Steinbeck‚ two travelers work for money to live their American dream. The two travelers are named George Milton and Lennie Small. Needing money they start a new job at Boss-mans ranch to save money for their dream. George and Lennie’s dream is to one day one a farm and raise rabbits. This dream keeps the men motived and working hard. Lennie who has the mind of child offend gets into trouble and force he and George to leave jobs. At Boss-mans ranch they meet new friends and people they should stay away from
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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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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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I believe george was justified in shooting lennie‚ george realized he would not want anyone killing lennie for something he did not mean to do. But also george knew if anything was to happen to him lennie would not be able to live on his own. Lennie and george have been traveling together ever since lennie’s aunt clara died‚ she asked george to watch after lennie because he’s not that intelligent and he gets himself into quite a lot of trouble on his own. When george and lennie was working in
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Ryan Nelson 9/21/2010 Criminology Short Paper 1 In my opinion Lennie Small is not guilty of homicide due to insanity pertaining from his lack of cognitive ability‚ which can be determined by the irresistible impulse test. Lennie knew that murder was wrong but could not stop himself. Lennie is a gentle soul and would never harm anyone on purpose. He didn’t know how to act when Curley’s wife threatened to tell George that he touched her hair‚ which in turn would take his beloved rabbits away
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Lennie I choose Lennie because I thought that he was one of the more interesting and exhilarating characters in Of Mice and Men. For one of the pictures in my collage I have a picture of Lennie which he was described as "...A huge man‚ shapeless of face with large pale eyes‚ with wide sloping shoulders...". Also in the book when him and George where walking they described Lennie as "...walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws...". When Lennie and George were
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around from ranch to ranch with. George Milton and Lennie Small‚ however‚ had each other. Most times During the Great Depression‚ people used their salary towards having a “good time”. On the other hand‚ George and Lennie saved their pay so they could buy a property to have a small farm and house. Almost no one back then‚ or now for that matter‚ would give away their lives so they could protect and comfort a mentally challenged person. George was different for he took Lennie in‚ helped him make money‚
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George and Lennie have a special relationship unlike any other. Sometimes George gets mad at Lennie but he always cares for him. If someone messes or talks about George‚ Lennie always has his back. They are always looking out for each other. At some times in the book‚ George really wants to leave Lennie but he knows he can’t. George knows Lennie cannot make it without him. There are both pros and cons to them traveling together. You can tell throughout the story that they care about each other
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Lennie Lennies behaviour is very childlike‚ this can be perseieve from ‘’Lennie put his hands over his ears’’ his manorisms of dealing with issues are very child like and can be seen to be similar to the ideal of ‘out of sight out of mind’. This makes us forget about his strength and we are reminded that he can be dangerous‚ in the scene when he fights with Curley which surprises the reader as he first comes across as a soft person‚ and this i turn prepares the reader for the following events of
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hoot in hell about ‘em -’ ‘but not us!’...‘Because I got you an’ you got [me]’” George tells Lennie on the riverbank while looking at the gun in his hand (Steinbeck 104). In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers that travel together in the 1930s. George is little‚ tan‚ and quick‚ while Lennie‚ contrary to his name‚ is big and strong‚ but also mentally disabled. George looks out for him‚ but he consistently gets into trouble. They are making their
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