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    The story Mice and Men curley’s wife is not allowed to leave the barn or talk to anyone and because she was the only lady around.This mistreatment makes her a victim. In the book curley’s wife started talking to Lennie about how she want to be famous‚ but now she’s in a barn where no one wants anything to do with her. John Steinbeck says’’she has the eye and she marrie’’‚ but all girls have to eye. The Curley’s wife

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    by John Steinbeck‚ the character Lennie Smalls is a large man who is physically fit but immature emotionally. He poses a danger to the other characters‚ as he is responsible for the death of various creatures‚ the accidental injury of Curley’s hand‚ and the gruesome murder of Curley’s wife. Although the outcome of the situations was unintended‚ innocent lives were lost as a result of his lack of fast reaction and childish mentality. Through the actions of Lennie and the negative reactions that followed

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    relationship between George and Lennie through highlighting the stark contrast between the two men. Lennie is tall and round but is also a bit naive. George is short and lean and is very serious. They are trying to get a job on a farm. Steinbeck shows George’s character by writing‚ “George scowled at him‚ and Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten (Steinbeck‚ 22).” This quote reveals that Lennie is forgetful most of the time and that George gets irritated easily when Lennie forgets things. This

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    describe Curley’s wife in different light‚ as the novel portrays her as a villain and not a very strong character‚ while the movie showed her as both a victim and villain. In the movie she seemed like a stronger character with a more important role. Curley’s wife is a very misunderstood character in the movie and book. In the book‚ it was said‚ that she had “the eye” or was looking for attention from other men other than her husband. Candy‚ a

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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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    book Of Mice and Men‚ a man named George shoots his friend Lennie before another character can kill him. In the book‚ Lennie is a disabled person who does bad things. Since he is disabled‚ he doesn’t know right from wrong. George is his friend that travels around with him sort of watching him. Curley is their boss’ son who lives on the ranch that George and Lennie work on. He wants to hurt Lennie because Lennie killed his wife. She let Lennie feel her hair and he started to mess it up. When she started

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    I think that George had to kill Lennie. I think this because Lennie depends upon George and would not be able to fend for himself. Over the duration of the book‚ George is seen in quite an apparent way as Lennie’s guardian. He often tells Lennie what to do in tough situations so that Lennie won’t mess things up. ‘You gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you?’ On this occasion George even threatens Lennie violently. George and Lennie have a remarkable relationship because

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    Dan Pike November 28‚ 2012 Lawson 1 What Do Women Want? “And yet he was the most brutal‚ too;\ My ribs yet feel as they were black and blue...I guess I loved him best of all‚ for he\ Gave his love most sparingly to me.”(Chaucer‚ Wife of Bath Prologue 495-504). The Wife of Bath is as some would say “a loose leaf” or “a wild animal yet to be tamed”. The first three husbands that Alison married allowed her to roam freely and do what ever she wanted when ever she wanted with no objections at all. Then

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    George and Lennie‚ two extraordinary characters in Of Mice and Men‚ Similar yet very different. Both Lennie and George rely on their friendship to survive. Lennie depends on his friendship with George to make the correct desisions. George relies on the friendship he has with Lennie in order to plan for the future. While Lennie depends on George‚ in some ways George depends on Lennie. For example‚ despite George’s impatience and annoyance with Lennie‚ and his remarks about how easy his

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    People are lonely in the book Of Mice and Men. Curley’s wife is lonely‚ Crooks is lonely‚ Candy is lonely without his pup‚ and Lennie is lonely in his own special way. Many characters have a lonely trait in the book‚ Crooks isn’t aloud to hang around with the ranch hands because he is a different color than the other people that work on the ranch. Curley is always leaving his wife to sit in the house by herself so Curley’s wife gets really lonely. When Carlson shot Candy’s dog that really broke his

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