In chapter one‚ Steinbeck introduces us to George and Lennie. They are migrant workers who travel to work on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. The odd duo are trying to survive and save up some money during the 1930’s Great Depression. In chapter two‚ George and Lennie are introduced to the Swamper‚ Curley‚ Boss‚ Slim‚ Carlson‚ and Curley’s wife. Swamper’s real mane is Candy and only has one hand. As George and Lennie learn more about them‚ they notice that Curley is good at boxing and his wife is
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they’re experiencing pain‚ no one to tell their troubles and problems to‚ no one to share happiness with‚ no one to care for. They have no one to care for them. George and Lennie share a bond so strong that when one is destroyed‚ the other inevitably is as well. Steinbeck often stresses how ranchers are loners‚ and George and Lennie are the only ones who travel in pairs. They seem to be two halves of the same person‚ and they know how special together they truly are. "Guys like us‚ that work on
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George and Lennie have a great friendship because they each care for each other and watch out for each other like George told Lennie if he gets in trouble to come to a certain spot and he will meet him there "if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before‚ i want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush." So what’s that is saying is that he has his back even if he gets in trouble and Lennie said "I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚" They also talk about
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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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The killing of Candy’s dog was related to when George killed Lennie in several ways. First of all‚ both the dog and Lennie were weak‚ and killed as soon as they became useless to the society. Also‚ the dog was Candy’s friend‚ and Lennie was George’s friend. In both cases‚ Slim viewed the deaths as mercy killings. The last similarity was that both Candy and George felt lonely after the death of their companions. The difference was that Carlson killed the dog for selfish reasons‚ while George killed
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The Killings Plot is defined as‚ "the authors arrangement of incidents in a story it is the organizing principle that controls the controls the order of events (Meyer‚64)." The element of plot is heavily relied on in the short story‚ "The Killings" by Andre Dubus. The plot which is completely made inside the imagination of an author (Meyer‚64)‚ gives the audience important insight to people‚ places‚ and events in the story (Meyer‚64) . "The Killings" provides a somewhat conventional plot
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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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different audience‚ how and why might it differ?” My question: “If this text was an open letter in a Los Angeles or Salvadorian newspaper aimed at MS-13‚ how and why might it be different?” Title of the text for analysis: “This is No Way to be a Man” – Lennie James Part of the course to which the task refers: Part 3 – Literature: Text and Context My critical response will: • Comment on the way the letters begins and explain the reason the author has chosen this type of introduction to attract his target
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The "Killings" by Andre Dubus Andre Dubus was born and raised in Louisiana. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1958 from McNeese State College in Lafayette. Andre use last name published his first short story in 1963 "The Intruder" in the Sewannee Review. He has written many short stories among word choice his time as a writer. Dubus’s short stories often depict unfortunate events in his life. He uses symbolism through the audience eye to show perspective about his
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“Killings" By Andre Dubus’s. “Killings” was written by the late Andre Dubus in 1979 (Dubus). According to the article “Andre Dubus‚” often the characters that Dubus portray are in tense situations and “sometimes their frustration goads them to infidelity or acts of violence; more often‚ however‚ they simply become resigned to their lot” (Contemporary Authors Online par. 9). On the other hand‚ Matt revenge to committing his murder‚ which showed loss and consequences are explored in Andre Dubus’s
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