John Steinbeck, The author of the novel "Of Mice and Men", set the book during the Wall Street crash, where thousands of people lost or didn't know how much money they had. Many men were travelling all over America in search for work, most of these men were searching for work on ranches. ... Candy means that even though Curley's wife has only been married two weeks, she is already flirting with other men as though she isn't married. ... In the Beginning of the second chapter, we are led to expect Curley's wife as a flirty tart, who is unsatisfied with her new marriage to ...

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That was the kind of friendship George Milton and Lennie Small had in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. ... So George tries to show Lennie his wrongs and help him to try and correct them by not repeating them again as he shows later on in the first chapter on page 15 where George asks Lennie, "What you gonna say tomorrow when the boss asks you questions?... Later on in chapter three, Carlson, one of the ranch handymen, complains about the old man, Candy's dog smelling and limping around everywhere. ...

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The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place during the Great Depression, and begins besides the Salinas River near Soledad, California. ... The men make their way to a ranch. ... Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men metaphorically compares Lennie and Candy's dog by making them both dependent on someone, continuously referring to Lennie as an animal but a good worker, and ultimately, making both of their deaths almost identical. ... In chapter three, Lennie gets involved in a physical quarrel, however, he does not fight back. ... In conclusion, Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men met...

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