Comparison Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Of Mice and Men In the novel “Of Mice and Men” the author introduces two characters Lennie and George, who both are out traveling so they can find jobs. They had a job but had to leave because they are accused of committing a crime, and all this started with Lennie, he has the need to touch things to his liking, such as mice, and a girls skirt. Back in their old job Lennie was feeling a girls skirt, she freaked out, she accuses him of raping her and Lennie had to run away with him since he feels responsible for him. They both plan to have their own farm in order to do that they need money, which means they need a job. They get a job, while they´re there the boss´s son, Curly, isn´t a big fan of big people, the author describes Lennie as a big guy who´s bulky, so Lennie is …show more content…

Curly also has a wife who is known for being really flirty, Lennie meets her and he has a slight crush on her. Throughout the book Lennie and George meet an old man named Candy, he has only one hand and has a dog who´s already old just like him. Candy thinks he is becoming no use so he asks George that he can pitch in some money for the farm. Candy believes that he is becoming no use since he is old and has only one good hand. It is important to realize that Lennie had a mental disorder, he wouldn´t be able to change, especially at the time, nothing would´ve helped Lennie. All Lennie would do is kill animals because he loved touching animals but he didn´t know his own strength and that would lead to him killing the animals. A few people saw what he did to Curly´s hand, he couldn´t control himself, and now he killed someone, this would lead to Lennie getting killed by Curly, either

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