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of mice and men

Killing in today's society is not viewed as a necessity or even " the right thing to do" and in fact is punishable by law. However in the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck wrote in a way to make killing viewed as a good thing. There were many incidents leading up to Lennie's death, some, more predictable then others.
As the book began one read how Lennie and George were poor men on the run. They had been chased out of their last jobs because of Lennie. Since Lennie was unable to control himself, he decided to grab a hold of a girl's velvet dress, only to panic when she began to scream. This lead Lennie to rip her dress and cause her to cry rape. As the town of Weed searched for the so-called rapist the boys were forced to hide in an irrigation ditch until nightfall. In this incident Steinbeck was able to show how George was loyal to Lennie by not leaving his side or even just sending Lennie off on his own. This short story let the readers see just how loyal......

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