not knowing how to control his temper. The first way Lennie’s an unpredictable man is by the decisions he makes. Lennie was feeling the woman’s hair admiring her soft silky hair. The girl asked Lennie to stop and the woman then started to yell. “[All the sudden]Lennie was in a panic. His face was contorted. She screamed then‚ and Lennie’s other hand closed over
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techniques to present the character Lennie Small within this passage of his novella. The first line of the passage shows aspects of danger with the use of strident noises. For example “clang of horseshoes” and “shouts of men” are both effective as they are describing a form of sense. This suggests that there is danger in the distance that is arising. This helps create the atmosphere that assists in presenting Lennie. The onomatopoeic sounds suggests that Lennie is about to be in some form of trouble
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who go on a journey looking for a job at a ranch. Lennie and George find a ranch and start to work hard and dream about having their own ranch. Everyone at this ranch seems very nice except for one man and his wife. One of the men that Steinbeck created‚ Lennie‚ always seems to get in trouble‚ especially with this man. George‚ the other man‚ feels that it’s his job to get Lennie out of trouble. Lennie is not the smartest of their little group. Lennie shows that he is not very smart because of his actions
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final chapter George kills Lennie. It might seem like he’s being mean‚ proving Lennie’s statement that George is always nice to him wrong. I don’t think that George is being mean by killing Lennie‚ on the contrary‚ I think George is being nice by doing so. If George hadn’t done it‚ Lennie would have suffered much more. Curly was angry because Lennie killed his wife and he wanted to make him suffer for it. Earlier in the story Curly said that he was going to shoot Lennie in the gut himself. If George
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in Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie can best be remembered by his childish traits. In the beginning of the story‚ when George and Lennie were sitting at the encampment by the river Lennie begged George to tell the story of the rabbits(14). This story was about much more than just rabbits; but Lennie‚ being the manchild he was only cared about the fact that he got to care for and play with the rabbits‚ just like any child would. Later on in the story‚ Curley picked a fight because Lennie was supposedly laughing
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driven by poverty‚ discrimination and lack of education. Scout wakes up the humanity underlain in them. Jem and Aunt Alexandra disbelieve in Atticus. Presumably‚ other residents are hardly in support of him. We have seen his weakness in front of Mr. Cunningham’s mob. That weakness is even more significant under the environment of the whole Maycomb. The trial of Tom Robinson is about to begin. All sorts of people gather in the court‚
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one another during tough times and absences. In Of Mice and Men‚ George and Lennie‚ who have been friends since childhood‚ embark on a journey to find work on a ranch when George and Lennie finally discover one‚ a man working there tells George that he has "never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy” (Steinbeck 29). Individuals at the ranch are surprised to witness mutual care and support between George and Lennie during tough times‚ particularly during the Great Depression‚ and it shows
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and Men‚ Lennie benefits more from his friendship with George because George helps him overcome many obstacles throughout his life. When Lennie and George were working in Weeds‚ Lennie touched a girl’s dress and she assumed he was trying to sexually assault her. Immense mobs went after Lennie and George and without George‚ Lennie wouldn’t have made it out alive. Ensuing‚ Lennie kills Curley’s wife and George know that Lennie will be tortured if he is caught. George is forced to kill Lennie to prevent
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Do not judge a book by its cover. One must read the book in its entirety to appreciate the story‚ and fully comprehend its meaning. The character of Lennie Small in the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ can be compared to a book; it is easy to judge Lennie by looking at the outside cover; however‚ to truly understand him‚ his inner soul must be explored. One can appreciate the extent of Lennie’s troubles‚ and how‚ understandably‚ he is so often misjudged‚ by examining his psychological disabilities‚ physical
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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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