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    and Men Lennie is the one with a disability. George is Lennie’s keeper and takes care of him. George and Lennie go everywhere together and they are always together. Lennie is very unique you could say. Lennie doesn’t really get things all the way and he can’t really remember things that George tells him. In this book my character whom is Lennie represents an intellectual person. Lennie isn’t fully there he forgets things very easily and he doesn’t really know a lot of stuff. When Lennie and George

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    Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land‚". Lennie Small is a very complex character‚ although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the

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    conventions with each other. Comparing Lennie and Montresour the both of them can be unpredictable. Each one has a different belief system. How this comparison is shown is how I believe they broke social conventions in favor of their own ideas Lennie did many things to break his social norms. His best friend George would lie to people all the time about him being kicked in the head by a horse when he was a boy and now he wasn’t right in the head. Lennie had his problems with panicking and accidently

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    George Washington was a very important man‚ not only to American history but to the time period where and when he lived. He grew up as a very smart young man and grew up very wealthy also. He was also very into the outdoors‚ hunting‚ trapping‚ horseback riding and even mapping. Later on in his life these skills will have helped him and his country. In the French and Indian War Washington was chosen to be the leader of the American Army because of how well Washington knew the woods. This war

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    throughout the book and is shown through Candy and his dog‚ George and Lennie. Candy has had his dog since he was a puppy and have spent everyday together because of this they have a very strong bond and this shows when he says “i had i’m too long” this is evidence that they have been together for a long time. George and Lennie’s relationship is very similar to that of Candy and his dog as there is always a leader/father figure and a follower/son. Lennie says “i got you to look after me and you got me to

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    created is on Lennie Small. These pictures explains Lennie’s character very well. The red dress was what Lennie grabbed which got him in trouble the beginning of the book‚ it represents Lennie obsession to soft things and what happens when lennie touch soft things. The puppy is what Lennie killed after he rubbed it too hard just like the mice he rubbed. Lennie wanted to tend the rabbits. The rabbits represented his understanding that he’s in trouble. Lennie disciplined himself when George is not around

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    what happened in To Kill A Mockingbird. Bob Ewell lied on the testimony stand in comparison to real-world George Freeman lied for the same reason as Bob Ewell to protect themselves. People will do anything to save themselves or to benefit themselves. George Freeman and Bob Ewell from To Kill a Mockingbird are the same because they tried to save themselves‚ even if it meant to ruin someone else’s life.They both affected a person life drastically that’s why they’re similar. In To Kill A Mockingbird the

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    Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men. Lennie Small‚ a mentally handicapped individual‚ has challenges thrown at him throughout his short journey of life‚ making it even more painful to live. Lennie is a misunderstood‚ naive‚ poor‚ pathetic human being who gives much more than he receives‚ and is walked all over by all‚ even the one he trusts. For instance‚ Lennie is misunderstood and is therefore treated unfairly as a result of his lack of maturity. Individuals might view Lennie as a violent‚ careless animal

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    California. The two protagonist characters‚ George and Lennie are farm workers who have a dream of one-day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad which means loneliness in Spanish‚ after escaping from Weed because of George’s incident. They are met by different characters on the farm that all have a dream. In this story‚ the characters are lonely because although they are all together they all feel very much on their own. George and Lennie do not see themselves as lonely as the

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    persuade people that we’re right and then people vote. And then if we lose‚ we learn from our mistakes‚ we do some reflection‚ we lick our wounds‚ we brush ourselves off‚ we get back in the arena‚ we go at it. We try even harder the next time”(__). In Christopher Newfield- assistant professor of English at the University of California‚ Santa Barbara- wrote an article called “What Was Political Correctness? Race‚ the Right‚ and Managerial Democracy in the Humanities”. The article was written about the challenges

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