Lennie and George have a stunning relationship throughout the story.The fact that George could just leave Lennie in Salinas River where he raped the the girl with the red dress‚George could have just let him go to jail where nobody knows why he done that except George his only friend .Lennie Small is huge and lumbering and‚ in many ways‚ the opposite of George Milton. Where George has sharp features and definite lines‚ Lennie is "shapeless." Often he is described in terms of animals. He lumbers like
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Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ foreshadowing is used to give the readers an idea to what could happen towards the end of the book. There is slight reference‚ which hint slightly‚ and also direct parallel of the situation‚ with Candy and his dog. There are episodes in the novel where Lennie’s physical strength and childlike incompetence‚ which are presented to emphasise the instinctive threat‚ which he poses. When George talks of what happened in Weed‚ he proclaims that Lennie gets all “mixed up”
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How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Candy and his position on the ranch? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck‚ set in America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The main characters in the book are the clever‚ quick George‚ and his slow‚ child-like companion Lennie. They are itinerant workers who find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. There are many characters on the ranch‚ including Curley‚ Slim‚ and Crooks. However‚ the first ranch worker George and Lennie
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How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George in the 1st chapter? Lennie and George’s father and son like relationship is clearly one of love‚ although from the beginning we sense George’s frustration due to Lennie’s constant childish behaviour. George is very protective over Lennie‚ “Lennie for God’s sake don’t drink so much!” because he has been told to look after him by his “Aunt Clara”. George does like having Lennie around as he says‚ “No you stay with me”. As Lennie and George are itinerant
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Is Steinbeck preparing or prejudicing the reader? There seems to be a contradiction in how Curley’s wife should be viewed. In his letter to Claire Luce Steinbeck says that Curley’s wife is “A nice‚ kind girl and not a floozy.” But then Steinbeck allows other characters to speak about her in a gossipy manor. “I think Curley’s married a … tart.” From the evidence of the letter I do not feel that Steinbeck is prejudicing the reader against Curley’s wife. I feel he is doing this to prepare the reader
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book was a warning to Lennie not to drink so much otherwise he might get sick‚ set the tone of their relationship. George may be terse and impatient at times‚ but he never strays from his primary purpose of protecting Lennie. They have the master/dog relationship. Unlike Lennie‚ however‚ George does change as the story progresses. The reader learns that he is capable of change and growth during his conversation with Slim‚ during which he admits that he once abused Lennie for his own amusement.
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written by John Steinbeck‚ a lot of themes are shown for example: friendship‚ sacrifice‚ loneliness and insecurities. These themes are exactly the ones for the scene of Candy and His dog. Candy is an old man‚ lonely and insecure man just like his old dog. They rely a lot on each other. They only have each other and it has been that way for a long time but it will change through progress. The death of Candy’s dog is symbolic for Lennie’s. The dog was Candy’s best friend and Lennie was Georges’ best
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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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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 tears
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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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