Sympathy In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Sympathy, this is what I have for a lot of things in my life and others around me, but there are other people who deserve it a lot more than me.In the book, Of Mice and Men, by John SteinBeck, is about these 2 guys, Lenny and George, and how they are going to a ranch to work on becasue they had to leave their old job when Lenny was accused of rape for touching a girls soft dress.

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