Similarities Between Of Mice And Men And Radio

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Of Mice and Men vs. Radio The novel, Of Mice and Men, and the film, Radio, are very comparable. Their characters amongst the most, Lennie Small and James Robert. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie Small, one of the main characters, has a mental disability. Lennie’s disability causes George Milton, his best friend, to take care of him. Lennie’s strong stature intimidates people, but his personality is just the opposite. Lennie remains kind and forgiving to everyone, even when he has to deal with violent colleagues and later death. Lennie died happy death, thinking about tending his rabbits and living on his own land, with his best friend. “I can still tend the rabbits, George?” (Steinbeck 65).
In Radio, James Robert, one of the main characters,

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