Of Mice and Men

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The story opens with two men, George and Lennie, walking to a farm where they are set to begin work the next morning. The men become tired from their walking, find a lake, and decide to rest. They begin to talk and it is shown through their discussions that George is in charge of the two men, making all the decisions, and that Lennie is very childlike. George notices that Lennie keeps sticking his hand into his jacket pocket and knowing his friend, tells Lennie to hand whatever is in his pocket over. Lennie obliges and takes a dead mouse out of his pocket explain that he was petting it because it was soft. This angers George who snatches the mouse and throws it across the lake complaining that without Lennie he would have a worry free life. After he calms down, George tells Lennie that if anything bad happens at the new farm the spot where they are now is to be where Lennie should run off to and hide in with George following. Lennie says that he wouldn’t forget then proceeds to ask George to tell what their dream farm is going to be like and about the rabbits. George obliges and eventually the two men fall asleep.
The next morning the two make it to the new farm later than expected and slightly annoys the owner. The owner begins to question the two men, but only Goerge answers because George told Lennie not to speak. This makes the new owner suppositious of Lennie and threatens to lower his wages, but George defends Lennie saying that Lennie isn’t smart but is a great worker. The owner hires the two men and tells them to go put their belongs down in the bunkhouse.
Once in the bunkhouse, George and Lennie meet Candy, an old “swamper” who is missing a hand and has an old sheepdog. Next the men meet Curly, the boss’s son. Curly...

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...rch for Lennie, which George joins. The men take off in search for Lennie.
George discovers Lennie in the spot that he told Lennie to run to when trouble comes about on the farm. George and Lennie talk and Lennie tells George to not be anger at him for he meant no trouble. George says he understands and Lennie asks if he could still care for the rabbits on the new farm. George agrees and begins to describe the dream farm to Lennie. While talking, George shots Lennie in the head. The lynch party hears the shot and finds George with Lennie’s dead body. When the other men arrive, George lets them think that he was forced to kill Lennie because Lennie attack him. Slim consoles George, understanding that Lennie’s attack on George never happened, knowing that George killed his friend out of mercy. Slim and George leave while the other man stand looking at Lennie’s body.

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