1. The Friendship of George and Lennie
That was the kind of friendship George Milton and Lennie Small had in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. ... Carlson insists on having him put down, however, Candy doesn't want to because that dog has been with him since he was just a puppy. After a while of going back to forth about it, Slim intercedes and tells Candy that it would be best to put him out of his misery. Candy caves in, and Carlson takes the dog, his gun, and a shovel outside to put him down. ... Throughout the book, George and Lennie's quintessence of friendship motivates a lot of the characters: it make...
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