The story Of Mice and Men is one of the most well known novels
throughout the world. This very popular book is a favorite of many people. So
many people can remember the name Lennie. I will explain some of the important
factors as well as details in this story.
One of the more memorable characters is definitely George Milton. He is
Lennie's best friend. George is the kind of guy who will protect Lennie from
anybody. He is a nice guy as long as you are nice to him and Lennie.
George's best friend Lennie is probably the most memorable character in
the book. His full name is Leonard Small. Which could mean he is strong as a
lion but slow, as in dumb. One thing about Lennie Is the fact that every animal
he touches he usually kills it. The reason he did this is the fact that he did
not know his own strength.
Curley, the bosses' son is a bully. He does not like Lennie because
Lennie is big. Curley doesn't like big people because he is small himself. He
believes he can boss people around because he is the bosses' son. His wife is
a flirt. She wants everybody at the Ranch. Curley doesn't like that so he
tries to keep her in the house.
Slim is like the head of the ranch because he knows what is going on and
everybody likes him. He is the kind of guy you would want as a friend. He is
called a Jerkline skinner. He is a person that is very easy to get along with.
So he becomes one of George's good friends.
The saying "The need for social companionship is a basic urge common to
all mean and deserves consideration as a fundamental aspect of life." Because
people need friends to get along in life. Without friend's life would be
pointless. You could have no fun in life.
The saying "The tragedy of the novel is that the two are so perfectly
connected that when one is destroyed the other is automatically destroyed."
When Lennie is destroyed George in a way is destroyed as... [continues]
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