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In Of Mice and Men, Lennie’s loss of innocence, which occurs in the form of his death (Steinbeck 106), impacts George both negatively and positively in ways that he loses his best friend, he loses hope on his dream, and he will have an easier life with no burden. A negative effect of George was that he loses his best friend. Lennie was all George had “because I [Lennie] got you [George] to look after me, and you got me to look after you …” (Steinbeck 14). The death of Lennie causes an impact on George in that he now has no one to be with. With Lennie gone, George is also unable to fulfill his dream of having his own ranch. Although George said that he never really believed that he would own a ranch, Lennie’s optimism gave him hope for a chance that it might come true (Steinbeck 94). Now that the optimism is gone, there is no reason for George to fulfill that dream. One of the positive effects that George has is that his life will be easier. Because Lennie had mental issues, George was always saving him from getting in trouble, such as when Lennie spoke to the boss when he wasn’t supposed to (Steinbeck 22). Even George said himself, “’If I was along I could live so easy … I could get a job an’ not have no mess.’” (Steinbeck 103). Along with an easier life, George will also have no burden. Lennie is always accidentally getting in trouble and George has to keep covering for him. George even says, “’Yeah, you forgot. You always forget, an’ I got to talk you out of it.’” (Steinbeck 23). With Lennie gone, George just has to fend for himself and, therefore, his life will be easier. Rue’s death, in The Hunger Games, represents a loss of innocence. This leads to Katniss having negative and positive effects on her (Katniss’s) life b... ... middle of paper ... ...ough negative effects are more prominent when mentioning a person growing up, there are also positive effects that follow, as life will continue to go on. Works Cited Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York, NY: Scribner, 1995. Print. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York: Random House, Inc., 2000. Print. Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Print. Narvaez, Darcia. “Playing violent video games: Good or bad?.” Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers. 9 Nov. 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. . Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1993. Print. The Hunger Games. Dir. Gary Ross. Perf. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Willow Shields, and Amandla Stenberg. Lionsgate, 2012. Film.