Of Mice and Men Group

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fivestarchick
fivestarchick
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High School - 11th Grade

What has George told Lennie about that he always remembers even when he forgets everything else?

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Posted by fivestarchick on Sunday August 16, 2009 at 2:24 PM and tagged with characters, george, lennie.

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  1. seraphina
    seraphina Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    George always tells Lennie about their "dream". George and Lennie's dream is to have there own farm and have rabbits so that Lennie can pet them because he likes to pet things(although he always ends up killing them). This is a dream that the men see as a fantasy or something to look forward to in their future.

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    Posted by seraphina on Sunday August 16, 2009 at 7:37 PM

  2. kkosach
    kkosach Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    George reminds Lennie to "hide in the brush 'til I [he] come[s]".  This order foreshadows that Lennie will inevitably get in some sort of trouble apart from other incidents in the novel.  George and Lennie constantly must run from different ranches and authorities because Lennie gets in trouble due to his childlike mind and superhuman strength.  Lennie repeats this order to himself throughout the text, which is important because he is unable to remember most things. Finally, Lennie does hide in the brush, waiting for George tp rescue him yet again.

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    http://www.enotes.com/of-mice-and-men

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    Posted by kkosach on Thursday August 20, 2009 at 10:11 PM

  3. joygrace
    joygrace Teacher

    Lennie always remembers their dream about owning a farm. He is excited that he gets to tend to the rabbits.

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    Posted by joygrace on Saturday September 12, 2009 at 6:02 PM