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    Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is the story of two simple farm hands‚ Lennie Small‚ who incidentally‚ really isn ’t very small‚ and his better half‚ George Milton‚ on their quest to have "a place of their own‚" with plenty of furry bunnies‚ of course. Sound strange? Read on to get clued in. The book opens along the banks of the Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad‚ California. Everything is calm and beautiful‚ and nature is alive.

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    Byers Who are Lennie and George? Lennie and George‚ the two main characters of the fantastically written novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ go on a life changing journey while pursuing their “American Dream”. Their dream is to own a few acres of land along with a small ranch. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck makes comparisons as well as contrasting ideas based on the two main characters‚ Lennie and George. Lennie is a comical character in this tragic tale of two best pals. Lennie is the more childlike

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    Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ two travelers work for money to live their American dream. The two travelers are named George Milton and Lennie Small. Needing money they start a new job at Boss-mans ranch to save money for their dream. George and Lennie’s dream is to one day one a farm and raise rabbits. This dream keeps the men motived and working hard. Lennie who has the mind of child offend gets into trouble and force he and George to leave jobs. At Boss-mans ranch they meet new friends

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    In "Of Mice and Men"‚ Steinbeck shows every character’s desire for some kind of achievement in life as an example of the American dream and how unattainable it really is for them. The American Dream is one of liberty‚ untarnished happiness and self-reliance. At the beginning of the novel George and Lennie immediately bond together building a close friendship that teaches them both new things. Crooks is willing to work for nothing‚ just to gain the independence for a life outside the stables and to

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    caring for one another during tough times and absences. In Of Mice and MenGeorge and Lennie‚ who have been friends since childhood‚ embark on a journey to find work on a ranch when George and Lennie finally discover one‚ a man working there tells George that he has "never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy” (Steinbeck 29). Individuals at the ranch are surprised to witness mutual care and support between George and Lennie during tough times‚ particularly during the Great Depression

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    1. In Of Mice and MenLennie benefits more from his friendship with George because George helps him overcome many obstacles throughout his life. When Lennie and George were working in Weeds‚ Lennie touched a girl’s dress and she assumed he was trying to sexually assault her. Immense mobs went after Lennie and George and without GeorgeLennie wouldn’t have made it out alive. Ensuing‚ Lennie kills Curley’s wife and George know that Lennie will be tortured if he is caught. George is forced to kill

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    people’s feelings may not have that innocence. Lennie if Of Mice and Men by George Stienbeck is the biggest kid around. Problem with him being a so called kid is that he’s actually a rather large grown man. People say he should be locked up in a looney house‚ he’s never going to be of any use or do well in life. Well should he? He doesn’t mean any harm. Lennie in this novel always acts like a child and never means the harm that he accidently causes. Lennie is a grown man but really just a child at heart

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    Of Mice and Men has many themes presented by Steinbeck‚ one of which is about friendship. The novella shows the relationship between the protagonists‚ George and Lennie‚ and showing how they try to achieve the American Dream by working together. This is in contrast to many of the other characters who are alone by themselves which seems to be the norm at the time of the Great Depression. The reader is able to look at how the need to have a companion is portrayed by Steinbeck‚ especially during the

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    John Steinbeck’s novel called “Of Mice and Men”. The theme takes place in California during the Great Depression Era in the 1930’s in America. There are two main characters in this story are called George and Lennie. These two men struggled from the Great Depression Era by an economic failure and stock marketing failures which lead to unemployment and poverty in North America that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized

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    relationship of George and Lennie in the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. On page 19‚ a master and servant relationship is shown in the quote‚ "even in the open one stayed behind the other". This indicates that George is leading Lennie along the way and that Lennie relies on George to give out instructions. It creates a master and pet dynamic on the readers. On page 26‚ the phrase "I want that mouse" shows that George is the person in the duo‚ who gives out commands. As the commands are helping Lennie to get on

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