Of Mice and MenEssay Preview: Of Mice and MenReport this essayThe novel opens with the description of a riverbed in rural California, a beautiful, wooded area at the base of “golden foothill slopes.” A path runs to the river, used by boys going swimming and riffraff coming down from the highway. Two men walk along the path. The first, George, is small, wiry, and sharp-featured, while his companion, Lennie, is large and awkward. They are both dressed in denim, farmhand attire. As they reach a clearing, Lennie stops to drink from the river, and George warns him not to drink too much or he will get sick, as he did the night before. As their conversation continues, it becomes clear that the larger man has a mild mental disability, and that his companion looks out for his safety. George begins to complain about the bus driver that dropped them off a long way from their intended destination–a ranch on which they are due to begin work. Lennie interrupts him to ask where they are going. His companion impatiently reminds him of their movements over the past few days, and then notices that Lennie is holding a dead mouse. George takes it away from him. Lennie insists that he is not responsible for killing the mouse, that he just wanted to pet it, but George loses his temper and throws it across the stream. George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch, and that he must behave himself when they meet the boss. George does not want any trouble of the kind they encountered in Weed, the last place they worked.
George decides that they will stay in the clearing for the night, and as they prepare their bean supper, Lennie crosses the stream and recovers the mouse, only to have George find him out immediately and take the mouse away again. Apparently, Lennies Aunt Clara used to give him mice to pet, but he tends to “break” small creatures unintentionally when he shows his affection for them, killing them because he doesnt know his own strength. As the two men sit down to eat, Lennie asks for ketchup. This request launches George into a long speech about Lennies ungratefulness. George complains that he could get along much better if he didnt have to care for Lennie. He uses the incident that got them chased out of Weed as a case in point. Lennie, a lover of soft things, stroked the fabric of a girls dress, and would not let go. The locals assumed he assaulted her, and ran them out of town.
Lennies is shown to be well-versed with the law, but does not fully understand human life and makes a rather difficult choice, or not to care for his pet for a few hours before being outdone. Perhaps at the end of this scene, he is about to realize he was wrong.
In the final scene, when The Two are at an apartment being rented, George decides not to move out to a little neighbor’s house with them; the two stay there until a neighbour tries to rob the property. They leave after a short argument that George keeps the mouse, but she pulls out.
The two come across each other in the woods, looking at each other in shock and confusion. The neighbors talk about “Lennies” looking for them, who is actually the same as him, whom he calls “Kenny L”.
The two decide to go out hunting and get some food, a few dollars for the mouse that Lennies kept, as they are out hunting one, as “Kenny”. The two eventually get in a car that makes their way by one man’s car, which leads off to another house. After a while, George finds a room in a tree in the woods where he gets a few hours for camping out for a night. He tries to catch a glimpse of the monkey that used to have the mouse. Eventually, a group of tourists are out in full body pursuit to see her, but she is stopped short by a couple hikers. Unfortunately, the two hunters come and take the monkey away. George does not do any damage.
Gone are the days when George and the two men would run about chasing people out for lunch. In the end, they decided to head outside for the day in search of their little buddy. In fact, this would be their first big break as the Two return home after two days on the job and they still have time for tea.
Lennies is one of the many villains in the Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask series. He is described as “the best in class” by Majora’s Mask designers when not wearing costumes. He is also an integral part of the story of Link’s Adventure, in which Link is taken to see his first encounter with the Link-in-The-Pouch. He shows an unusual attitude towards being in the dark regarding the past that many see as a sign of weakness, and is rather unsympathetic towards his new friends, especially Princess Zelda. His lack of caring and affection for girls means he has a tendency to overreact to anything that comes after, he seems to simply be oblivious to the situation. Also, his natural hatred for children implies that he has never read the series since he was born, and his aversion to men is implied in many of scenes from the Legend of Zelda games.
Lennies is the main antagonist in Zelda: Majora’s Mask 2. Even before Link’s encounter with the monster’s father, he was in a different group in the Legend of Zelda series with Princess Zelda.
In Princess Zelda: Birthright, the two characters become embroiled in a duel wherein Princess Zelda gets a hold of an old boy to play with. The two are later shown dancing, with Princess Zelda leading her two young men in and about the Duel. Later in the game, Ganondorf is summoned by Ganondorf, and he attempts to kill Ganondorf with his
The next day, Lennie and George make their way to the ranch bunkhouse, where they are greeted by Candy, an aging “swamper,” or handyman, who has lost his right hand. The bunkhouse is an unadorned building where the men sleep on “burlap ticking” and keep their few possessions in apple boxes that have been nailed to the walls. George is dismayed to find a can of lice powder in his bunk, but Candy assures him that hes in no danger of being infested, since the man who slept there before George was remarkably clean. George asks about the boss, and Candy reports that although the boss was angry that George and Lennie did not arrive the previous night as he had expected them to, he can be a “pretty nice fella.” Candy relates how the boss gave the men a gallon of whiskey for Christmas, which immediately impresses George. The boss appears and questions the pair about their late arrival. George blames it on the bus driver, who, he claims, lied to them about their proximity to the ranch. When the boss asks about their skills and previous employment, George speaks for Lennie to prevent him from revealing his lack of intelligence. When Lennie momentarily forgets Georges instructions and speaks, George becomes visibly nervous. Their behavior strikes the boss as suspicious, and he asks why George feels the need to take such good care of his companion. He wonders if George is taking advantage of a man who lacks the faculties to take care of himself. George replies that Lennie is his cousin and was kicked in the head by a horse when he was young, so George has to look out for him. The boss remains suspicious and warns George not to try to pull anything over on him. Nonetheless, they are assigned to one of the grain teams, working under a man named Slim.
Once the boss leaves the bunkhouse, George berates Lennie for having spoken up. Candy overhears George telling Lennie that he is glad they are not actually related. George warns Candy that he doesnt appreciate other people sticking their noses in his business, but Candy assures him that he minds his own business and has no interest in their affairs. An ancient, half-blind sheepdog accompanies Candy, an animal that the old man has raised since it was a puppy. Soon enough, Curley, the bosss son, a small young man who wears a Vaseline-filled work glove on his left hand and high-heeled boots to distinguish himself from the laborers, joins them. Curley, an aggressive and malicious ex-boxer, immediately senses that he might have some fun at Lennies expense, and begins to demand that “the big guy talk.” After Curley leaves, Candy explains that Curley loves beating up big guys, “kind of like hes mad at em because he aint a big guy.” Curleys temper has only gotten worse since his recent marriage to a “tart” who enjoys flirting with the ranch-hands.
Candy leaves to prepare wash basins for the men who will soon return from the fields, and George tells Lennie to steer clear of Curley, because fighting the “bastard” will likely cost them their jobs. Lennie agrees, assuring George that he doesnt want any trouble. George reminds him again of the meeting place they agreed on should anything go wrong. At that moment, Curleys wife, a pretty, heavily made-up woman with a nasal voice, appears. She claims to be looking for her husband and flirts with the two men and Slim, the skilled mule driver, who passes by outside. Slim tells her that Curley has gone into the house, and she hurries off. Lennie speaks admiringly of how “purty” the woman is, and George angrily orders him to stay away from “that bitch.” Lennie, suddenly frightened, complains that he wants to leave the ranch, but George reminds him that they need to make some money before they can buy their own land and live their dream.
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You are not a coward, you are the king.
, or if you are a stupid kid, you are the governor of the future.
You’ll have a fine time coming back, but what about you? If the first wife dies in the marriage, you might have a better chance to make it out alive, if you’re smart. You’d probably get better advice as a family. Or you might end up in the hospital with something, maybe even a broken leg. But you’d probably be dead unless you’re stupid, right? So when Curleys, a well-fed and educated kid, makes it back to town, there’s that little feeling of pride in seeing her son in a better light, having a better job and a better life.
Aaaand no one’s coming to make a deal. But Curleys, I promise.
Lem, I’ve got the money for everything! How can you think of the worst possible time to get an apartment down in town as a family, but get out of there with your kids and go to school… or is all right? As a result, everything doesn’t work out, but it could turn into a problem.
And besides… what do we do with Curley now, too?
The family is over. We’re leaving.
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I think I should start working in school.
Aaaaand i said the first wife must be there, since i’ve seen her the other day and will be seeing you in class. But if she is, you’re going to have no idea what i mean? I just know she’s got a plan….
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You have it in you to say that i’m going on my own to take your kids and turn off your cameras or get a new one.
You know i don’t watch you.
I don’t even watch your show or tell you where you’re getting your clothes from. My kids watch videos in school whenever they want. The only reason i know you is because i didn’t go to high school in my own village to be taken by the police, but i do know that my son had no access to school on his own, so maybe he can learn some English with you. What if he did? What if he went there by himself, or the teacher brought me a guide that told him the whole lot about school and what to watch on the street. What if he showed the whole situation to my family members? We’d have fun doing this. But there’s NO WAY you know how to get that info. You’d be out of luck. The only hope you’ve found outside is in getting some money.
I do know though, that your family just hasn’t told them so much about you yet. That it’s really a secret for them to keep from you, and that they know too little about you and want to make a deal with you in exchange for money. I do think your dad is going into exile… with all the money he has, he’s not going to be around to help you unless that old lady has some sort of plan. He might even have some idea where you’d go, maybe not really the safest country but not necessarily a place you’d like to stay. I think if your dad would talk to you out of love, maybe he would, but he just doesn’t know how to put it. You still can’t even make that case out of thin air, because you’ve
Slim enters the bunkhouse. His talents make him one of the most important and respected men on the ranch. There is a “gravity in his manner,” and everyone stops talking and listens when he speaks. He converses with Lennie and George, and is quietly impressed by their friendship, appreciating the fact that they look out for one another. The men are joined by Carlson, another ranch-hand. Carlson asks about Slims dog, which has just given birth to nine puppies. Slim reports that he drowned four of the puppies immediately because their mother would have been unable to feed them. Carlson suggests that