... always discriminated against and just wanted to belong somewhere; some, like George and Lennie, had a dream and lived just for the dream; some, like Curley's wife, wanted to be something, someone important. Lennie has suffered in the novel Of Mice and Men, because of his simplicity. He was always afraid to say something stupid, ... . Tell you what made me stop that. One day a bunch of guys was standin" around up on the Sacramento River. I was feelin" pretty smart. I turns to Lennie and says: "Jump in." An" he jumps. Couldn't swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him. An"...

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• Grade Level: High School

... destruction of society. Steinbeck's The Pearl is a study of man's self destruction through greed. Juana, the faithful wife of Kino, a paltry peasant man, had lived a spiritual life for what had seemed like as long as she could remember. When her son Coyotito fell ill from the bite of a scorpion, she eagerly turned ... towards the spiritual aspects of life. She began to pray for her son's endangered life. The doctor who had resided in the upper-class section of the town, refused to assist the child, turning them away when they arrived at the door. Lastly they turned to the sea to seek th...

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• Grade Level: High School

... sort of guardian for Lennie. Lennie is a very large, muscular man whose mind is very slow and is almost childlike. Both characters are traveling ranch hands, going from town to town in search of work. George's and Lennie's characters are round, evolving throughout the story. There are also a few stock characters. Curly, the ranch owner's bully son, ... to know the ranch hands, Lennie and George allow two other workers, Crooks and Candy, to join in their dream for their own place. Curly does not like anyone that is bigger than he is (which is pretty much everyone). He has a very big compl...

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• Grade Level: High School