Of Mice And Men Monologue

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Lennie is so irritating, demanding this and that. I am sat here doing all the work, I am the one hussiling and he contributes nothing. We were doing so well in Weed had a good job, paid well but Lennie justy has to come and mess it up. We just can't keep a job with Lennie, always messing things up He strocked a girls dress in Weed, the woman screamed and he clenched harder. Then we had to spend a whole day in an irragation ditch with men trying to look for us and kill us. I just one to enjoy life without having to drag that big babby around. He restrictes me from living my life, I am limited to what I want to do. I could be living the dream, maybe have a girl and start a family. But no Lennie just has to take that away froom me. I should

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