of the novella‚ Steinbeck portrays the relationship of George and Lennie to be like Father and Son. The author uses a variety of techniques‚ such as metaphors‚ symbolism‚ and irony to represent the ups and down of their relationship. There are three main themes which are prominent to section one than any part of the book; loneliness‚ the ‘American Dream’ and the importance of George’s and Lennie’s friendship. Firstly‚ as George and Lennie are introduced in the novella‚ the two are dressed nearly
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Lenny and George from‚ Of Mice and Men‚ are two characters looking for a place to‚ lay their hats. They had been in a lot of trouble in the past‚ mainly to the misfortune of Lenny s incompetence. Many things contributed to the critic s opinion of Lenny and George s loyalty. One of the biggest reasons for their being loyal or not‚ is when George shoots Lenny‚ many of the critics use this as a Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck
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named george and lennie george was a miniature guy and lennie was a big guy. They were running from some men that were chasing them the reason why they were chasing them is because lennie likes to feel soft thing so he touched a ladies dressed and he wouldn’t let go so the lady screamed and told the men.Lennie and george ran through fields just to get away from the men that were chasing them. George and lennie are the two main character of John Steinbeck’s book of mice and men. George and lennie want
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Did George have a good reason for killing Lennie? The reason for George to kill Lennie varies‚ and different people have different reasons or opinions of the situation. Well the reason was simply for protection‚ and all out of love. It was nothing personal‚ George just knew that it was the best thing to do for Lennie’s safety. George had been Lennie’s caregiver for a long time‚ he knew that Lennie wasn’t in his right mind‚ and that he didn’t know what he was doing. When Lennie accidentally killed
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may know‚ George Milton is accused for the murder of Lennie smalls instantly killing him in the back of his head. But George is innocent and there was a method to this behind all this madness. First it must be understood that George had two decisions: To kill Lennie? Or let Lennie live and take him to trial? Since Lennie was George’s best friend whom he took care of all the time because he was mentally disabled so‚ obviously George did not want to watch his friend be tortured and killed in such
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" Of Mice and Men " by John Steinbeck is a novel involving two extremely different main characters. George is a reasonably intelligent‚ hardworking ranchman. Lennie on the other hand always manages to find trouble. He is equally as hardworking and honest as George but his simple childlike mind always finds him trouble wherever he goes. However they have one thing that unites the two of them as close as any bond can. This is that they both share the same dream of owning their own ranch and after
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George and Lennie‚ two extraordinary characters in Of Mice and Men‚ Similar yet very different. Both Lennie and George rely on their friendship to survive. Lennie depends on his friendship with George to make the correct desisions. George relies on the friendship he has with Lennie in order to plan for the future. While Lennie depends on George‚ in some ways George depends on Lennie. For example‚ despite George’s impatience and annoyance with Lennie‚ and his remarks about how easy his
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Steinbeck‚ people question Gorge on whether or not it is morally right of him to kill Lennie. Are his reasons good enough? Many believe that it is immoral if George to kill Lennie. Despite the fact that he is killing him and killing is thought to be morally forbidden‚ one needs to understand why he thinks its the best thing to do. George is doing what he thinks is right. It is not immoral of George to kill Lennie. Lennie does not understand what he is fully capable of. He is never able to reach
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possibly her last gasps of air‚ you have a decision to make‚ end or keep her life as this is a 50/50 chance situation. This would be one example of a justifiable act‚ along with situations such as war ethics‚ hunting for sport‚ and in the case of George and Lennie. In the case of military ethics‚ a person should have the choice to kill in order to defend their country. People should look to see this is justifiable‚ “Consider the situation
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when George shot Lennie‚ but this is not the only time in this novel where this had happened. George’s actions were justifiable when he shot Lennie in the back of the head because he was only trying to save his best friend. George killed Lennie to protect him from the terrible things that would have happened to him if he lived. George knew that if Curley had gotten a hold of Lennie first he would have tortured Lennie before he shot him. George didn’t want that to happen. He wanted Lennie to die
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