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by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, published in 1937, is one of the author's most widely read novels, largely due to its ubiquitous presence in the high school curriculum. As a result, this mythic story of two opposites - the clever, wiry George Milton and the lumbering, powerful Lennie Small - has…

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how does steinbeck convey lennie's animal-like qualities?
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how does steinbeck convey lennie's animal-like qualities?
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of mice and men chapter 3
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of mice and men chapter 3
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what does george answer when the boss asks what he is trying to put over?
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to console lennie over the death of his puppy, curley's wife tells him that he can get another one, that "the whole country is fulla mutts." what is the significance of that line?
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the novel ends where it began, in the clearing by the river. what is the atmosphere established by the description at the beginning of the final section?
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what was curley's wife's dream? she indicates that life with curley is not what she wanted for herself.
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Last updated by: Aslan on May 20, 2012 6:11 PM
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why does curley's wife become afraid of lennie as he's stroking her hair?
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why does curley's wife get angry when lennie tells her that george said he shouldnt talk to her?
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why does curley's wife offer to let lennie stroke her hair?
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why does lennie leave curley's wife body in the barn, but take the puppy with him when he leaves to go to the river?
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what is the significance of carlson asking geogre and lennie had his gun and supplying the story that george wrestled the gun away from lennie and shot him
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when george - obviously upset - and slim go for a drink, carlson remarks, "now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" why doesnt he understand?
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why does lennie kill curley's wife?
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why does george's struggle with the description of the farm when lennie asks him to recite it to him there, on the river bank?
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why does the giant rabbit appear to lennie?
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what is slim's role at the end of the story?
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what is the purpose of aunt clara's appearance in lennie's mind's eye?
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what does lennie fear his punishment will be?
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what personal information does curley's wife reveal to lennie in the barn?
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what has lennie done as the section opens?
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what is lennie's fear?
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curley's wide is lonley because she's a woman. candy is lonely because of his age. why is crooks lonely?
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What is Lennie's exact mental disability?
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