The time of the Great Depression has caused sadness and suffering of individuals of different classes, especially the lower class. Some, like Crooks, were 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, because if he did George would not let him "tend the rabbits". But Lennie also was suffering before he and George though of getting a farm. George used to play practical jokes on Lennie because Lennie was too simple to understand or get angry. .
"I used to play jokes on "im "cause he was too dumb to take care of "imself. 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" he was so damn nice to me for pullin" him out. Clean forgot I told him to jump in.".
Even though George always complains how he would be better off without Lennie, he still could not be happy without Lennie by his side. Lennie is always in trouble, because of his simplicity, basically he is like a child, and George is like his big brother. They have been traveling together ever since they left their home town, and George has grown quite attached to Lennie. Together they were going to get a farm, and some animals. So when Lennie gets into trouble one last time George knows that they, now, will never get that piece of land, and the only thing George can do is make it easier on Lennie: "We gonna get a little place. We"ll have a cow. An" we"ll have maybe a pig an" chickens an" down the flat we"ll have a place for alfalfa for the rabbits. An" you get to tend the rabbits.
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Essay on "Of Mice and Men" - Topic #4 A lonely life can be a very sad life. ... In Steinbecks, novel "Of Mice and Men" there is much reason that causes certain people to feel as if they are not needed on the ranch. ... His dog was shot by one of his fellow workers, because they complained that the dog stunk and that it was time to stop the dogs suffering. ... Curley's wife yearns to have the men talk to her without being afraid of Curley and what he is going to do to them. ... These three characters showed the loneliness that was present in "Of Mice and Men". ...
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Afirst glance all of the characters in Of Mice and Men seem to be almost vague, but on closer inspection on realizes that each character is very unique. By examining the main characters in Of Mice and Men we learn a lot about their complex exterior. ... George knows that this is the only way of protecting from suffering at the hands of Curly. ... Curley's wife seems to be the most complex character found in Of Mice and Men. ... As Lenny tells Crooks about he and George's dream of owning their own place, Crooks can not help but be cynical he has been working at the ranch for a lon...
