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    How does Steinbeck present the relationship between George and Lennie in this chapter? The author John Steinbeck presents the relationship between the two characters‚ George and Lennie in different ways as they are both different characters and have different personalities. He presents it like a parent and child relationship‚ with George being the parent and Lennie the child. As soon as the reader is introduced to George and Lennie Steinbeck tells us that‚ “They had walked in single

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    uses visual imagery and dialogues to show the relationship of George and Lennie in the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. On page 19‚ a master and servant relationship is shown in the quote‚ "even in the open one stayed behind the other". This indicates that George is leading Lennie along the way and that Lennie relies on George to give out instructions. It creates a master and pet dynamic on the readers. On page 26‚ the phrase "I want that mouse" shows that George is the person in the duo‚ who gives out commands

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    Of Mice and Men a novella written by John Steinbeck. The novella introduces us to two companions‚ George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton is a farmworker who is "small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp‚ strong features … [with] small‚ strong hands‚ slender arms‚ and thin and bony nose" (Steinbeck 1). And Lennie Small well Lennie is a strong child like character‚ Lennie has the looks of a man but the mentality of a child. Throughout the novella George treats Lennie nicely

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    How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George’s friendship in Of Mice and Men? “Of Mice and Men” was written by John Steinbeck in 1937 to illustrate the pain and miseries of migrant workers during the Great Depression in America and to illustrate that the American Dream lacked possibility. In “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck presents Lennie’s and George’s relationship in a variety of different ways. Steinbeck depicts the George and Lennie’s companionship through body language‚ speech‚ description

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    Steinbeck called Of Mice and Men is made into a movie‚ directed by Gary Sinise‚ about the hardships and many challenges of George Milton and Lennie Small. They constantly move from town to town to avoid troubling situations that Lennie gets them caught in. Lennie Small is a friendly‚ simple‚ and strong‚ but also is mentally ill‚ he is played by John Malkovich. George Milton‚ played by Gary Sinise‚ is a simple man who is the smarts and the responsible one between him and Lennie. A key character

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    California. One of them‚ Lennie Small whose name does not live up to a person’s expectation; he is big and that’s all he’s got going for him unfortunately. George is small and quick‚ a roving farmworker who takes on a father like role and watches over Lennie. The two are broke and search for work on the farms of Northern California. Being broke is problematic for George and Lennie since they plan to own a farm someday. George is the intelligence behind this plan‚ while Lennie is about as sharp as a

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    apart. Just how in “Of mice and men” they are two characters George and lennie that practically grow up together. George and Lennie relationship is strong where they look out for each other. Sometimes lennie can get out of hand do things that causes them to move or relocate. George and Lennie relationships stands strong until Lennie gets out of hand and has to be dealt with for the better of their friendship. From “Of mice and menGeorge and Lennie almost grew up together‚ George would be out in the

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    Byers Who are Lennie and George? Lennie and George‚ the two main characters of the fantastically written novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ go on a life changing journey while pursuing their “American Dream”. Their dream is to own a few acres of land along with a small ranch. In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck makes comparisons as well as contrasting ideas based on the two main characters‚ Lennie and George. Lennie is a comical character in this tragic tale of two best pals. Lennie is the more childlike

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    Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is the story of two simple farm hands‚ Lennie Small‚ who incidentally‚ really isn ’t very small‚ and his better half‚ George Milton‚ on their quest to have "a place of their own‚" with plenty of furry bunnies‚ of course. Sound strange? Read on to get clued in. The book opens along the banks of the Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad‚ California. Everything is calm and beautiful‚ and nature is alive.

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    true friendship? George and Lennie had a true friendship in the book Of Mice and Men wrote by John Steinbeck. What length would you go to for someone and what would it take? George and Lennie would be considered true friends. George went over extreme lengths to take care of Lennie and always have his back no matter what the situation was. George always gets Lennie out of terrible situations and always has his back to take the blame. He doesn’t want to see Lennie get hurt. Lennie is a large‚ mentally

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