the way a bear drags his paws."(1.4) "Slowly‚ like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master‚ Lennie approached‚ drew back‚ approached again."(1.9) "Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror." (3.63) What do all of these quotes have in common? They are all quotes comparing Lennie to an animal‚ but why is that? This is because in this story because Lennie is perceived as innocent‚ to have a lesser brain capacity and because it foreshadows what is going to end you
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O’Keefe English 9 4 June 2013 Mercy Killing In the Novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck‚ George and Lennie‚ the two protagonists of the story‚ are two men who travel around California together‚ looking for work on ranches‚ to get by in the depression. But‚ they don’t just travel together; they have an inseparable bond. But suddenly‚ things go awry‚ and George is faced with the decision to kill his best friend in the act of mercy killing‚ or Euthanasia. George chooses to kill him
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Do not judge a book by its cover. One must read the book in its entirety to appreciate the story‚ and fully comprehend its meaning. The character of Lennie Small in the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ can be compared to a book; it is easy to judge Lennie by looking at the outside cover; however‚ to truly understand him‚ his inner soul must be explored. One can appreciate the extent of Lennie’s troubles‚ and how‚ understandably‚ he is so often misjudged‚ by examining his psychological disabilities‚ physical
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The Mice and Men is about two men who go on a journey looking for a job at a ranch. Lennie and George find a ranch and start to work hard and dream about having their own ranch. Everyone at this ranch seems very nice except for one man and his wife. One of the men that Steinbeck created‚ Lennie‚ always seems to get in trouble‚ especially with this man. George‚ the other man‚ feels that it’s his job to get Lennie out of trouble. Lennie is not the smartest of their little group. Lennie shows that
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caring for one another during tough times and absences. In Of Mice and Men‚ George 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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In Of Mice and Men‚ mercy killing is justified by Lennie’s behavior. Lennie harmed animals and killed someone‚ he couldn’t control himself or his actions‚ and was constantly causing trouble wherever he went. In the first scene‚ Lennie and George were by a river. At one point‚ George notices Lennie’s hand moving around in his pocket. George eventually finds out that Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket. Lennie reveals that he likes petting soft things. “A mouse? A live mouse?” “Uh-uh. Jus’ a dead
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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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How thin is the line between stupidity and mental retardation? In the story Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie proves that there is a very thin line between the two. Lennie is physically strong but he is stupid. Therefore Lennie relies on his strength and George whom he obeys‚ like he is a stooge. Lennie doesn’t think about what he does. Lennie is simply unintelligent. Therefore his only tasks are to accommodate his strong build which are given by his friend George who commands constantly him to do things.
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Mercy killing a way of release from suffering. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck set during the Great Depression‚ Lennie is mentally disabled and has George a good friend to watch over him. George and Lennie are migrant workers and time after time Lennie is making mistakes which are making their life harder and harder because Lennie forgets many things so he can never learn from his mistakes. At their last job Lennie does not realize his own strength and murders Curly a migrant worker’s
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protected but the whole country secure. You would have to kill an enemy that would even take a second to think about killing you‚ and in that second if you could kill them or be overpowered and at best‚ enslaved‚ but probably killed. Therefore‚ the death penalty‚ military ethics‚ or even when George kills Lennie in Of Mice and Men are valid reasons to kill. In the case of death penalties‚ killing is an excusable act. “A society that fails to adequately protect and defend those who protect all of us is a
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