George wanted Lennie to think happy before his life was ended. George knew what he had to do so they would not hurt or torture Lennie. The bond between two people can be very simple‚ and‚ at the same time‚ very complicated. Steinbeck‚ John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin‚ 1993. Print.
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John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ readers observe how dreams keep people motivated; especially through tough times. 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
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Essay for "Of Mice and Men" Loneliness plays a major roll in "Of Mice and Men" for the charetors Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife. Candy: He lost his right hand in a farm accident. Now he has the meanest job on the ranch‚ he is the swamper. He shows us what happen to an old man beset by physical disability‚ loneliness and rejection. His reaction when his dog gets killed shows us that he is a human being with human feelings. "I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick
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Monica Prell Mrs. Gordon English 10 Honors 14 December 2012 Marginalizing: Major Problem in Of Mice and Men Have you ever witnessed someone being mistreated because they are not the same as everyone else? If you saw that person was belittled‚ made fun of‚ how would you react? In the novel Of Mice and Men how Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife are marginalized is what conveys the meaning of what it’s like to be put down for such unnecessary reasons. The first character
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The Loneliest Character The loneliest character in Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the loneliest character because he lives all alone and has no one to give him company. He is not allowed in the bunk house because he is black. In the depression era‚ blacks were segregated‚ keeping Crooks isolated and friendless. Crooks is lonely because of his race. He gets treated differently than others for example: "S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy
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Friendship What is the definition of friendship? It is a person that knows someone and is loyal to someone. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George have to take care and live together ever since Aunt Clara died. Lennie is always getting both George and Lennie into trouble. Now the reason that George doesn’t leave Lennie is because of friendship. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the author explains the theme of friendship and how important it is in our lives. In the beginning
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Of Mice and Men In Of Mice and Men Candy believes that jealousy and inadequacy is the reason behind Curley’s hot temper and anger issues towards George and Lennie. This is true as people have a natural tendency of wanting to be better than everyone else and sometimes results in anger if it doesn’t go their way. In modern society people could see this statement true through fairy tales. Fairy tales always have some sort of antagonist that exerts aggression towards the protagonist. For example
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Of Mice And Men In the tragic setting of Mice And Men‚ takes place in the 1920’s to early 30’s. During the Great Depression people try to find jobs to survive the lifestyle of that time‚ The two main characters of this story George and‚ Lennie who are complete opposite. However they remain loyal to each other despite the difference. Steinbeck uses a lot of foreshadowing throughout his book. For reference‚ Steinbeck refers to Lennie as an animal. “Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water…” George
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wanted to take part in George and lennies dream and live on the fat of the land and from my own knowledge i know most people in America were living rough so most people had the same dream to live on the fat of the land and candy thinks that George and lennie can achive this so he decides to help them as he knows he is getting old and will soon get kicked out the ranch and will be classed by other men as not useful ‚also he tells them that most of the other men don’t save their money but go and spend
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Of Mice and Men Socratic Seminar Question: Was George justified in killing Lennie? 1. What does the pro side believe? Why? Yes‚ George was justified in killing Lennie because if George was not the one that killed Lennie then the other men who were hunting Lennie would have killed him in a brutal way for killing Curley’s wife. 2. What does the con side believe? Why? No‚ George was not justified in killing Lennie because even though Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ Lennie should have been prosecuted
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