of Candy’s dog was related to when George killed Lennie in several ways. First of all‚ both the dog and Lennie were weak‚ and killed as soon as they became useless to the society. Also‚ the dog was Candy’s friend‚ and Lennie was George’s friend. In both cases‚ Slim viewed the deaths as mercy killings. The last similarity was that both Candy and George felt lonely after the death of their companions. The difference was that Carlson killed the dog for selfish reasons‚ while George killed Lennie out
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Explore the ways in which John Steinbeck presents he character of Lennie in ‘Of Mice and Men’ In this essay I am going to be writing about one of the main characters in John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’. The story portrays the travels and arising problems of two migrant workers who share an uncommon friendship for the time and environment in which the novella is set. Lennie Small is the character I will be exploring and I will start off by giving a detailed explanation of his physical
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Why is the killing of Candy’s dog a significant incident in the novel? As Carlson first initiates shooting Candy’s dog‚ Candy is described to be extremely uneasy and tries to avoid the situation‚ “I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup.” Candy has been in the dogs company for so long and this animal has been the only true companion that Candy has ever had. The friendship between the two could be viewed as unusual as most of the ranch workers would not think of an animal as a companion but
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"Of Mice & Men"‚ John Steinbeck creates a pair of low-class companionship as the story ’s main character. This pair of companionship‚ George and Lennie is very different from each other‚ nothing alike‚ no matter talking about their figures‚ personality‚ IQ‚ etc‚ except that they both carry the same American dream as they spend their hard days traveling together and working in the ranch. Lennie is portrayed as being childlike. He looks up on George as a parental figure: "Lennie ’s lips quivered and
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parent roll and treats Lennie as if he is a child. As they are talking about going for the interview for the job George exclaims “Now when we go in to see the boss‚ what you gonna do?”. This shows that he is checking up on Lennie and making sure he has understood instructions‚ which is like what parents do to their children. This shows that Lennie is very much like a child and has to be told many times about information‚ which leads on to how Lennie forgets everything that he has been told. This causing
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How does Steinbeck emphasise the unusual nature of the friendship between George and Lennie? In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck stresses the importance and abnormality of the friendship between George and Lennie by using a variety of methods. They are complete opposites‚ yet they share a journey through the struggles of The Great Depression as friends and have faith in the same dream. This pulls them together through the most stressful parts of the novel. These two itinerant workers meet
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Lennie Lennies behaviour is very childlike‚ this can be perseieve from ‘’Lennie put his hands over his ears’’ his manorisms of dealing with issues are very child like and can be seen to be similar to the ideal of ‘out of sight out of mind’. This makes us forget about his strength and we are reminded that he can be dangerous‚ in the scene when he fights with Curley which surprises the reader as he first comes across as a soft person‚ and this i turn prepares the reader for the following events of
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Depression‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a tale of two friends‚ George and Lennie‚ who are trying to make money and to stay out of trouble. George is a witty fellow who is aware of his surroundings while Lennie is a very large man without much understanding of his environment. Comparing George and Lennie obviously reveals one thing: they both care for each other. However‚ George protects Lennie using his reasoning and leadership skills while Lennie attempts to protect George by acting
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English T/T 10/7/12 Lennie Small In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie Small struggles to perform the simplest of tasks‚ in the hardest of times. Lennie himself does not change much in the story‚ but he does change others. His unwavering innocent nature brings out the best in even the most callous of characters. Ironically‚ this goodness can lead to tragedy. Lennie unwittingly persuades others to believe in his dream. He convinces Crooks‚ Candy‚ and even the reader! When you are a
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react towards the shooting of Candy’s dog reveals a lot abut the characters that we might not have expected. Carlson offers to shoot the old dog‚ complaining many times of the smell. The shooting of Candy’s dog shows the callousness of Carlson and the reality of old age and infirmity. Carlson typifies the men George describes as “the loneliest guys in the world”. He is outwardly friendly‚ but essentially selfish. He finds the smell of an old dog offensive so the dog must be shot. He shows very little
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