Of Mice and Men is a novel set in the American depression in the 1930’s‚ about two men‚ Lennie and George. Lennie and George face hardships‚ because they are different to regular people in society. And this is their story of their friendship‚ and travels to find work and a better life.Of Mice and Men is a novel set in the American depression in the 1930’s‚ about two men‚ Lennie and George. Lennie and George face hardships‚ because they are different to regular people in society. And this is their
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To What Extent does the Reader Believe Lennie & George will Achieve their Dream at the End of Section 1 John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is set during the great depression where the series of collapsing economy‚ dust bowls and crop failures clobbered the United States. As the society drowns in the dilapidated economy‚ there was an increasing rate of unemployed fleeing to California for job opportunities. The central figures of the narrative- George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant agricultural
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The Friendship of George and Lenny The book Of Mice and Men focuses on the friendship of two migrant workers in California at a time when most of the work was done by people and not by machines. George was a small man who acted worldly and wise. Lennie was a huge man that had the mind of a child. Together George and Lennie would bounce from job to job with no money in their pockets and only the dream of someday owning a place of their own to keep them going. The two men were not able to stay
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The Challenging Roles of George Milton In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ one of the main characters‚ George Milton‚ plays three different roles throughout the story. He is a dynamic character throughout the story. He goes between the roles of being a worker‚ a caretaker‚ and a friend. works on a ranch‚ he’s a friend to many‚ and he takes care of Lennie. He starts off as a worker‚ then goes from a worker to a caretaker‚ and because of what happens between him and Lennie‚ in the end
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he will kill him. This is similar to George in the novel Of Mice and Men. George has to kill Lennie‚ but Lennie is like a brother to him. George and Dean are similar because they both have to kill someone they grew up with because they’re making things worse for themselves. This is how George grows emotionally‚ and the reader can see this through him working toward his goals‚ he not letting anybody hurt Lennie‚ and he takes on responsibility on Lennie. George starts dreaming about his goals throughout
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In my english two class we read a book‚ it was called “ of mice and men”. It was a great book!Afterwards we saw the movie to the book‚ although they had their differences and similarities. Three main things I’ll talk about is setting‚ character and theme. Setting in the movie the introductions starts off with the girl running and whining just because she thought she was being harassed by lennie. Anyways they were in the town of weed but had to leave quickly from the town so they went to a new ranch
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Question: What does the reader learn about the characters of George and Lennie and the way they interact with each other? Throughout Steinbeck’s novel‚ there’s a lot to learn about the characteristics of the two leading protagonists – George and Lennie. During their days of migrating and living on the ranch‚ their personas and the way they interact with one another have been made explicit to the reader; giving the reader justified interpretations of the conduct in their companionship and of them
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Was George really left with no other options? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are two men on the run. Lennie‚ who is mentally handicap‚ keeps getting into trouble. George‚ the other man on the run‚ is the one who takes care of Lennie and tries to keep him out of trouble.Although George tries to make sure Lennie doesn’t get into trouble he just cannot prevent the inevitable. George was justified in shooting Lennie because he felt responsible for him‚ he doesn’t want him to suffer
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of one major theme. It can have several. One of the major themes depicted in Of Mice and Men is friendship. George and Lennie share a bond that is filled with hopes and dreams they would like to achieve one day‚ but once in awhile delusions don’t become a reality. George and Lennie have dreams about owning a farm of their own instead of working for other farmers. They do not want to do strenuous labor for other men but instead have a farm in which they have the freedom to do as they please. However
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1. In Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie benefits more from his friendship with George because George helps him overcome many obstacles throughout his life. When Lennie and George were working in Weeds‚ Lennie touched a girl’s dress and she assumed he was trying to sexually assault her. Immense mobs went after Lennie and George and without George‚ Lennie wouldn’t have made it out alive. Ensuing‚ Lennie kills Curley’s wife and George know that Lennie will be tortured if he is caught. George is forced to kill
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