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"Listen you know what I could do to you"

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"Listen you know what I could do to you"

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Curleys wife threatens crooks only because he stood up for himself and his rights to have is own room. Unfortunately he was shot down and "put back in his huddle".

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Lennie and Crooks are talking, Crooks wants him gone but Lennie wants a friend.

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"Give 'um to me, George...Lennie held out his hands pleadingly." (43)

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"Give 'um to me, George...Lennie held out his hands pleadingly." (43)

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Lennie pleads and complains to George like a child, that he wants his puppy back.

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"Oh! please don't do none of that," he begged. "George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain't gonna let me tend no rabbits." (91)

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"Oh! please don't do none of that," he begged. "George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain't gonna let me tend no rabbits." (91)

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This was the scene when Lennie was touching curleys wife's hair and would not let go. Lennie doesn't even care that he's hurting her he just cares about getting in trouble after.

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""Please don't do that. George'll be mad." (91)

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""Please don't do that. George'll be mad." (91)

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Lennie doesn't even care abiotic the fact that he hurt (or later killed) her he only cares about the consequences. Just like a small child.

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"Crook's face lighted with pleasure..." (71)

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"Crook's face lighted with pleasure..." (71)

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Lennie doesn't realize that crooks is teasing him just like a little kid wouldn't.

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"Lennie smiled happily. "That's him,that's the guy and he's gonna let me tend the rabbits"" (80) 

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"Lennie smiled happily. "That's him,that's the guy and he's gonna let me tend the rabbits"" (80) 

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When curlys wife asks if George is the guy Lennie came with in the middle of their argument in the barn, Lennie just like a child, goes on to talk about his rabbits, something completely different then the discussion. Just like a child he can't keep his attention on what's happening instead he starts to think about rabbits.

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"I don't know nothing that stinks as bad as a old dog.....why not shoot him, candy...(44)

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"I don't know nothing that stinks as bad as a old dog.....why not shoot him, candy...(44)

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They could not stand the dog so they started to talk about how to get rid of it.

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" i never meant no harm,.....lennie  cried I don't like this place.... "(32)

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" i never meant no harm,.....lennie  cried I don't like this place.... "(32)

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People are mean and lennie is scared. He is scared because he is in innocent and worried.

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Lennie does anything he's told, like a child.

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Lennie listens to George even though he tells him to do dangerous things. He thinks that Geirge knows best just like child.

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"I didn't mean no harm George. Honest I didn't. I jus' wanted to pet um a little.

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"I didn't mean no harm George. Honest I didn't. I jus' wanted to pet um a little.

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Lennie shows innocence by not knowing he could hurt the pup easily.

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"'I didn't wanta,' Lennie cried. 'I didn't wanta hurt him.'"

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"'I didn't wanta,' Lennie cried. 'I didn't wanta hurt him.'"

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Lennie was scared and didn't know what he was doing. He didn't mean to hurt Curley but was unaware of his strength much like a youth he feels really bad about it.

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Lennie is looking to George for protection like a child

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"You get him back there quick, and don' you take no more. You'll kill...."(Pg.43)

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"You get him back there quick, and don' you take no more. You'll kill...."(Pg.43)

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This is when Curley started a fight with Lennie. Lennie didn't want to hurt anyone but when George told him to fight back Lennie did and broke Curleys hand. George was protecting and teaching him and Lennie listened, like father and son.

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George is rewarding Lennie for remembering like parents do with small children.

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"Lennie's eyes were frightened..." (P. 29)

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"Lennie's eyes were frightened..." (P. 29)

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Lennie is looking to George for protection even though he is stronger than him.

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"George lifted his tick and..." (Page 19)

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"George lifted his tick and..." (Page 19)

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Lennie is doing what George is doing, kind of like follow the leader. And is what a small child tends to do.

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"Lennie's eyes were frightened... "(P.29)

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"Lennie's eyes were frightened... "(P.29)

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This is Lennie being scared, like a small child that feels like they have done something wrong. They are really scared and look to their parents/teacher for guidance.

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"I don't want no trouble," he said plaintively. "Don't let him sock me George," (29) 

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"I don't want no trouble," he said plaintively. "Don't let him sock me George," (29) 

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Lennie is looking to George for protection (like a small child) even though he is a lot bigger and stronger.

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Lennie is smiling when George compliments him on his strength like when little kid smiles after they receive a compliment.

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Lennie is scared and wants George to protect him like

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Lennie is showing that he is frightened much like a child would be.

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"...Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten..."(22).

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"...Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten..."(22).

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Lennie is showing very common behaviors of a small child, hence the hanging of his head in shame. It shows that even though he is not a child, Lennie still looks up to and reacts to George like he is his parent.

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Lenny is scared, much like a little kid, despite his strength.

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Lennie, much like a child, can't really stand up for himself so George does it for him.

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Lennie responds after George tells him to hit Curly if he tries anything on him. Lennie does not know that George meant to fight him because Lennie does not know fighting phrases and George does not have expirence of fighting

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"Yeah, you forget. You always forget, an' I got to talk you out of it." 

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"Yeah, you forget. You always forget, an' I got to talk you out of it." 

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Lennie feels innocent because George keeps yelling at him if he messes up

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"George lifted his tick and looked underneath it. He leaned over and inspected the sacking closely. Immediately Lennie got up and did the same with his bed." (19)

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"George lifted his tick and looked underneath it. He leaned over and inspected the sacking closely. Immediately Lennie got up and did the same with his bed." (19)

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This quote shows that just like in chapter one, like a child, Lennie copies what George does. That being said, this illustrates that Lennie doesn't understand much, showing his innocence.

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"Yeah you forgot you always forget..." (Pg. 23)

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"Yeah you forgot you always forget..." (Pg. 23)

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Lennie is feeling innocent because George goes off at him even if he says one word... One word that will cost them their job according to George. Lennie doesn't know that he has a mental disability so George just makes him feel bad that he cannot talk otherwise he will ruin their chance of having a job.

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"I could pet with my thumb while we walked along." 6

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"I could pet with my thumb while we walked along." 6

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Lennie likes soft things to calm him down

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"I was only foolin, George. I don't want no ketchup"

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"I was only foolin, George. I don't want no ketchup"

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This shows innocence because Lennie thought that George was mad at him because of the ketchup, but Lennie was mad about something else. Lennie was too innocent to see that the problem was himseld

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"Lennie who had been watching imitated George exactly" (pg 4) 

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"Lennie who had been watching imitated George exactly" (pg 4) 

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Lennie, just like a child follows and imitates his role models.

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"Go on... George. How I get to tend to the rabbits..."(14)

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"Go on... George. How I get to tend to the rabbits..."(14)

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Lenny's excitement in his small chore reminds me of when I was you and was given a fun job, when I your little it makes you feel important but when you get older you usually just want to relax.

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This is demonstrating the childish behavior Lenny has, therefore causing him to appear innocent. Only children act like that.

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"Lennie held his closed hand away from George's direction. "It's on'y a mouse, George." (5)

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"Lennie held his closed hand away from George's direction. "It's on'y a mouse, George." (5)

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Lennie is comforted by something very small and simple like a mouse. This shows his innocence because he doesn't need much to be happy.

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I aint takin it away in meaness"...page 9

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I aint takin it away in meaness"...page 9

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Lennie doesnt understand why he cant have a dead mouse, which in this page he expresses child like innocense.

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Lennie is showing innocence by pleading like a child.

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"Lennie approached, drew back, approached again. George snapped his fingers sharply..." (Pg. 9)

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"Lennie approached, drew back, approached again. George snapped his fingers sharply..." (Pg. 9)

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Lennie is acting dog like approaching and going back, than finally when George became  impatient Lennie put the mouse in his hand.

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"I could pet it with my thumb as we walked along." (Page 6)

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"I could pet it with my thumb as we walked along." (Page 6)

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This shows that Lennie likes soft, comforting things, as a child does.

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"I could let it with my thumb while we walked along." (6)

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"I could let it with my thumb while we walked along." (6)

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This shows and talks about the explanation for why Lennie could've kept his dead mouse but George refused, throwing it into the open. Also, it shows how he liked soft things, feeling safe and secure with something to always be with him.

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"He had sensed his advantage. "If you don't want me…" (pg 13). 

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"He had sensed his advantage. "If you don't want me…" (pg 13). 

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A lot of children, when realizing that they're winning in an argument, will over exaggerate their stories or threaten things they don't mean in order to gain the upper hand.

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"I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.(pg.6)

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"I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.(pg.6)

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This is Lennie talking about why he liked to have the mice. He liked to pet it because it was soft like a child pe their stuffed animals.

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"Guys like us, that work on ranches...they got no family. They don't belong no place..."(13).

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"Guys like us, that work on ranches...they got no family. They don't belong no place..."(13).

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George is explaining that the ranch workers don't have anyone to go to and they don't have any friends. He is saying that lennie and him are not lonely.

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Lennie doesn't understand that when George yelled at him it wasn't because of the ketchup. It was about something much bigger. This shows how innocence Lennie is since he mind is like a child, not fully understanding what George was really mad about

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"Good boy! That's fine, Lennie! ... When we get the coupla acres I can let you tend the rabbits all right. 'Specially if you remember as good as that." (15)

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"Good boy! That's fine, Lennie! ... When we get the coupla acres I can let you tend the rabbits all right. 'Specially if you remember as good as that." (15)

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This shows George rewarding and encouraging Lennie for remembering something small, like how parents do with their children.

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"I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along," (6)

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"I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along," (6)

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Lennie is innocent in the same way a child is and he shows this by being comforted by soft things.

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"Lennie looked sadly up at him. 'They was so little,' he said apologetically. 'I'd pet' me, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead--because they was so little. I wish't we'd get the rabbits pretty soon, George. They ain't so little.'" (pg.9-10)

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"Lennie looked sadly up at him. 'They was so little,' he said apologetically. 'I'd pet' me, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead--because they was so little. I wish't we'd get the rabbits pretty soon, George. They ain't so little.'" (pg.9-10)

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This quotes how innocent Lennie can be as she doesn't realize how strong she can be against the mice. As the mice bite him, Lennie tries to be friendly by also pinching them but ends up crushing their skulls instead and killing them; later feeling sad.