Similarities Between Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In the book Of Mice and Men, there are two characters Lennie, and George, who are on their way to their new jobs but on the way they run into some technical difficulties. When they arrive at their new job their boss shows them around and tells them what they are supposed to do around here. After that, they start meeting the other workers and start to find out that the boss’s son and his wife are very interesting people that don't get along with the workers

Lennie Small is a tall,buff, hard worker with the mind of a child.He travels with George his friend.
George Milton is a shorter character that is also a hard worker. He watches over Lennie.
The Boss is the owner of the ranch in Soledad. He has a son name, Curley.
Curley is the boss’s son

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