sentence form. 1. When George and Lennie approach the river‚ why does George warn Lennie not to drink too much water? The water that Lennie is drinking looks a bit scummy. George doesn’t believe the water is good to drink. 2. What has George told Lennie that he always remembers‚ even when Lennie forgets everything else? Lennie may not be able to remember everything‚ but the rabbits never leave his mind. 3. Why does Lennie have a dead mouse in his pocket? Lennie is fond of the soft fur of the little
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Lennie and Crooks are two weak characters in of Mice and Men. In the tough working environment which was America’s 1920s‚ the time of the Great Depression‚ there was no place for mentally or physically insufficient people‚ it was survival of the fittest and “every man for himself.” We learn of Lennie’s non-existent capacity to care for himself early on in the novel. Even at the very start of the novel we see that “The two men walked in single file down the path‚ and even in the open one stayed behind
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little chance of achieving very much‚ saving little bits of money but with no purpose until Lennie and George’s arrival. With them came the dream. Candy finally had something to look forward to and something worthwhile that he could invest in. Instead of being lonely and isolated‚ separated from the other workers because of his inability to equal them with the manual tasks they carried out‚ he found allies in Lennie and George. Their friendship eventually extended to encompass him. He was part of something
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Of Mice and Mein The Dream of Commitment. Louis Owens The Eden myth looms large in Of Mice and Men (1937)‚ the playnovella set along the Salinas River "a few miles south of Soledad" (Of Mice and Men‚ p. 1). And‚ as in all of Steinbeck’s Califomia fiction‚ setting plays a central role in determining the major themes of this work. The fact that the setting for OfMice and Men is a Califomia valley dictates‚ according to the symbolism of Steinbeck’s landscapes‚ that this story will take place in a fallen
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and pups that Lennie “likes to pet” are in fact in some way related to Curley’s wife. Steinbeck prompts the audience to notice that the “glove fulla’ Vaseline” is used to pet Curley’s wife‚ similar to the way Lennie pets his mice. We are led to believe that Curley’s wife represents an animal‚ once again reinforcing the lack of respect for women in American society during the period. In relation to petting animals we are further made aware of attitudes to women. When George says to Lennie “get another
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LENNIE’S CHILDLIKE AND GEORGES BROTHER FIGURE ROLE The relationship of George and Lennie is that of brotherhood. While George essays to protect Lennie as an older brother would‚ he does‚ in fact‚ fail at times as would a sibling who assumes such a role. While Lennie does fear George somewhat‚ his fear resembles that of a younger sibling for an older one‚ rather than a parent. For‚his perception is clearly that they are friends‚ and‚ thus‚ equals. When he asks George to tell him "how it is with
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relationship between George and Lennie is very close throughout the book. Of mice and men is set in the 1930s depression years in America. This means that their relationship was under a lot of strain. It was unusual in those times to be able to sustain friendships because life was all about living for the moment after America’s great loss. Beginning of paragraph 3 - When we are first introduced to Lennie and George the main physical differences are highlighted. Lennie is "huge"‚ " shapeless of face"
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the characters feelings. Two migrant agricultural labourers‚ George‚ and Lennie have left their previous jobs in a hurry‚ following accusations of attempted rape. The reader discovers that George is short of stature‚ we can identify this at the front of the book‚ and throughout the novel ‘the first man was small’ also we find out that he is intelligent and projects self-confidence. John Steinbeck displays contrast between Lennie‚ is a giant of a man ‘a huge man’‚ ponderous in his walk and has the mind
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demonstrates the theme of loneliness throughout the whole novella. By the way he acts towards other characters in the novella. For example‚ he was only close to his dog before he met George and Lennie and he was so eager to meet them and make friends. Additionally‚ Candy looks desperate when the outlook of being part of Lennie and George’s dream of the small farm comes up‚ he says‚ "And they give me two hundred and fifty dollars ’cause I lost my hand. An’ I got fifty more saved up right in the bank right now
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Of Mice and Men "O.K. Someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and—" "An’ live off the fatta the lan’‚" Lennie shouted. ”An’ have rabbits. Go on‚ George! Tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove‚ and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. Tell about that George." (119-123) “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
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