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    Their relationship is that they are friends and they are nice to each other. George takes care of Lennie so that he won't get in trouble.Evidence that supports that is in paragraph 20 where it says "Well, look. Lennie- if you jus' happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush".He also makes sure Lennie doesn't say anything to the boss so he won't get in trouble.George tells Lennie a story and Lennie gets delighted when he tells him the…

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    Mice and men the hard ways of companionship In mice and men the main relationship between george and lennie. lennie is a mentally handicapped man who loves petting soft things like dress and puppies and dead mice. The theme is relationship George is like a brother to poor lennie in so many ways like the following,george promise that they will own their own land. lennie will have some companionship on their land he will have rabbits to take care of. And if it rains they will retreat in the…

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    Of Mice And Men Isolation

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    Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck in the year of 1937. This novel is set in the small town of Soledad, California during the great depression. While suffering in the battles of the time period they are set in, two friends, George and Lennie strive for the hopes of owning their very own ranch one day. While this novel is about George and Lennie’s friendship, it is also about the theme of loneliness and isolation. Many of the minor characters in this novel have one thing in…

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    Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury. Today I will prove that George MIlton is not guilty of first degree murder. Throughout the story George is always taking care of Lennie from beginning to end. They leave a place called Weed for a problem they had, they camp in the brush once in there journey to find another place to find work. They have reached a place to work and they both start their job right away. Lennie is like a son to George, a family member, In no circumstance would George…

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    Dreams can make or break people and can affect you for the rest of your life.In the novel of Mice and Men dreams make a major contribution to the story changing characters and the setting. Dreams are a major part of the story Of Mice and Men and lots of subjects revolve around them and that even though how close you are to dream everything can collapse in front of you. Dreams are a major part of the novel George's and Lennie's dreams were to buy their own ranch and not have to work for a boss.…

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    Showing compassion and empathy toward a character or a person is showing sympathy. John Steinbeck, the author of Mine and Men makes the readers not sympathetic toward Lennie. The book Of Mine and Men by John Steinbeck is a book about two migrant workers, having the American Dream to own their own place on the fat of the land. Lennie does many things that shows that he is a bad person, it comes out with his actions and his traits. Lennie does not listen to what others tell him. George would…

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    Everyone can feel lonely In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and men Losing someone in life can make you become lonely. John Steinbeck has pointed this out everywhere in his book. Everyone feels lonely at times, it’s in our human nature. People feel lonely when losing someone in their life or sometimes people just want to be lonely at times. But no one wants to be lonely all of the time. Candy is a old man who lives in a bunkhouse with a bunch of men, but he keeps to himself mostly. Candy mostly depends…

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    What does isolation feel like and, consequently, what effects can it have on people? The characters in Of Mice and Men are troubled by their self struggles of isolationism and their dreams to overcome it. This book goes into depth about the lonely line of work these men endure and how no one cares for each other in this solitary world. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, The feelings of Crooks, Curley’s wife, and George that are expressed in the novel, reveals the theme that people who are…

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    The novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men use animals to symbolize a greater theme. Harper Lee uses the mockingbird to represent innocence and how everyone will soon be hit with the hard realities of the evils in the world. Of Mice and Men gives us a lesson on the predatory nature of the world. John Steinbeck uses a dog to symbolize the fate for those who are no longer of use. Both novels are prime examples of how authors can use simple, everyday objects to bring a deeper meaning of…

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    The book began with the mouse population all being converted by “The Good Book” and so they spend their lives busily running around finding new cheese. It discussed the impact “The Good Book” had on the mice. It provided them direction on how to deal with change, which significantly improved how the mice previously dealt with changes when their cheese was moved. As a result of this book the mice were more accepting of change and instead of panicking every time their cheese was moved they learned…

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