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    responsibility on taking care of Lennie. George knows he could be better off without Lennie. “When I think of the swell time I could have without you, I go nuts,” George finally expresses. He even tells

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    "There are too many cop shows and they are becoming all the same. The same stories, the same lighting, the same camerawork, same dead bodies." - Peter Ansorge, 1997. Given the diversity of concepts and setting of crime dramas currently being produced this comment may or may not seem as convincing as it may have been when authored. Take one crime drama series and investigate the respects in which it both: 1) reworks established crime drama formula and conventions; and 2) offers novelty

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    Lennie

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    the way they talk or how other characters talk about them you just can’t help but sympathize with them. In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men that character is Lennie Small. The reader can sympathize with Lennie because he has a dream and he doesn’t really have anyone. First off, the bunnies. Many times throughout the book Lennie asks George to tell him about the ranch that they are going to own. The first instance is on page 14, “‘...we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’

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    Lennie and George want their own piece of land to live off of because it symbolizes their independence, however, they cannot achieve it because of Lennie’s death. Throughout the story, the two protagonists, George and Lennie, are in search for their own American dream. They dream to one day possess a piece of land they can call their own. As George and Lennie are sitting around the campfire eating supper, Lennie says, “An’ live off the fatta the lan’,” Lennie shouted. “An’ have rabbits. Go on, George

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    Lennie Friendship

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    are good to him. George and Lennie are like brothers. Their interaction is very similar to when a little brother annoys the other brother, but in the end they still love each other and take care of each other. George shows Lennie love by taking care of him and being responsible for him. George takes care of Lennie many ways. George has taken care of Lennie for a long time. George took him under his wing even though he didn’t need to. George genuinely cares for Lennie. He feeds him, makes sure he

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    Lennie Characteristics

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    captures the journey of two men, Lennie and George, on their path to finding their American dream. Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie sympathetic since he shows how Lennie is sensitive and childlike and also loyal with how he listens and trusts George. The traits that make up Lennie is what makes people sincerely feel for his character. Watching Lennie throughout these first few chapters, the book shows that he is very childlike. George constantly talks about how Lennie wants to touch everything

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    Lennie And George

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    and Men is a story written by John Steinbeck. The book is about two migrant workers named George and Lennie. George is mentally stronger than Lennie and Lennie has the mind of a child. John Steinbeck is successful when making Lennie sympathetic when showing that Lennie is loyal and caring because of his dialogue and actions. A character trait that Lennie shows throughout the book is loyalty. Lennie is a very loyal to George when he keeps the two of them out of trouble by letting George speak for him

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    Lennie Smalls

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    and Lennie Smalls are the two main characters in this story. In this story George has to make very tough decisions that can either help or ruin his future. For example, when George shot and killed Lennie, he did it to save Lennie from pain. If George didn't make that decision to shoot Lennie, Curley would’ve got to him and made him suffer. George killing Lennie was justified, he had to do it. In the beginning of the story the author wrote about why George and Lennie had to leave Weed. Lennie is

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    Lennie In Trouble

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    Men by John Steinbeck is about two men named Lennie & George who lost their jobs & need to find a new one. The two are in trouble because Lennie had pulled on a girl's dress & scared her. Lennie is incredibly affectionate for a man in his time period. Lennie is just a few links short of a chain. Steinbeck made Lennie so that he could make the story more interesting by promoting the odd pair of Lennie being huge & dumb while George was small & smart. Lennie is dumb & is gentle, but he is very strong

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    Is Lennie Wrong

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    It does not prove Lennie wrong, because if anything George did Lennie a favor. George knew the things they'd probably do to him, such as sending him to prison, to a mental asylum in which they used to treat them very bad back then, or they would've hanged him which is a brutal way to die. Sometimes you got to do tough choices in life, and in this instance George did Lennie a huge favor. It's almost kind of like when Carlson put down Candy's dog except Candy didn't put down his own problem. Carlson

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