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"But not us! An' why? Because... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why."
Lennie talking about how him and george have a good future and they won't end up like the other workers.

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"O.K. Someday-- we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and...
-- An' live off the fatta the lan' Lenni shouted. An' have rabbits."
The two friends talking about how one day their future will look like this.

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All throughout the story, George keeps telling us that Lennie is strong and that he could lift like 2 men.

He also breaks Curley's hand.

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".... you don't understand nothing." (p.71)

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"But you're kinda a nice fella. Jus' like a big baby" (p.90)

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Has no control over his physical strength

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Has no control over his physical strength

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Lennie keeps on killing and getting himself in trouble because of his uncontrolable strength.

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Throughout the story, George is considered the small, smart guy, as he is with Lennie.

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He is the head of the group composed by him and Lennie.

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"They let the nigger come in that night. Little skinner name of Smitty took after the nigger."
They use the black guy basically as an object, and they act like it's rare that they invite black people to a party.

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"Got a crooked back where a horse kicked him." (p.20)
***That is also where he got his nickname: Crooks***

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"Funny how you an' him string along together... Hardly none of the guys ever travel together. I hardly never seen two guys travel together."
Slim says this to George on his relationship with Lennie, it was rare to see such loyalty at the time.

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"He ain't no cuckoo, said george. He's dumb as hell, but he ain't crazy."
George defends Lennie from Slim calling Lennie a cuckoo.

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"... I'd have my own little place, an' I'd be bringing' in my own crops, 'stead of doin' all the work and not getting what comes outta the ground"
George talks about what he would do if he was a lil bit smarter, basically his dream life.

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- By his actions, his speech and the way Lennie talks to him, we can assume that Lennie is mentally challenged.

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-When Lennie forgets something or does something stupid, George gets angry easily and seems to be impatient when it comes to Lennie's actions.

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"The door opened quietly and the stable buck put in his head; a lean negro head, lined with pain, the eyes patient.
-Mr. Slim."
All the others call Slim by his normal name, but the only black person has to call Slim "Mr. Slim"

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"George, how long's it gonna be till we get that little place an' live on the fatta the lan' --an' rabbits?"
Lennie is very excited about his future, especially the rabits

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During those two pages, all they talk about is their dream place, how they imagine their future, talking about a house they would love to buy once they have the money.

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"George said reverently, "Jesus Christ! I bet we could swing her." His eyes were full of wonder. "I bet we could swing her," he repeated softly."
Goerge has his "eyes full of wonder" when he realizes that his plan to buy the house, his dream, might just work.

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"They all sat still, all bemused by the beauty of the thing, each mind was popped into the future when this lovely thing should come about."
Lennie, George and Candy are all daydreaming about their future and the house they're planning to buy.

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"He reads a lot." (p.20)
As he is often alone, Crooks reads a lot, maybe leading to the idea that he is smart?

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"Crooks, the Negro stable buck had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn."
Crooks is seperated from the others because he's black.

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"I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse... cause I'm black. They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink."
The others are very racist towards Crooks, they don't want him hanging out with them.

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"Me an' him goes ever' place together."
Lennie says this about his friendship with George.

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"He won't do it. Lennie cried. George wouldn't do nothing like that. I been with George a long time. He'll come back tonight."
Lennie is scared of losing his best friend.

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The racism of the others towards Crooks has made him very lonely. He says he needs somebody's company instead of books and horses.

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"I seen hunderds of men come by on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it."
Crooks talks about how many men he sees that have the same idea and dream as Lennie and George.

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"It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger."
When Lennie and Slim are with Crooks and Candy asks if he can come in, Crooks asks as if he didn't want to but deep down he enjoys the company.

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"And a manue pile under the window. Sure it's great"
The others give Crooks the worst room because he's black.

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"Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much."

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"Seems like ever' guy got a land in his head."
Almsot everyone in that situation at the time had the same dream.

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Candy talks about how nice it would be to have his own land, and that he's tired of getting nothing for the work he does.

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"Listen, nigger. (...) You know what I can do to you if you open your trap? (...) Well you keep your place then, nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny."

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"I wisht Goerge was here. I wisht George was here."
Lennie can't pass much time without George.

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"No, sir. I ain't gonna talk to you or nothing. (...) George's scared I'll get in trouble."
Lennie is loyal to what George told him to do.

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"Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes -- all them nice clothes like they wear. An' I coulda sat in them big hotels, an' had pitchers took of me."
Curley's wife's dream is to be in movies and all. The people of the time might have different dreams.

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"George says I ain't (nuts)"
Lennie trusts the opinion of George.

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"I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would."
Even George knew from the start that it was a wild dream, with small chances of becoming true.

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"I ain't gonna let 'em hurt Lennie."
No matter the circumstances, George is there for Lennie and will stand for him

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"(George) been doin' nice things for you alla time. When he got a piece a pie you always got more'n half. An' if they was any ketchup, why' he'd give it all to you."
George was selfless towards Lennie.

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"All the time he coulda had such a good time if it wasn't for you. (...) But he got to take care of you."
Even though George could have better opportunities, he stays lyal to taking care of Lennie.

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"He ain't never raised his han' to me with a stick. He's nice to me."
George has always been nice to Lennie.

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"We got each other."

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George has to kill Lennie, but he makes him think about the house, his rabbits and everything; his dream. So that he could die happy. That's how much that dream was important to him.

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George was always there for Lennie throughout the entire book. Even though he didn't express it very much, we can see that George loves Lennie very much.

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Lennie, even with his big size, has a very gentle heart. Even with all the things he has killed, none of it was meant in a harmful way. All of them were accidents.

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When Lennie and Slim talk to him about their dream land, Crooks is quick to express how bad of an idea it is. He tells them how many people he's seen with the same dream, not getting realized.

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Meaning he has a lot of authority, and we definitely see that with his actions and words.

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Curley used to be a fighter, which explains his agressive, fighter behavior.

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"She got the eye" (p.28) and throughout the story, Curley's wife keeps on flirting with the other guys, and even tells Curley that she "don't like Curley. He ain't a nice fella."

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"Yeah. Purty..." (p.28)
She is very pretty, according to the other guys from the farm, which gives her the power to influence and mess with the guys of the ranch. She has been married to Curley for 2 weeks.

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He is always willing to pick fights, especially with Lennie. That character trait will lead him to getting his hand crushed by Lennie.

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Curley gets very protective and jealous when someone approaches his wife and talks to them, as he is scared that she is cheating on him (which she kinda is).

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While talking to Lennie (p.89) she explained how much she would've wanted to be an actor or a part of that kind of business. It was her dream.