... farm and rabbits, and shoots him in the back of the head. George views Lennie's death as imminent and inevitable, and thus finds it appropriate that he kill Lennie, putting him out of his misery before Curlely commits a more brutal murder.12 However, the books ends with Carlson wondering why George is upset, once again demonstrating that the other men cannot comprehend the ... bond of friendship between George and Lennie. Steinbeck's novel is book about misfits in society. George the dreamer, Lennie basically retarded, Curley cruel. Crook ... George told Lennie to jump off a cliff and h...

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... end. There dreams was what kept them going. In fact, their dreams always included Lennie feeding the rabbits. Without him, At the end George did what was the only right thing, a mercy killing. If George hadn't killed Lennie then Curley would have tortured. But why would Curley want to kill Lennie in the first place? Because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife. Yes, it was an accident and should be forgiven but ... Curley wasn't going to let this slid. No, Curley wanted revenge. So George had no choice but to end his best friend ... ...

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... end. There dreams was what kept them going. In fact, their dreams always included Lennie feeding the rabbits. Without him, At the end George did what was the only right thing, a mercy killing. If George hadn't killed Lennie then Curley would have tortured. But why would Curley want to kill Lennie in the first place? Because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife. Yes, it was an accident and should be forgiven but ... Curley wasn't going to let this slid. No, Curley wanted revenge. So George had no choice but to end his best friend ... ...

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... just like he did in Weed, and just like that she was dead. One more item to put on Lennie's murder list. Furthermore, foreshadowing determined where George would find Lennie in the end of the book. George knew exactly where to look for Lennie because the hiding place was agreed upon earlier in the story. George told Lennie, "Well, look. Lennie  if you jus" happen to get into trouble ... north. He told Candy to lie for him so that he had time to steal Carlson's Luger to kill Lennie with. George understood the pain that Candy was going through because he let someone other than himself k...

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... end. There dreams was what kept them going. In fact, their dreams always included Lennie feeding the rabbits. Without him, At the end George did what was the only right thing, a mercy killing. If George hadn't killed Lennie then Curley would have tortured. But why would Curley want to kill Lennie in the first place? Because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife. Yes, it was an accident and should be forgiven but ... Curley wasn't going to let this slid. No, Curley wanted revenge. So George had no choice but to end his best friend ... ...

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John Steinbeck has presented his case. I believe that his client, George Milton, is innocent. George should be found innocent because of his clear emotional attachment to the victim, his heartfelt mercy for his late friend, and the lack of a plausible motive. He was good friends with this man. That fact is unopposed, why would he kill his dear friend unless he truly thought that something worse ... that there was some argument we did not know about, or should we hope that the defendant had some gain? No! Until the district attorney can give us some evidence of a hateful act or even a backgrou...

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... , they still have one another. The main thesis presented in this novel is friendship, loneliness, and responsibility. Friendship is represented in the book as the relationship between George and Lennie. George and Lennie are not related and yet they`re close like brothers. For example: When Lennie touched the girl's dress back in Weed( where they used to work) they had to run away. Even though George did nothing wrong ... found, so everyone who worked in the farm went looking for him. The truth was, George was the one that killed Lennie at the end, and it was because of friendship. Georg...

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John Steinbeck has presented his case. I believe that his client, George Milton, is innocent. George should be found innocent because of his clear emotional attachment to the victim, his heartfelt mercy for his late friend, and the lack of a plausible motive. He was good friends with this man. That fact is unopposed, why would he kill his dear friend unless he truly thought that something worse ... that there was some argument we did not know about, or should we hope that the defendant had some gain? No! Until the district attorney can give us some evidence of a hateful act or even a backgrou...

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... wanted the best for Lennie. They dreamed of earning enough money to have a big farm on their own. Lennie wanted to own bunnies on that farm and George told him that they would. I believe Lennie truly looked up to George. It really made me think about how people can truly make an impact on others. It doesn't have to be anything fancy either. George didn't buy Lennie anything, because he ... had nothing. His company was enough for Lennie. Some people might think that the things George sometimes says to Lennie is rude, but most of it is just George's personality. He also really cares about ...

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... and hide in the brush until he comes to get him (Steinbeck 17). George did this for protection so that if Lennie does do something bad, he might have a chance to get away and not be killed. At one time during the story, Lennie offered to George that if he wants he could leave him and live in a cave, so he won't have to deal with him anymore (Steinbeck 13,14 ... , George pleaded with Lennie to stay because he wants him around, and he knows that if he were on his own that he would have no way to find food or shelter. As well as protecting Lennie, George also stood up for him when others sa...

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... in jail and they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. Bout not us." Lennie breaks in. "But not us! An" why? Because you got me to look after you and I got you to look after me, and that's why (15)." Lennie likes to hear this to be reassured of his special friendship with George. Lennie's friendships is very valuable because he always cheers up anyone who needs it. Slim ... knew that if Curley found Lennie, he"ll kill him painfully and he doesn't want that kind of cruelty to his friend. Slim is a guy who listens and talks reassuringly that everything is always alright. A perfect example...

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... He knows lots of gossip and tells George and Lennie about how the boss victimizes Crooks. Candy is lonely his only friend is his dog. He has had it since it was a puppy but everybody else in the ranch is threatening to kill it because it is useless. This ... because they were both lonely and they started to become friends. Crooks shares the same dream as George and Lennie which is they will live "off the fat of a land" and have rabbits to tend and look after the acres they hope they will have. Curley's wife she is also a loner. ... to struggle violently Lennie wondered why she had stop...

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... in stature along with his friend Lennie Small whom George looks after as a favor to Lennie's aunt. Lennie, a man very large in stature and simple minded, likes to pet soft things. This is why they are searching for work at the start of the story. George and Lennie are farmhands by trade who constantly have to look for work throughout parts of California because Lennie, being mentally handicapped, always gets ... pets her hair until she starts to scream. Her screams scare Lennie, who doesn't want to disappoint George by getting into trouble again, so he starts to shake her until her neck ...

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... was in the barn looking after the pups Curly was playing horseshoe and his wife was on her own. She noticed Lennie in the barn and walked over to the barn where she sat down and started to talk to Lennie. This is how I became to kill Lennie. It was a fine summers evening when one of the guys suggested that we play a game of horseshoe outside. I say yes ... Curleys wife walked into the barn. I told Lennie not to talk to her even if she talked to you because I knew she was trouble. She started talking to Lennie about how lonely she was and Lennie remembering what I told him kindly says I ...

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