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    Why does Meursault kill the Arab? Meursault kills the Arab for three main reasons‚ the first is that he killed the Arab as revenge for Raymond Sintes after the Arabs attacked him and left him with a cut on his arm. The second reason that Meursault killed the Arab is an automatic reaction to danger‚ and lastly there might have been the a influence of Mother Nature’s forces and their effect on Meursault reasoning to the situation Many of Meursault’s traits affect the way he acts towards certain situations

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    Lennie Character Analysis

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    Lennie is a bear of a man that does not know his left from his right. He does as George tells him to do yet he tries to put his own spin on it in his own way. At every turn or wherever he goes he wants to here about his dream of tending to the rabbits on a farm. Even though George does all of lennie’s thinking‚ lennie knows what he wants in the end. Lennie could not function without George‚ even though lennie could not understand my thing George said‚ George would have not gotten by without lennie

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    workers‚ Lennie and George‚ who are trying to obtain their dreams of having their own home together. George is small and quick and is the alpha. The other is Lennie‚ who is big and strong‚ but has a mental disability‚ making him slow and in constant need of help and guidance. Throughout the book‚ trouble becomes increasingly worse‚ and George ends up having to kill Lennie. Most people believe that is was George’s responsibility to look after Lennie‚ making his killing unjustified. However‚ George was

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    Was George right to shoot Lennie? ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a story based around the hardships of migrant workers in the Great Depression of 1920’s and 30’s America. The story follows the central protagonists‚ George and Lennie as they settle into life at a new ranch. However through the climax of the story Lennie ends up in a tough situation‚ leaving George to kill his only friend. The question is was George right to shoot Lennie in their situation? Or did he betray his friend in the worst way

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    Lennie of Mice and Men

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    innocence. Lennie if Of Mice and Men by George Stienbeck is the biggest kid around. Problem with him being a so called kid is that he’s actually a rather large grown man. People say he should be locked up in a looney house‚ he’s never going to be of any use or do well in life. Well should he? He doesn’t mean any harm. Lennie in this novel always acts like a child and never means the harm that he accidently causes. Lennie is a grown man but really just a child at heart. He’s a big man‚ could kill you with

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    Why Ignorance Kills

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    Haley Glick Mr. Saxton English III Honors 11 Oct 2012 Ignorance Kills The Crucible and the Red Scare both show people fearing innocent things. In both The Crucible and the Red Scare people assume everyone is a witch. Though they have that in common‚ there are differences. People were accused wrongly in both The Crucible and during the Red Scare. In The Crucible Mary Warren gave Abigail a poppet. Abigail used this puppet to accuse Goody Proctor of witch craft. As you

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    Lennie True Friend

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    Great Depression. George and Lennie are two completely different people. One is a normal guy‚ but the other one has some mental problems. They are like brothers where they both have their ups and downs. George is a true friend to Lennie because George protects Lennie from himself‚ he cares for him‚ he understands him like nobody else‚ and he was a true friend when he killed him. George is a true friend to Lennie because he protects him from himself. George makes sure to protect Lennie from making dumb

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    Why did Lloyd George fall from power in 1922? Lloyd George won overwhelmingly in 1918 as "the man who won the war". How is it that he fell from power in 1922 never to return to the premiership? A multitude of problems struck both Lloyd George and his government some were his own faults others were political circumstances beyond his control. These problems progressively mounted up so high they obscured Lloyd George’s successes and toppled him from power. Lloyd George’s post as primeminister was

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    Lennie Friendship Quotes

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    George tells Lennie why their life is good by comparing themselves to others‚ he explain that it is actually because of their friendship which makes them different than others. It can be told that Lennie is very important to George since he always take god care of him and never leave him; on the other hand‚ George is also essential and important to Lennie. (This can be proved in chapter 4 in the conversation between Crooks and Lennie especial when Crooks says pretend George will not back.) 2. “I

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    Lennie Terrible Memory

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    Because Lennie has terrible memory George has to remind him many times on what they’ve done and talked about in the past. Lennie can only remember bits and pieces of information and struggles to put all of it together because in chapter one‚ Lennie says ‘’’why sure George‚ I remember that...but… what’d we do then? I remember some girls come by and you says...you say…’’’(Steinbeck 5). Lennie also forgot where they were going and George has to remind him ‘’’Where we goin’‚ George?’’ and George replied

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