George Milton In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

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In the beginning of the book, you see one of two main characters, George Milton. George is the leader, the smart one out of the two. Before he does anything, George thinks first. George has this personality of a strong-hearted, older brother to his friend Lennie. You will learn about who he is later on in the paper. George has this big dream about owning his own land for himself. He’s tired of going place to place and not having a place of his own. “ We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. “ (14).” George is tired of following people around, and doing the same thing other people do. While George is planning

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