Comparing John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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“‘I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody’d shoot you for a coyote if you was by youself”’(13). Lennie’s death is foreshadowed from the very beginning of the book when they left Weed, a similar incident happened in Weed with a girl because Lennie touched her dress, although this time George knows that they can not just flee town, because Lennie has done worse than touch a dress. In the beginning of the book George and Lennie are near the Salinas River and this is a very important spot for George and Lennie because this is where Lennie is to go if he ever gets into trouble. “‘Le’s go, George. Le’s get outta here. It’s mean here”’(33). When Lennie and George get to the ranch Lennie already has a bad feeling about the ranch

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