At the end of the book Of Mice And Men we all have so many questions. Why did George kill Lennie? Was it the best option? Was George a true friend to Lennie? In the end you may come to the conclusion that George may not have been a friend but more of a guardian. George didn’t treat Lennie alike Slim or Candy instead as a child. He shelters Lennie from reality. He wants the best for Lennie overall. And now Lennie relies on George for survival and now George relies on Lennie for companionship. It’s
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It’s interesting to see the ways different authors depict how a character matures‚ a stage that many of us have been through. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mocking Bird we can easily see how she chose to do it. The novel is set in Alabama in the 1930’s‚ while black vs. white racism was a big issue and problem for many. Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem‚ young children who witness the discrimination first hand when their father‚ a white man‚ defends a black man in court. Lee does a great
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ reveals the development of Jem’s character throughout the novel. The reader watches Jem undergo a metamorphosis during the three years that the novel spans. Boo Radley‚ Jem’s family‚ and the Tom Robinson trial‚ shape Jem into what he becomes by the end of the book. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem was an immature little boy‚ and was curious about Boo Radley. Because he was a young child‚ Jem was fascinated with the unknown. Hence the many plots he came
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In the novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck George kills Lennie. Did George have the right to shoot Lennie? Or in further words did Lennie choose the right decision? This debate may cause a disagreement or friction between the readers. Although‚ it was a good idea for George to kill Lennie because he kept Lennie from suffering more. If George decided to let Curley kill him Lennie would have had a long and painful death. In the story Curley states‚ “ I’m gonna shoot the guts outta that
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Why does George kill Lennie? George is a man of morals and when Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ he broke the biggest moral law which forced him to kill Lennie: ”You hadda‚ George” Slim tells George that shooting Lennie was morally the right thing to do and that he should feel honoured‚ because he did the right thing. But George still feels bad about what he has done‚ because Lennie was his best friend and the only way to achieve the dream and Lennie gave George a special sense in life. Lennie was
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Medea is driven mad by her love and hatred for her husband‚ Jason. In the story‚ Medea plans to kill Jason‚ Creon‚ and Creon’s daughter who Jason plans to marry. She wants to kill him because he betrays her love; Jason is in love with the power he could possess once he marries the new bride. Medea vows to make Jason suffer the same pain she had suffered. In three particular instances of the play‚ Medea could have stopped her ploy for revenge‚ but she chose not to. The first time Medea could have
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house and I had to kill it. I had to try. I got a fly swatter and quietly tiptoed near the roach. As fast as the speed of lightning‚ I swatted the fly swatter on the roach‚ hearing a crunching sound. I have been courageous when I killed a roach because to kill a roach‚ I had to be still‚ I had to kill it with something‚ and I had to stay quiet; killing a roach is very arduous and challenging. To begin‚ staying still is important to kill a roach. The reason why it’s important to kill a roach while it
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“Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” -Wiston Churchill. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and Joel Schumacher’s A Time To Kill‚ courage is shown and focused on immensely throughout the whole book and film from every single character. Everyone must fight with courage for what they think is right. Characters in To Kill A Mockingbird showed support to others‚ regardless of their skin colour. After the trial‚ verdict being Tom guilty and being
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shoot them they stay hanging in the tree because their claws have such a great grip‚ and the hunters have to climb the tree just to get the sloth. But in my opinion that is too much work just to kill a harmless creature‚ because they are eventually going to become extinct if humans keep killing sloths. Humans kill sloths so we can use sloths claws for knives. Some people capture sloths as pets and they aren’t used
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Analysis Here‚ Atticus educates his children as to the true meaning of heroism. Mrs. Dubose was a rather cranky and offensive old woman who lived nearby. She spoke out harshly against Atticus‚ and in a fit of rage‚ Jem attacked her flower bed. As punishment‚ he had to read to her every day after school. Unknowingly‚ Jem was helping the woman overcome her morphine addiction. Atticus reveals this to his children after the woman has passed‚ and lets them evaluate the situation for themselves. Atticus
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