episodes in which Candy’s dog and Lennie die. How has Steinbeck made these events effective for the reader? John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California on February 27‚ 1902. He worked as a farm labourer on ranches from 1919 to 1926. This experience has influenced the setting of the novella Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck met someone like Lennie Small which obviously provided Lennie’s character. I am going to compare the events in which Candy’s dog and Lennie die in the novella. I will also
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In Of Mice and Men‚ mercy killing is justified by Lennie’s behavior. Lennie harmed animals and killed someone‚ he couldn’t control himself or his actions‚ and was constantly causing trouble wherever he went. In the first scene‚ Lennie and George were by a river. At one point‚ George notices Lennie’s hand moving around in his pocket. George eventually finds out that Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket. Lennie reveals that he likes petting soft things. “A mouse? A live mouse?” “Uh-uh. Jus’ a dead
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Curley‚ Lennie and Crooks‚ George and Lennie‚ and Lennie and Curley’s Wife Lennie and Curley = Lennie‚ being big and gentle‚ is juxtaposed with Curley‚ being small and mean and nasty‚ to show how these two clash because of their differences. With Curley being the mean guy in the book it makes Lennie look more innocent than he already is. For example when Curley was beating up Lennie‚ your anger towards Curley and your sympathy for Lennie both increased. Why? Lennie and Crooks = Lennie and
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with Lennie and it can sometimes come off as mean behavior. George doesn’t want to be that way but when Lennie forgets things or acts childish he gets frustrated. “I could get along so easy and so nice if I hadn’t have you on my tail”(7) Ever since Lennie’s Aunt Clara died George had been taking care of him. George always wishes that he was lonely like all the other guys on the ranch but sadly he got stuck with Lennie. It seems like deep down George’s dreams aren’t to own a ranch with Lennie but to
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Mice and Men" George and his simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters who move from town to town looking for a place to settle. When Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife everything changes for ever. At the scene where George kills Lennie‚ Steinbeck uses different writing techniques to make this moment moving and tragic. Quotations from the book prove that he has achieved it. "You ain’t gonna leave me… you ain’t that kind." In this quote Lennie says to George his worries about him leaving him
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worker‚ a caretaker‚ and a friend. works on a ranch‚ he’s a friend to many‚ and he takes care of Lennie. He starts off as a worker‚ then goes from a worker to a caretaker‚ and because of what happens between him and Lennie‚ in the end he’s just a friend. In the beginning of the story‚ George is a worker. He only talks about working‚ and when he does he seems to be very confident about it. When him and Lennie left Weed‚ they needed a job‚ so George was concentrated on getting it. George is a worker
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book Of Mice and Men‚ there are two main characters. George and Lennie‚ they at first seem like close friends and through the book‚ they really are friends. From what George does‚ he doesn’t want Lennie’s money or anything else. At the end of the book‚ George only had one option. George did the right thing. When we first meet George and Lennie‚ they were running away from Weed‚ CA for something that Lenny did. A few pages later‚ Lennie is found with a dead mouse. Towards the end of the book George
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begins and ends on the bank of the river (Lisca). The riverbed is located in rural California. In the beginning of the novel‚ George and Lennie involuntary ran away from Weed when Lennie was accused of trying to have non-consensual intercourse with a girl. When news about this broke out‚ the men of Weed formed a group of men to try to catch Lennie. George and Lennie were able to get away by hiding in a ditch. They left the area when they knew that the group of men was gone. After leaving the area they
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Lennie droned on and on about the farm‚ how he was going to have a patch of alfalfa and tend to the rabbits. All the while he was unaware of the glimmering silver Luger aimed right at the back of his head‚ with his best friend George‚ staring with a stony face‚ a single rock on a rocky mountain. George’s finger tightened on the trigger‚ and a loud bang sounded throughout the forest‚ echoing further and further until it was but a distant memory. The scene where this event had occurred in Of Mice and
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What does the bunkhouse show us about the lives of the ranch hands? When George and Lennie arrive at the bunkhouse‚ in front of them stood two bunks and 8 beds. The room was only small so sharing a room with 8 other ranch hands suggests no personal space‚ a crowded environment with no peace and quiet. At the end of each bed‚ a small ‘apple box’ was provided to hold personal belongings. Having such a small space to keep all belongings indicates a lack of them. Ranch hands are always on the
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