Lennie seems to constantly make poor decisions and acts inappropriately without the ability to understand why. ... George is seemingly always having to clean up the messes for Lennie. ... Whenever Lennie accidently kills animals, he lies about it to George by saying he found whatever it was already dead. ... Carlson's gun, used earlier in the story to kill a lame dog, was stolen by George for a reason. ... He did not want Lennie to suffer but to dream of his perfect world where he didn't make mistakes. ...

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Yes, George did kill Lennie but he didn't murder him. ... George and Lennie were like family towards each other and George killed Lennie himself so he wouldn't have to go through the torture by Curley. ... If George hadn't killed Lennie then Curley would have tortured. But why would Curley want to kill Lennie in the first place? ... George just did what he though best and if Lennie was here he"d say the same thing. ...

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This story of George and Lennie is truly touching and that's why I believe so many people would enjoy this book. ... Lennie had accidentally killed the dog. ... I think George was very brave and strong for doing what he did. Instead of having Curley kill Lennie, George takes matters into his own hands and kills George before Curley can find him. ... George did later on get the farm he knew that Lennie would like. ...

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Chapter three, Lennie and George's secret of why they left their previous jobs. ... Lennie pets the pup so hard he kills the small dog. ... Once George told Lennie to jump off a cliff and he did exactly that. Lennie trusted George that is why George would put Lennie out of his misery. ... George and Lennie will never have the good life. ...

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I believe that his client, George Milton, is innocent. ... That fact is unopposed, why would he kill his dear friend unless he truly thought that something worse would happen if he didn't. ... Can we just assume that there was some argument we did not know about, or should we hope that the defendant had some gain? ... We were not presented any reason for George to kill his friend, Lennie, other then the mercy he had in his heart, knowing that his helpless, handicapped, naive friend was being hunted by a society that didn't understand him. ... You may have heard of these murders fr...

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An" have rabbits. ... " (103; ch 6) In the back of his mind, Lennie is quite fearful that George might leave him, but some how Lennie thinks that he knows George won't. ... Why ain't you wanted? ... If he coulda used his feet, Smitty says he woulda killed the nigger... She never makes any such threat to Slim, Lennie, George, or even Curley. ...

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As a consequence, there used to be many social problems having a negative influence on Americans. ... Also, all workers except George and Lennie have prejudice towards Candy because they are younger, more useful and more influential. ... Hence, when he finds out the plan of George and Lennie, he is willing to give all his money to fulfill their dream, which seem to be the sole reason why Candy stays in the ranch. ... Furthermore, George always insults and bullies Lennie due to the fact that Lennie is gigantic. Curley hits Lennie, and if George did not order Lennie to beat Curley up, Lennie co...

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After researching and combing the book for information, I have come to the conclusion that, although he was cruel to Lennie at times, George did in fact care about him and his well being. ... 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. ... One time Slim claimed that he thought Lennie was a "cuckoo" and wondered why George traveled with him. ... After Lennie killed Curley's wife, George told Candy that he won't let them hurt Lennie (Steinbeck 104), and he also pleaded with Curley not to shoot and ki...

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I feel that the book wouldn't have even been a book without Lennie's character contributing to the storyline. ... He often times depends on George to help him get through tough situations. ... Some of the bad things that happened because of Lennie's strength was that he often killed little creatures like mice and puppies accidentally, because suden movements that they did would cause Lennie to get scared and jerk them around. ... Unfortunetly the puppy didn't have a very long life span. ... That's why I was sad to see him go....

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She finally found someone she could talk to, confide in, release herself to, and shortly after she did so, she was killed. ... His initial mean attitude towards Lennie showed the unhappiness that he must have suffered as a result. ... He goes on to mention to Lennie that a man has to have someone, that he will go crazy if he doesn't, and that he gets lonely and sick (72-73). ... During a stop George and Lennie make on their way to their new job, George tells Lennie how it is. ... George had befriended Lennie, and taken it upon himself to care for him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School