During the great depression two migrant farmers George Milton and Lennie small who is mentally disabled go from ranch to ranch. All in the hopes of making enough money for their American dream‚ a ranch where Lennie gets to tend the rabbits. In this essay I will be proving that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie for the following reasons‚ George put Lennie under his wing and George prevented Lennie from Suffering. A good friend should always influence you in a good
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John Steinbeck‚ George shoots Lennie to save him from Curley’s wrath‚ because George loves Lennie‚ and to protect Lennie from himself. George must shoot Lennie because Curley would torture Lennie until death. Everyone in the ranch knowns‚ “‘Curley’s still mad ‘bout his hand’”(Steinbeck). Lennie had previously broken Curley’s hand and accidentally killed his wife a few minutes before. Curley is fuming mad about the suffering Lennie had caused‚ most of which Lennie had not meant to do. Though Curley
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men‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton is usually the one to look out for Lennie because Lennie is know as “retarded”.Lennie Small is a huge man with resembling a bear by the way he walks and acts. Both George and Lennie are walking along a path near a pool of water towards a ranch where they can both find temporary work for the both of them. Lennie‚ without thinking‚ decides to drop the the floor near the water and start drinking. George then tries to warn Lennie that the water is probably
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interaction with his companion‚ Lennie. Steinbeck shows how George’s value system influences his moral and ethical decisions when George shows his care for Lennie‚ when he helps Lennie resolve his conflicts with other people‚ and when Lennie kills Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows that George values companionship. It is shown throughout the story that George values companionship but at the same time‚ he wants his freedom. However‚ he cannot have his freedom because he has Lennie to take care of‚ but
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killed his friend Lennie because he thought it was what’s best for Lennie. Lennie had gotten in trouble on the ranch by accidently killing the wife of a man named Curley. After this event Lennie went into hiding like he was told by George if he were to get in trouble. George then finds Lennie and calms him down and shoots him in the head when he knew Lennie was happy and calm by talking about his dream. There are arguments on whether George made the right decision to kill Lennie at the end of the
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think society in the 1930s treated people with disabilities like Lennie? I was treated differently in sixth grade when i was bullied for being “fat.” This relates to Lennie because just like myself‚ we were both treated differently. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men set in the 1930’s in Salinas Valley‚ California we meet the static character Lennie Smalls and his best friend George. While it is obvious to the reader that Lennie has a mental disability because of his actions‚ it is never directly
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teaches us many lessons through George and Lennie’s friendship. The book starts and ends with George and Lennie. It starts with George and Lennie together and ends together as well. Even though‚ George might’ve killed Lennie‚ there’s a bigger meaning behind this. George and Lennie are two people who the readers would not expect as friends‚ George as someone who is serious and smart‚ while Lennie is dumb and careless. However‚ through this friendship we learn one important lesson. Steinbeck uses different
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GEORGE AND LENNIE AS IT COMES ACROSS IN THE WAY THEY SPEAK TABLE OF CONTENT: TOPIC INTRODUCTION BODY DESCRIPTION OF GEORGE AND LENNIE LENNIE AND GEORGE’S FRIENDSHIP THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOERGE AND LENNIE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEORGE AND LENNIE AS IT COMES ACROSS IN THE WAY THEY SPEAK SPEECH AND DIALOUGE USED IN THE BOOK CONCLUSION -OWN VIEW ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEORGE AND LENNIE BIBLIOGRAPHY TOPIC 3: DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEORGE AND LENNIE AS IT COMES
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Lenny at the end of the story? There are many reasons why George decided to kill Lennie in the end; however‚ if George does not take the responsibility to kill Lennie‚ he would die anyway. Since Lennie was young‚ he always struggled fitting in and socializing with others because of his disability. Consequently George kills Lennie because Lennie is George’s responsibility‚ Lennie is a danger to society‚ and George kills Lennie for selfish reasons. Therefore the decision that George made was the right thing
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defend George Milton on the murder of Lennie smalls. If George did not kill Lennie‚ then curly would have‚ and curly would have made Lennie’s death much more painful. Curly said that he would shoot Lennie in the gut‚ as we all know‚ this death would be much more painful than getting shot right in the head and dying immediately. Curly was after Lennie for revenge because Lennie accidentally killed Curly’s wife. Lennie was going to die anyway and George just did Lennie a favor by making his death more humane
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