George takes care of his friend Lennie who has difficulties understanding the rules of the world we live in. Through the story there are many ups and downs mostly involving Lennie‚ who is trying to see through the eyes of George and to do and be as George is. For this reason George is constantly trying to think of what is best for Lennie. Through all of this they face even more dangers and still try to find a way to raise money for a farm to call their own. George and Lennie show how the dangers we face
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to achieve their ultimate dream; to buy a place to call their own. Lennie‚ who is a simple-minded man‚ and George‚ who is just a typical guy are brought together and make a lasting friendship out of the loneliness of each man. While spending time on the farm George and Lennie meet some friendly characters‚ but because of some accidental deaths their dreams drift away. Foreshadowing may create a literary theme. Lennie is a massive and powerful man‚ but is dull-witted‚ George on the other
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death penalty. In the book (Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck) there are these 2 characters who get this job in California and the big guy‚ Lennie‚ kills the boss’s son’s (Curley) wife. So George‚ went to find him and he shot Lennie because he killed Curley’s wife and it was either he kill Lennie or Curley and the others. One reason why killing is justified is that Lennie was not smart. He had some issues with him‚ he would kill pets by petting them to hard. He got mice that he killed and he killed his
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From the first mention of the dream where Lennie asks George to tell him about their future together‚ to get "a flat a land" and how Lennie will "tend the rabbits"‚ to Lennie’s last words; "let’s do it now‚ I wanna get that place now". George rarely gets excited‚ in fact it seems to be that he only mentions the dream to make Lennie happy‚ or to comfort him. Lennie’s constant attention to the dream means he is rarely thinking of anything
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and contrasting the key characters‚ Lennie and George. The way in which Steinbeck does this leads on to key events in the storyline‚ and provides a good‚ clear structure to the narrative. The first theme we pick up on is physical appearance‚ and how Lennie and George look completely different. George is ‘small and quick...with restless eyes and sharp strong features’. He has ‘small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms‚ and a thin and bony nose’. On the other hand‚ Lennie is ‘his opposite‚ a huge man‚ shapeless
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way both Lennie and George are first described. How is this initial description fitting when we find out more about each man? 2) Is the relationship between George and Lennie one of friendship‚ or does George only feel obligated to take care of Lennie? What evidence can you find to support either conclusion? 3) Why does Lennie have the dead mouse? Why does George take it away? 4) What happened at the last place where Lennie and George worked? 5) Describe the dream George and Lennie share for
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characters’‚ George and Lennie’s‚ friendship is special‚ when Lennie says to George‚ “I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you”(14) showing that they aren’t like the other men in the 1930’s that traveled alone. Then‚ Steinbeck
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job of portraying all of these themes in his book Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck sets his book up during the great depression‚ there he illustrates the themes of broken dreams‚ friendship‚ racism‚ and loneliness. The main characters are George and Lennie‚ two migrant workers that stick together for the entirety of the novella. The most important thing that John Steinbeck portrays in his book is the need and desire for companionship all people have. George’s personality is strict but he hides his
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What do Steinbeck’s first description of George and Lennie tell us about their characters? Discuss this in the regards to the role/relationship of Itinerant workers in the 1930’s Great Depression: In the 1930’s itinerant workers were migrant workers who travelled from land to land to find jobs‚ any occupation available to allow them to fend for themselves and survive in the disastrous world‚ they were living in at the time. We know George and Lennie are migrant workers due to the period of time the
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Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ Candy‚ Lennie‚ and George use friendship to overcome harsh circumstances. First‚ Friendship helps Candy feel like he has a purpose in life. Candy was an elderly person that had been working on the farm for many years with his dog by his
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