George And Lennie In Of Mice And Men

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In the novella by John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie feel different from the other ranchers in the ranch. This is due to the fact, that in chapter one of this book both George and Lennie talk about how people who work on ranches are lonely and that the ranchers have nothing to look ahead to. The other ranchers do not have any help and they are on their own to complete their jobs and earn their money. Unlike the other workers on the ranch that have nobody but themselves, George and Lennie are not lonely because they have each other. This relationship between George and Lennie can become beneficial to them throughout the

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