friendship between George and Lennie. George and Lennie are ranch workers that have been traveling together during the Great Depression. The friendship they have is undoubtedly important to both of them‚ they would not be the same person if they were not there for each other. Lennie is mentally handicapped‚ he does not know how to socialize with people normally‚ therefore he needs a friend that can help him get through this hardship‚ which in this story is George. Suppose that George is not with him
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Of Mice and Men: George Killed Lennie for Merciful Reasons A true friendship is one in which friends care deeply enough to anticipate one another’s needs and are willing to put their friend’s needs before their own. Their mutual love enables them to make sacrifices only to protect each other. In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ George killing Lennie is a merciful kill to save others from Lennie’s unintentional acts of aggression‚ to spare Lennie from suffering a cruel death‚ and
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4 10\7\13 Did George need to kill Lennie? The Explanation There are some bad things in the world that we have to take action with; like dangerous dogs or bad people. Those things can be taken care of easily by either killing it or holding it in a secluded place. Now back when the story is being told‚ there weren’t many places to put people in‚ so they were sometimes executed. George had to do this with Lennie in chapter 6. Yet did he do this on purpose? So George killed Lennie because of him getting
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The friendship between George and Lennie in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is illustrated as one that is strong and enduring which is not expected of men during the time the book sets. By looking at George and Lennie’s friendship‚ one can see that they both envision a future that includes both of them and fail to see one without the other. By opposing the themes of friendship and loneliness‚ Steinbeck creates an example of a friendship that will carry on even in the final stages past death. By looking
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George treatment did prove Lennie wrong. I don’t think that George acted mean but did act mean for the way of killing a guy. I think that Lennie got proven wrong that George would’ve done something wrong. Also in chapter six it stated that when Lennie put down the gun‚ "George looked down at the gun. ’’ So that one way to explain Lennie that George could’ve done something bad at the time but didn’t kept the conversation going. The imaginary rabbit was acting as himself and the rabbit would talk to
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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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Decision The State of California wants to charge Mr. Lennie Small with murder‚ rape in the town of Weed‚ theft‚ and sexual assault. They want Mr. Lennie Small put to death by the electric chair. The Defending team would like Mr. Lennie Small put into an asylum. I as the judge looked through all the evidence that the Defense and State of California have gathered to make my final decision. The defense wants him in the asylum because Lennie has a mental issue and that the murder he committed was
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Compare how George and Lennie are presented in Of Mice And Men. George and Lennie are described in very different ways‚ as they’re being presented as opposites; Lennie being presented as the large‚ clumsy‚ forgetful one‚ “I forgot again” and George being the small‚ clever one with a snappy tone to ensure his point is fully expressed and understood‚ “snapped his fingers.” However‚ these characteristics lead to a brilliant‚ caring friendship (revolving around trust and compassion) which is described
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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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story. The obvious two main characters are George and Lennie. The whole book is based on what they do. The minor character that I think played the biggest role is Curleys wife. She is the only female character in the whole entire book. She isn’t even given a name other than the reference to her husband. As soon as George and Lennie arrive at the job they are greeted by her. She immediately makes her flirtatious personality known to George and particularly Lennie. After she leaves from the room Slim tells
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