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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George is first described as ‘small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp strong features’. He was small with ‘strong hands‚ slender arms [and] a thin and bony nose’. George Milton is seen to be short-tempered‚ tense and impatient but throughout section one; one also learns that George is a loving and devoted friend who would never abandon his friend even in the most desperate of times. Despite George’s hardened‚ sometimes gruff exterior‚ he still deeply believes in the story of
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“Of Mice and Men” tells a tale of two men who cherish the bond and the dream they share in a world filled with brutality. George Milton is a small man‚ who took the responsibility of taking care of his half-witted and ungainly friend Lennie. The two men came to a farm to work‚ but Lennie accidentally killed the wife of the farm owner Curley. In order to save Lennie from a painful death‚ George kills Lennie with a shotgun while he is describing their dream to Lennie for the last time. It is the Purpose
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The Friendship of George and Lennie How far would you go to help your best friend? Would you stick with them till the very end? George and Lennie have been through many troubled times together throughout their lives and no matter what obstacles they face‚ George and Lennie will always have each others back. From their time traveling together as migrant workers‚ to their time at the farm they will stand by each other until the bitter end. We don’t learn much about George and Lennie’s past until we
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California (Salinas). It sets a picture in the readers mind by them by having us think that they have to walk around from place to place to try to find a ranch to work on and not run into any trouble. George and Lennie live this life style everyday in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. The two men are completely different‚ one being a retarded fellow (Lennie)‚ and the other‚ a typical ranch hand (George) who travels with him. On the path to achieving their dream they run into obstacles‚ but stick
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between George and Lennie During the 1930s‚ millions of dollars were wiped out in an event that became known as the Wall Street Crash. It led to the Depression in America which crippled the country from 1930 - 1936. People lost their life savings when firms and banks went bust‚ and 12 - 15 million men and women - one third of America’s population - were unemployed. In the novella Of Mice and Man‚ by John Steinback‚ the main of quite George and Lennie are very good friends. In fact they have been
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occurs between Curley‚ a small guy and Lennie‚ a bigger guy. Lennie is picked on due to his lack of intelligence and size. This type of behavior gave Curley the advantage in the situation and made the best of it. In This quote‚ “Curley likes a lot of little guys. He hates big guys (pg. 26)”. This quote basically explains why Curley discriminated Lennie‚ why he would be so aggressive towards him. This decision would later haunt him due to his confrontation with Lennie. Another character that was discriminated
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Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men at a Glance John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie’s ambition of owning their own ranch‚ and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition‚ reveal the nature of dreams‚ dignity‚ loneliness‚ and sacrifice. Ultimately‚ Lennie‚ the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to
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represented? What struggles do they have? How would you characterize them? Have any of the characters undergone any significant changes so far in the text? George: takes responsibility for Lennie‚ “Lennie!’ he said sharply. “Lennie for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.’…‘Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.” (p.3)and he is also like Lennie’s mentor/role model. He has struggles to keep his calm when Lennie aggravates him‚ “Well‚ we ain’t got any‚’ George exploded…I wisht I could put you
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In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ the problems experienced by the characters are often over looked in favor of the themes of the book. However‚ by looking at the adversities of all of the characters‚ one can see the same adversities expressed in our own lives; by examining these said adversities‚ one can also learn to face such difficulties in the real world and better determine how to handle them. In the novel‚ Lennie faces difficulty in explaining himself to the rest of the world. Since he is mentally
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