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Question: Of Mice and Men examples, quotes of powerless characters!.!?
I need example/ quotes of charaters who are powerless throughout the novel!. ThanksWww@QuestionHome@Com


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“‘An’ I got you!. We got each other, that’s what, that gives a hoot in hell about us,’ Lennie cried in triumph” (Page 104 Steinbeck)!.

“George broke in loudly, ‘Oh! I ain’t saying he’s bright!. He ain’t!. But I say he’s a God damn good worker!. He can put up a four hundred pound bale’” (Page 22 Steinbeck)!.

“‘God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy!. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble!. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want…’ ‘…An’ whatta I got,’ George went on furiously!. ‘I got you!’” (Page 11 Steinbeck)!.

“‘Why ain’t you wanted!?’ Lennie asked!. ‘’Cause I’m black!. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black!. They say I stink!. Well, I tell you, you all of you stink to me’” (Page 68 Steinbeck)!.

"Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror!. He cried, 'Make 'um stop, George!.' Then Curley attacked his stomach and cut off his wind" (Page 63 Steinbeck)!.

"Crooks bored in on him!. 'Want me ta tell ya what'll happen!? They'll take ya to the booby hatch!. They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog'" (Page 72 Steinbeck)!.

"And Lennie said softly to the puppy, 'Why do you got to get killed!? You ain't so little as mice!. I didn't bounce you hard!.' He bent the pup's head up and looked in its face, and he said to it, 'Now maybe George ain't gonna let me tend no rabbits, if he fin's out you got killed'" (Page 85 Steinbeck)!.

"--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" (Page 94 Steinbeck)!.


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well i dont remember any quotes but lennie follows george and wants to be like george with everything!. anything george tells him he pretty much listens!. Www@QuestionHome@Com