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    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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    being a retarded fellow(Lennie)‚ and the other‚ a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him.  On the path to achieving their dream‚ they run into obstacles‚ but stick together‚ stressing the importance of true friendship.  Steinbeck wrote this book to tell us how important it is to have a friend to share your life with.   The book starts off set in Soledad‚ which‚ when translated into English means "lonely".  But when Lennie and George are together‚ they are

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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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    Steinbeck George‚ one of the protagonists‚ decides to end the life of his companion Lennie. This is absolutely the right thing for george to do because Lennie was always a nuisance to george‚ and because Lennie would have no quality of life to look forward to otherwise. The first claim that Lennie was a nuisance was absolutely true because of all the mess he had gotten himself and George into. The first piece of evidence for this is from the town george alludes to‚ Weed. In this town Lennie and George

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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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    a ranch. Lennie and George find a ranch and start to work hard and dream about having their own ranch. Everyone at this ranch seems very nice except for one man and his wife. One of the men that Steinbeck created‚ Lennie‚ always seems to get in trouble‚ especially with this man. George‚ the other man‚ feels that it’s his job to get Lennie out of trouble. Lennie is not the smartest of their little group. Lennie shows that he is not very smart because of his actions. For example‚ George does everything

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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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    Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds Audio George knows all about the three reasons why authors write. He has been writing short stories and poems since he was in fourth grade. He has written stories intended to inform audiences‚ persuade them‚ and also merely entertain them. He enjoys writing for entertainment the most. With each piece of writing‚ he conveys his purpose differently. For example‚ George has been tasked with writing an article for the front page of the school newspaper. The article

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    novel George and Lennie immediately bond together building a close friendship that teaches them both new things. Crooks is willing to work for nothing‚ just to gain the independence for a life outside the stables and to leave his lonely little room. Candy is a beautiful‚ talented girl sick of the farm life and she’s willing to do anything in the world to attain the American dream. The starting of wanting to achieve the American dream begins as soon as we get to know Lennie and George. George and Lennie

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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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