situation towards a variety of offenders. Some say that mercy is a blessing resulting from a divine favor. In the story‚ “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie was euthanized by George‚ Lennie’s caretaker/ friend. I believe that George‚ as a friend‚ only killed Lennie in grand admiration of Lennie’s already ill-fated continuance‚ like Candy’s dog. In the world of “Of Mice and Men”‚ Candy’s dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Quotes from Carlson‚ a ranch-hand
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Of Mice and Men Reading Prompt In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ Carlson’s reasons for and Candy’s reasons against shooting Candy’s dog are similar to George’s shooting of Lennie because both reasons are sensible and compassionate. At first‚ Carlson’s reasons for shooting Candy’s dog are shallow‚ but as the scene progresses‚ deeper reason’s can be found‚ those of logic and mercy. These reasons can be found in a line of Carlson’s when he says “He ain’t no good to you Candy. An’ he ain’t no
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In the book “ of mice and men” Euthanasia played a small theme but a very important one. Euthanasia is painlessly putting a person to death. One example of euthanasia in “mice of men” is For a moment he was business like.”Steinbeck pg 105. This described George’s personality before he killed Lennie. He had to prepare himself to get ready to kill his close friend. He had to do this to save him he would either have gone to jail or had been killed slowly. Not only is euthanasia used
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Of Mice and Men Persuasive Essay Have you ever had that one dream you dedicated so much time and work to and then someone close to you ruins it? Of Mice and Men illustrates the importance of dreams in everyone’s life because it gives the person something to strive toward. During the 1930’s many migrant workers dreamed one day they would own a farm‚ this dream became known as the American Dream. John Steinbeck chose to use this theme because the American Dream showed the difficulty of achieving
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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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Of Mice and Men Quotes Quote 1: "Evening of a hot day started the little wind to moving among the leaves. The shade climbed up the hills toward the top. On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray‚ sculptured stones." Chapter 1‚ pg. 2 Quote 2: "...and he walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws." Chapter 1‚ pg. 2 Quote 3: "You’d drink out of a gutter if you was thirsty." Chapter 1‚ pg. 3 Quote 4: "Slowly‚ like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring
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whoever encounters it or inspire others. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Candy‚ Curley‚ and George each use or encounter power in positive and negative ways. George‚ one of the main characters of the book‚ is shown most often interacting with Lennie‚ conversing‚ cajoling‚ and even threatening him. Due to how early his instance of using power is in the book‚ he ends up using the power on Lennie. However‚ due to their relationship and Lennie’s intelligence‚ he uses reward power to make
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is set in the midst of the 1930s during the Great Depression. The novella follows Lennie and George at their new jobs on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. Lennie is quickly shown to have a slight mental disability yet George puts up with him to avoid loneliness. Crooks‚ an outsider on the ranch‚ even confides in Lennie as no one else pays him any mind. Also‚ Curley’s wife‚ who was considered a nuisance by the other laborers‚ admitted to Lennie and Candy about how unhappy
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Of Mice and Men As human beings we understand that murder is wrong‚ but there are occasions when murder would be a more compassionate and humane choice for the victim than what they would otherwise face. This is illustrated perfectly in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The central character‚ George‚ was morally justified in killing his friend Lennie‚ because his motives were born out of compassion. George was trying to protect his friend by killing him. Lenny was
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In the following essay I will be writing about and exploring what emotions Steinbeck conveys in his novella ‘of mice and men’. The novella was the second of Steinbeck’s ‘dustbowl’ trilogy. These books were based on Steinbeck’s own first hand experience against the back drop of depression-era America where he became concerned with the exploitation of migrant workers and exposing the institutionalized prejudices ( racism‚ ageism and sexism) of the migrant workers themselves‚ hence the trilogy. The
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