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    Men" by John SteinbeckLennie and Crooks experience discrimination‚ Lennie experiences discrimination because of foolish‚ Crook experiences discrimination because he is black; they all have deformity‚ Lennie is a mentally disabled man and Crooks have rheumatism. First‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination because of foolish and racial discrimination. For example‚ in chapters‚George told him lots of time that there should be Lennie hand in‚ but Lennie still can’t remember. so Lennie is foolish

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    Did George have a good reason for killing Lennie? The reason for George to kill Lennie varies‚ and different people have different reasons or opinions of the situation. Well the reason was simply for protection‚ and all out of love. It was nothing personal‚ George just knew that it was the best thing to do for Lennie’s safety. George had been Lennie’s caregiver for a long time‚ he knew that Lennie wasn’t in his right mind‚ and that he didn’t know what he was doing. When Lennie accidentally killed

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    In the parable of The Pearl‚ Steinbeck includes many actions that many religions may oppose or agree with. Looking at The Pearl through an Islamic lens of experts in Islam many sections seem to be similar and different from The Pearl. When I interviewed people that I know are knowledgeable in Islam and The Quran there were many opinions that came up about the actions that Kino had done in The Pearl. Some opinions were that if Kino was Muslim he would have do the same exact thing‚ but if he was Muslim

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    friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light” - Helen Keller George did the right thing by killing Lennie. George was correct when he decided to kill Lennie himself because Lennie keeps causing trouble even though he never means to. The relationship of Lennie and his puppy go right along with the thesis. Lennie unintentionally killed his puppy while trying to calm him down. “He was so little‚” said Lennie. “I was jus’ playin’ with him . . . an’ he made like he’s gonna bite me . .

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    This lack of understanding then led to a series of unfortunate events‚ the likes of which can only be described as tragic. On one hand‚ Lennie simply lacked the ability to learn. Though he had been made aware of the repercussions of his wanton actions time and time again‚ still he continued to make the same mistakes. His careless use of strength led to the deaths of those dear to him‚ and

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    many more civilians than the story focus’s on. Steinbeck does not leave out a single detail about the Joad family and their journey to California‚ and that in itself is what makes his writing so entertaining. Not only is this a very powerful topic to write about‚ but the remarkable writing style of author John Steinbeck makes this book a masterpiece. From the intensely vivid descriptions of the land to the true-to-the-heart portrayal of people‚ Steinbeck makes the words flow right off the pages. The

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    Lennie and Curley’s wife come across as very different characters. They differ greatly in appearance‚ mentality‚ and personality. Despite their differences‚ though‚ Lennie and Curley’s wife are surprisingly similar in the way they both constantly need to create physical connections. As a result‚ they are able to relate to each other‚ and when they are finally alone together they address each other’s needs‚ which leads to a tragic end. Lennie and Curley’s wife are extremely different people‚

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    George says that Lennie and himself are different from other men like them because they have each other. Other men are on their own and they have each other to talk to and keep one another company. Such as‚ when George says “With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us...”(p.14) George says this meaning that he cares about Lennie‚ and Lennie cares about him‚ they both look after each other in different ways. They are not just men finding jobs

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    when George killed Lennie in several ways. First of all‚ both the dog and Lennie were weak‚ and killed as soon as they became useless to the society. Also‚ the dog was Candy’s friend‚ and Lennie was George’s friend. In both cases‚ Slim viewed the deaths as mercy killings. The last similarity was that both Candy and George felt lonely after the death of their companions. The difference was that Carlson killed the dog for selfish reasons‚ while George killed Lennie out of mercy. This was how the killing

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    George and Charley have known each other for a long time. They both lived in England before moving to California and have been close friends since and at one point more than friends. Charley still wishes that her and George were still something and is a little jealous of him and his boyfriend Jim. Charley is lonely and is unhappy with her life since her last relationship and wishes her and George could be together. She is unhappy with her life because she doesn’t have a job‚ a life‚ and hates being

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