In John Steinbeck’s‚ ’Of Mice and Men’‚ although Lennie causes problems for George‚ he’s better with him. While Lennie causes trouble for George‚ he also provides him with many benefits. Because Lennie is so big and powerful‚ they can get more job and more money to make their dreams come true. They both share a dream which is possible when they work and belong to each other. They both have benefits from the relationship between them. Without Lennie‚ George also would have to travel alone. On the other
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The novel “Of Mice and Men” is filled with characters that portray weakness. They are Steinbeck’s commentary on the general attitude towards the “weak”‚ and on the stereotype of “weak”‚ and perhaps even on the belief of “survival of the fittest”-social darwinism. Candy’s dog and Lennie are two characters that do so perhaps the most significantly‚ although in the case of Candy’s dog it is slightly less obvious as he’s not given much of a personality. Upon digging deeper into these two characters‚
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one being a retarded fellow(Lennie)‚ and the other‚ a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him. On the path to achieving their dream‚ they run into obstacles‚ but stick together‚ stressing the importance of true friendship. Steinbeck wrote this book to tell us how important it is to have a friend to share your life with. The book starts off set in Soledad‚ which‚ when translated into English means "lonely". But when Lennie and George are together‚ they
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Men is a story that revolves around George and Lennie life. Since Lennie likes to touch velvet like thing‚ he had grabbed a girl dress causing her to scream rape. This resulted in George and Lennie get chased out of their town‚ Weed‚ and having to find a new job. During their time working on a ranch in Soledad‚ Lennie had encountered some problems. For example‚ Lennie had accidently killed his puppy and also on the same day he killed Curley’s wife. Lennie is a childlike big guy who cannot control his
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is protective over Lennie‚ which means that George cares for him. In a conversation that George and Lennie have‚ Lennie questions if he should stay with George. George responded by saying “‘Where the hell would you go?’” (Steinbeck 12). Even though George sounds a little rude or harsh to Lennie‚ he really does not want Lennie to leave him. George also says “‘I was jus’ foolin’‚ Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me.” (13). George realizes that he was being mean to Lennie‚ even though he was
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Of Mice and Men: George Killed Lennie for Merciful Reasons A true friendship is one in which friends care deeply enough to anticipate one another’s needs and are willing to put their friend’s needs before their own. Their mutual love enables them to make sacrifices only to protect each other. In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ George killing Lennie is a merciful kill to save others from Lennie’s unintentional acts of aggression‚ to spare Lennie from suffering a cruel death‚ and
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responsibility to take care of Lennie. He didn’t see it as a bad thing. He saw it as a way to make a new friend and not being alone anymore. George wasn’t looking at the negatives he was looking at the positives. Which where not only making a new friend but a family member too. George had a every big responsibility taking care of him and Lennie. George was taking care of a child not a adult. Lennie didn’t really know what was wrong and what was right just like a little kid. So when Lennie gets in trouble he
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10\7\13 Did George need to kill Lennie? The Explanation There are some bad things in the world that we have to take action with; like dangerous dogs or bad people. Those things can be taken care of easily by either killing it or holding it in a secluded place. Now back when the story is being told‚ there weren’t many places to put people in‚ so they were sometimes executed. George had to do this with Lennie in chapter 6. Yet did he do this on purpose? So George killed Lennie because of him getting in
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Aspects of Lennie being compared to an animal in Of Mice and Men. All people have basic needs‚ which come in the form of food‚ water‚ and shelter. Individuals do what they do what they can to survive and are usually not criticized. John Steinbeck explores this concept in his novel Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck likens Lennie to an animal to illustrate that his decisions and actions are simply instinctual. Early in the novel‚ Steinbeck compares Lennie to an animal. When Lennie and George arrive
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In another aspect of his childlike innocence‚ Lennie is comparable to Boo Radley; both are frustrated in their lives‚ limited by their capabilities. In Chapter 29 of Lee’s novel‚ Sheriff Tate speaks to Atticus of Boo’s "shy ways‚" personal idiosyncrasies that parallel those of Lennie Small who is also childlike. The beginning of that summer boded well: Jem could do as he pleased; Calpurnia would do until Dill came. She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen‚ and by watching her I began
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