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OF MICE AND MEN
Chapter 1
Setting : It is a hot Thursday, late in the afternoon. The characters are four miles south of Soledad. They stop right by the Salinas River, a beautiful river in rural California surrounded by woods that have a warn path through them that runs to the river from the ranches and farms. There is a giant sycamore near them with a horizontal limb worn smooth by men who have sat on it, and under it is the ash pile of many fires. It is a very peaceful and heavenly setting.
New Characters :
George Milton : Described as being small, quick, dark of face, wiry, with restless eyes; everything about him is defined, bony, sharp and strong. He looks out for Lennie's safety, although he loses his temper at Lennie easily. He often goes on long rants about how life would be easier without Lennie, but he actually likes having him around. (FOIL of Lennie)
Lennie Small : Described as being huge, shapeless, with sloping shoulders, pale eyes, slow moving and awkward.......

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