... learn both in and out of school, interested in books, music, science, religion, and sports (Fontenrose 3). During this time, he worked as a sales clerk, farm laborer, ranch hand, and factory worker, and left Stanford permanently in the fall of 1925 without a degree (Fontenrose 3). In New York City, his brother-in-law ... Introduction XXXIX) One novel of John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, takes place in the Salinas Valley of California. The drama is centered around two itinerant farm workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, with a dream of someday owning a place of their own. Lennie Small i...

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... more intelligent because it shows that she listens to music. It makes her seem much more civilized and cultured, instead of just some girl out in the country living on a farm. In the book, this never happens. Sinise probably made this change to create more of a sophisticated persona for Curley's wife. This explains more about her dreams to become an actress ... 's wife's character, and the changes he made really make you feel bad for her. This is important because in the end when Lennie accidentally kills her, the impact on the plot is much greater. With all of the changes Sinise made to...

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