... to care for him. Even if they escaped the ranch, there would only be a matter of time before another town, another dead girl, and another group of angry men to outrun. In shooting him, George provided the most merciful outcome for Lennie, and prevented his suffering.  Even in the end, George did what was best for Lennie. The only thing that kept Lennie going was looking forward ... you. Even when that choice is not socially acceptable, it might be the most merciful thing in the end. The American Dream in "Of Mice and Men" The American Dream John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men"" is ...

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... no more, and even not to move, this is a result of a broken neck. Curley's wife falls to her death and stays motionless in the barn as an eerie silence hits the farm. This eerie silence is the tension, the schock knowing that Curley's wife is dead and so is the dream of George, Candy and Lennie. The theme of the novel is very noticeable and is felt as well as coming ... alright. He begins to tell him about their dream of how they were to have there own place and they would take care of them self, not having to work for no one. How Lennie would get to tend all the rabbits and feed them a...

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... about Lennie's short-term memory loss, which leads him to forget everything that happened in weed. Lennie like George has a dream to own there own land and be there own bosses. Lennie would tend to the rabbits whilst George looked after the technical side. This very dream shows both their weaknesses, as they both would stop at nothing to get it. Later in ... turn makes him lonely. Crooks is a bitter, indignant, angry and ultimately frustrated by his helplessness as a black man in a racist culture. Wise and observant, Crooks listens to Lennie's talk of his dream of the farm. Although he'...

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... of the lives of real people. Steinbeck's characters are not the rich men and women of California's boom days, but are the homeless, the migrant workers, the poor fishermen, and the farmers. However, each of these people has a deceptively simple, but important story to tell, a story filled with love and pain. The stories tell us not only of the lives of the poor who seek to live off the land, but of the struggles of all people. Of Mice and Men, The ... night when Billy is staying awake to watch the pony, Gabilan's breathing quiets and Jody falls asleep. The next morning the pony is gone. J...

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• Grade Level: High School