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Of Mice and Men Heartbreak and Tragedy Two men work on a ranch in an attempt to fulfill their dreams. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, these men are not able to accomplish their goal because of a heartbreaking tragedy. George, who is small and smart, travels everywhere with Lennie, who is huge and has the mind of a child. They continuously struggle to earn a stake for their work, but Lennie keeps on getting them into trouble. George deserves the most sympathy, because he has to shoot Lennie, he won’t have Lennie’s company anymore, and his dream of owning a farm is now gone. George has to live with the fact that he shoots and kills his best friend, Lennie. This is a very difficult thing for him to do because he has feelings for Lennie. He is forced to make an extremely difficult decision; whether to leave Lennie alone and risk the men finding him and killing him, or shoot him in the back of the head and ensure a short death without much pain.
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