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George And Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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“...in 1913, the passing of the Mental Incapacity Act in Britain led to around 40,000 men and women being locked away…” (NewStatesMan) That was a ton of mental people being locked up because they weren’t “useful” or “any good”. Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck describes how two men, George and Lennie, have a dream to one day own a farm and have the American Dream. Lennie isn’t exactly like the other guys at the ranch. He faces many difficulties unlike the others. George did not have a choice of whether to shoot Lennie or not. If George would not have done what he did Lennie would have suffered if Curley would have got to him, he would have been locked up for the rest of his life, or he would have died living on his own because he can’t support himself. …show more content…

However, they never would have been able to settle down and live somewhere because they would always be on the run. First, he would have been locked up if the police would have found him. I know that he would have been put in a special place because the text states, “ Crooks bored in on him. "Want me ta tell ya what'll happen? They'll take ya to the booby hatch. They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog." The author also stated, “...they’ll lock him up an' strap him down and put him in a cage.” Second, Lennie could never have survived on his own. If Lennie would have been on the run, he never could have found food by himself. Of Mice and Men stated, “Why, the poor bastard'd starve to death…” I also know he can’t survive on his own because George states, “You ain't got sense enough to find nothing to eat." If Lennie were to run away he never could have

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