Comparing George And Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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George and Lennie were best friends, but they were very different, both mentally and physically, I learned that even though they have their many differences they are still best friends. It doesn't matter what someone look like, when it comes to friendship. For their appearances, George was a small, stern, smart, old guy, “The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes...slender arms, a thin and bony nose”(2). While Lennie was a hugugious dude, who wasn’t very bright, “...A huge man, shapeless face, with large pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet..”(2). Their appearances a totally different, yet, they’re still best friends. Lennie and George are very different mentally. George

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