the protagonists‚ decides to end the life of his companion Lennie. This is absolutely the right thing for george to do because Lennie was always a nuisance to george‚ and because Lennie would have no quality of life to look forward to otherwise. The first claim that Lennie was a nuisance was absolutely true because of all the mess he had gotten himself and George into. The first piece of evidence for this is from the town george alludes to
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In chapter one‚ Steinbeck introduces us to George and Lennie. They are migrant workers who travel to work on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. The odd duo are trying to survive and save up some money during the 1930’s Great Depression. In chapter two‚ George and Lennie are introduced to the Swamper‚ Curley‚ Boss‚ Slim‚ Carlson‚ and Curley’s wife. Swamper’s real mane is Candy and only has one hand. As George and Lennie learn more about them‚ they notice that Curley is good at boxing and his wife is
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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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created is on Lennie Small. These pictures explains Lennie’s character very well. The red dress was what Lennie grabbed which got him in trouble the beginning of the book‚ it represents Lennie obsession to soft things and what happens when lennie touch soft things. The puppy is what Lennie killed after he rubbed it too hard just like the mice he rubbed. Lennie wanted to tend the rabbits. The rabbits represented his understanding that he’s in trouble. Lennie disciplined himself when George is not around
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they’re experiencing pain‚ no one to tell their troubles and problems to‚ no one to share happiness with‚ no one to care for. They have no one to care for them. George and Lennie share a bond so strong that when one is destroyed‚ the other inevitably is as well. Steinbeck often stresses how ranchers are loners‚ and George and Lennie are the only ones who travel in pairs. They seem to be two halves of the same person‚ and they know how special together they truly are. "Guys like us‚ that work on
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George Milton is a complex character from the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck. He travels with his long time companion‚ Lennie Small since Lennie is unable to care for himself. He has no family and spends his days working as a ranch hand. In the novella‚ the protagonist George is an authoritative‚‚ resentful‚ yet very compassionate character. George’s authoritative nature is evident form the start of the novella. His companion Lennie is small minded and often acts like a child. Therefore
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benefit a person. For example: 1. Lennie is physically strong and large. He is able to work very hard because of his strength‚ and he uses this to his advantage. Slim said‚ “ By the way‚ what did you said about Lennie was absolutely right. Perhaps he isn’t intelligent‚ but I’ve never seen such a good worker as him. He worked much harder than the other men this afternoon‚ loading barley on to the waggon. Nobody can work as fast as him” ( it’s in chapter 6). Lennie also uses his strength to his advantage
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How does Steinbeck present the relationship between George and Lennie in this chapter? The author John Steinbeck presents the relationship between the two characters‚ George and Lennie in different ways as they are both different characters and have different personalities. He presents it like a parent and child relationship‚ with George being the parent and Lennie the child. As soon as the reader is introduced to George and Lennie Steinbeck tells us that‚ “They had walked in single
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