Of Mice and Men
Setting
1930s
Countryside/Rural
The Great Depression
Characters
George
Lennie
Candy
Crooks
Curley
Curley's wife
Clever, takes care of Lennie.
African American, crooked back
Mentally challenged, big guy.
Old man
Boxer, mean.
Story
The movie starts with George and Lennie being chased by men on horses. They manage to get away.
They caught a train where lennie found a dead mouse which George threw away when he found out about it.
They then went to a ranch where they were going to work.
There they meet the Boss, Candy, Crooks, Curley, Curley's wife and a dog.
Curley was mean to Lennie when they met, this upset George.
After Curley's wife came looking for Curley, George told him to stay away from her.
Lennie and George starts working on the ranch, and meets the other workers.
Flirty
Dog
Candy's dog gets shot because he was: "No good".
George goes to the barn to help a horse, and meets curley's wife in there.
Curley then comes in and threatens George.
George tells the story of how Lennie and him became companions.
a ranch
Lennie and Curley get into a fight. Lennie injure Curley's hand.
George, Lennie and Candy decided to buy a place together. Live by the land
Curley's wife comes into the barn when Lennie is inside.
They start talking and Lennie accidently kills her when she started screaming because she wouldn't let go of her hair.
Lennie then escape into the woods. The others finds out and goes after him.
George finds Lennie first and kills him himself.
Why did George kill Lennie?
I believe George killed Lennie because he thought it was better to kill him himself rather by some stranger.
Candy said the same thing about his dog. He said he should've put him down himself.
Killed by Lennie late in the movie.
Shot by George in the end.