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    Protagonist George Character Analysis 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

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    Steinbeck wrote a book called “Of Mice and Men.” Of Mice and Men is an engaging novel about two migrant workers‚ Lennie and George‚ who are trying to obtain their dreams of having their own home together. George is small and quick and is the alpha. The other is Lennie‚ who is big and strong‚ but has a mental disability‚ making him slow and in constant need of help and guidance. Throughout the book‚ trouble becomes increasingly worse‚ and George ends up having to kill Lennie. Most people believe that is

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    book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ it definitely succeeded to establish Lennie as a sympathetic character. Lennie has a big body with a shapeless face and large pale eyes with wide sloped shoulders and‚ he walks dragging his arms and feet. He is also portrayed as a mindless childlike character that likes tender and soft creatures such as mice. Lennie is different from other characters in the book‚ because he seemed so large yet innocent. In the beginning of the novel‚ readers could see that Lennie in some

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    after you‚’ page 14 Of Mice and Men”. In the book‚ “Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck George constantly proves himself to be a good friend to Lennie by taking care of him throughout the book. George is a good friend to Lennie because he took him in after Lennie’s Aunt Clara passed‚ and when he kept Lennie’s work card for him. The first time George proves that he is a good friend is when he took Lennie in after his Aunt Clara died. On page 40 George says to Slim that he took Lennie in when his Aunt Clara

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    Of Mice and Men In the book Of Mice and Men‚ there are two main characters. George and Lennie‚ they at first seem like close friends and through the book‚ they really are friends. From what George does‚ he doesn’t want Lennie’s money or anything else. At the end of the book‚ George only had one option. George did the right thing. When we first meet George and Lennie‚ they were running away from Weed‚ CA for something that Lenny did. A few pages later‚ Lennie is found with a dead mouse. Towards

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    argument (what have you got to say about this relationship) ? Elaborate on this with three key points Relevant quotes ( include page no) George and lennie’s relationship George and Lennie were very close‚ they travelled around together. George is the responsible one and Lennie is the childish one. George is the carer and the supporter of Lennie because Lennie can not take care of himself. Quotes Of Mice and Men dominant-submissive relationship between George and Lennie. Throughout the

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    novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ two migrant workers named George and Lennie are traveling to a new job after being ran out of the last one. Lennie has the struggle of dealing with mental disabilities‚ and along the way George is responsible for him and the problems he creates. Even though George has his hands full he still believes he can achieve The American Dream. John Steinbeck conveys many different relationships throughout the story. George and Lennie as a pair did not have a relationship

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    Lenny and George from‚ Of Mice and Men‚ are two characters looking for a place to‚ lay their hats. They had been in a lot of trouble in the past‚ mainly to the misfortune of Lenny s incompetence. Many things contributed to the critic s opinion of Lenny and George s loyalty. One of the biggest reasons for their being loyal or not‚ is when George shoots Lenny‚ many of the critics use this as a Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck

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    challenging thoughts that George Milton questioned at the end of John Steinbeck’s novela ‚ Of Mice And Men. Some people would say that having George be the one to kill Lennie would not be justified. Or how no one should ever be killed because it is not the right thing to do. However‚ in George’s mind he was simply putting Lennie out of misery; he felt that he was showing mercy. In conclusion‚ George’s action in killing Lennie was justified because he felt that he should be the one to help take the

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    The Friendship of George and Lenny The book Of Mice and Men focuses on the friendship of two migrant workers in California at a time when most of the work was done by people and not by machines.  George was a small man who acted worldly and wise.  Lennie was a huge man that had the mind of a child.  Together George and Lennie would bounce from job to job with no money in their pockets and only the dream of someday owning a place of their own to keep them going.  The two men were not able to stay

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