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Melody’s second editing for meaning: The great depression was a worldwide economic crisis which began in 1929 and ended around 1939. Many migrant workers appeared at that time. George and Lennie were migrant workers who suffered a lot, and their story was an epitome of the society at that time. Suppose that if there was another great depression such a day, would people always care for others but finally were unable to seek their own livelihoods? In the novel "Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, when examining the relationship between George and Lennie from different angles, Lennie is a kind of burden to George. What George had done reflects the people who were compelled to make indifference of their attachments during the great depression ** .( maybe this introduction is too long to let reader to read it ) **

First of all, taking care of Lennie is not easy to George, George lost many chances. In the novel, there is a quotation about George's anger and complaint.He said,"God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. An' whatta I got. I got you! You can't keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You dobad things and I got to get you out **." **** (This is a really good quote, but could you make this shorter?) ** Through this complaint of George, the readers could notice that although George knew he had to take care of Lennie, George still had to pay through the nose for taking care of Lennie. The readers know that what George said about those words were angry words but no ill. However what he said were all the truths that Lennie really brang difficulties to him. Before George and Lennie went to the ranch to work, Lennie made a mistake that he made harassment to a woman inadvertently. Many people chased Lennie and George. Although if George gave up Lennie, George might still lost that job. However that problem was made by Lennie. If Lennie did not make that problem, George and Lennie would not run away from those people, and George might be able to get the chance to stay there to work continually.From this complaint from George, the readers could get the information that during the time of the great depression, people were hard to take care of themselves **. **** (I think this point is great, I like this!) ** People still had human touch, but in front of the arduous destiny, they had to give up some attachments, although they felt suffering. Just like those two characters in the novel, because of Lennie's carelessness, George lost many chances to find his livelihood and he felt really arduous.

Furthermore which is a very important idea that George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom **. **** (sorry, I am not sure what this sentence means? Do you mean that George kill Lennie is not for Lennie is also for himself?) ** As all the readers know that George still had profound feelings friendship to Lennie, but the decision of killing Lennie was ambiguous. In the last pages of the novel there is a description of George's action of killing Lennie. "The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." Before George shot, there is a discription about George's actions, "George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again." This discription shows George's hesitation of killing Lennie. From this sentence the readers could know that George still had a deep feeling to Lennie. However he still shot at Lennie finally. Shooting at Lennie contains two meanings. One meaning of them is George wanted Lennie to leave this chaotic world, and he wanted Lennie could get a peace. The other meaning is the most controversial opinion which means George kllled Lennie because he also wanted to relieve himself. He wanted to get a easier life without Lennie. The death of Lennie doesn't mean George was ruthless. It just shows a deeper meaning of spiritual oppression of George. Back to the real society at that time, people were overworked during the great depression. The exhausted bodies directly caused the spiritual oppression of the people who were suffered in the economic crisis. What people did to hurt something or someone, or what people gave up maybe was not their want, but they had to do that for their better lives or livelihoods. It was a kind of forces on people's spirits which came from the effects of the great depression. All in all, what George had said or done to Lennie doesn't mean George was a ruthless person. He had his own idea to deal his problems. Lennie was a kind man but still with carelessness. No matter how many concerns that George gave Lennie, no matter how deep friendship between George and Lennie, in front of the distressing living situation, George had to give up Lennie's life, but keep his and Lennie's memory deep inside his memory forever. Just like the experience between George and Lennie, their experience was the epitome of the whole society. Different people had different suffering during the great depression. Although what they experienced were not the same, people still got hurt on their overworked bodies and their spirits. What people chose to give up maybe shows people's feelings of escaping of the cruel reality, or it might shows people's ways of facing their destinies..
 * (I think this paragraph was good, but the explanation was too tired to read. Maybe you can make the explanation clearly!) **
 * (Again, the conclusion should be concise!) **


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CiCi's editing (grammar): The Great Depression was a worldwide economic crisis which began in 1929 and ended around 1939. Many migrant workers appeared at that time. George and Lennie were migrant workers who suffered a lot, and their story was an epitome of the society at that time. Suppose that if there was another great depression such a day, would people always care for others but finally were unable to seek their own livelihoods? In the novel "Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, when examining the relationship between George and Lennie from different angles, Lennie is a kind of burden to George. What George had done reflects the people who were compelled to make indifference of their attachments during the Great Depression.

First of all, taking care of Lennie is not easy to George, George lost many chances. In the novel, there is a quotation about George's anger and complaint. He said," God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. An' whatta I got. I got you! You can't keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You dobad things and I got to get you out." Through this complaint of George, the readers can notice that although George knew he had to take care of Lennie, George still had to pay through the nose for taking care of Lennie. The readers know that what George said about those words were angry words but not ill. However what he said were all the truths that Lennie really brought difficulties to him. Before George and Lennie went to the ranch to work, Lennie made a mistake that he made harassment to a woman inadvertently. Many people chased Lennie and George. Although if George gave up Lennie, George might still lost that job. However that problem was made by Lennie. If Lennie did not make that problem, George and Lennie would not run away from those people, and George might be able to get the chance to stay there to work continually. From this complaint from George, the readers can get the information that during the time of the Great Depression, people were hard to take care of themselves. People still had human touch, but in front of the arduous destiny, they had to give up some attachments, although they felt suffering. Just like those two characters in the novel, because of Lennie's carelessness, George lost many chances to find his livelihood and he felt really arduous.

Furthermore which is a very important idea that George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom. As all the readers know that George still had profound feelings friendship to Lennie, but the decision of killing Lennie was ambiguous. In the last pages of the novel there is a description of George's action of killing Lennie. "The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." Before George shot, there is a description about George's actions, "George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again." This description shows George's hesitation of killing Lennie. From this sentence the readers can know that George still had a deep feeling to Lennie. However, he still shot at Lennie finally. Shooting at Lennie contains two meanings. One meaning of them is George wanted Lennie to leave this chaotic world, and he wanted Lennie could get a peace. The other meaning is the most controversial opinion which means George killed Lennie because he also wanted to relieve himself. He wanted to get a easier life without Lennie. The death of Lennie doesn't mean George was ruthless. It just shows a deeper meaning of spiritual oppression of George. Back to the real society at that time, people were overworked during the great depression. The exhausted bodies directly caused the spiritual oppression of the people who were suffered in the economic crisis. What people did to hurt something or someone, or what people gave up maybe was not their want, but they had to do that for their better lives or livelihoods. It was a kind of force on people's spirits which came from the effects of the Great Depression.

All in all, what George had said or done to Lennie didn’t mean George was a ruthless person. He had his own idea to deal his problems. Lennie is a kind man but still with carelessness. No matter how many concerns that George gave Lennie, no matter how deep friendship between George and Lennie, in front of the distressing living situation, George had to give up Lennie's life, but keep his and Lennie' s memory deep inside his memory forever. Just like the experience between George and Lennie, their experience was the epitome of the whole society. Different people had different suffering during the Great Depression. Although what they experienced were not the same, people still got hurt on their overworked bodies and their spirits. What people chose to give up maybe shows people's feelings of escaping of the cruel reality, or it might shows people's ways of facing their destinies.

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The great depression was a worldwide economic crisis which began in 1929 and ended around 1939. Many migrant workers appeared at that time. George and Lennie were migrant workers who suffered a lot, and their story was an epitome of the society at that time. Suppose that if there was another great depression such a day, would people always care for others but finally were unable to seek their own livelihoods? In the novel "Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, when examining the relationship between George and Lennie from different angles, Lennie is a kind of burden to George. What George had done reflects the people who were compelled to make indifference of their attachments during the great depression. First of all, taking care of Lennie is not easy to George, George lost many chances. In the novel, there is a quotation about George's anger and complaint .He said,"God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. An' whatta I got. I got you! You can't keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You dobad things and I got to get you out." Through this complaint of George, the readers could notice that although George knew he had to take care of Lennie, George still had to pay through the nose for taking care of Lennie. The readers know that what George said about those words were angry words but no ill. However what he said were all the truths that Lennie really brang difficulties to him. Before George and Lennie went to the ranch to work, Lennie made a mistake that he made harassment to a woman inadvertently. Many people chased Lennie and George. Although if George gave up Lennie, George might still lost that job. However that problem was made by Lennie. If Lennie did not make that problem, George and Lennie would not run away from those people, and George might be able to get the chance to stay there to work continually.From this complaint from George,  __the readers__ could get the information that during the time of the great depression, people were hard to take care of themselves. People still had human touch, but in front of the arduous destiny, they had to give up some attachments, although they felt suffering. Just like those two characters in the novel, because of Lennie's carelessness, George lost many chances to find his livelihood and he felt really arduous. Furthermore which is a very important idea that George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom. As all the readers know that George still had profound feelings friendship to Lennie, but the decision of killing Lennie was ambiguous. In the last pages of the novel there is a description of George's action of killing Lennie. "The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." Before George shot, there is a discription about George's actions, "George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again." This description shows George's hesitation of killing Lennie. From this sentence the readers could know that George still had a deep feeling to Lennie. However he still shot at Lennie finally. Shooting at Lennie contains two meanings. One meaning of them is George wanted Lennie to leave this chaotic world, and he wanted Lennie could get a peace. The other meaning is the most controversial opinion which means George killed Lennie because he also wanted to relieve himself. He wanted to get a easier life without Lennie. The death of Lennie doesn't mean George was ruthless. It just shows a deeper meaning of spiritual oppression of George. Back to the real society at that time, people were overworked during the great depression. The exhausted bodies directly caused the spiritual oppression of the people who were suffered in the economic crisis. What people did to hurt something or someone, or what people gave up maybe was not their want, but they had to do that for their better lives or livelihoods. It was a kind of forces on people's spirits which came from the effects of the great depression. ======

All in all, what George had said or done to Lennie doesn't mean George was a ruthless person. He had his own idea to deal his problems. Lennie was a kind man but still with carelessness. No matter how many concerns that George gave Lennie, no matter how deep friendship between George and Lennie, in front of the distressing living situation, __George had to give up Lennie's life,__but keep his and Lennie's memory deep inside his memory forever. Just like the experience between George and Lennie, their experience was the epitome of the whole society. Different people had different suffering during the great depression. Although __what(no need)__ they experienced were not the same, people still got hurt on their overworked bodies and their spirits. What people chose to give up maybe shows people's feelings of escaping of(about) the cruel reality, or it might shows people's ways of facing their destinies.


 * Yukixin's Editing Grammar: **

The G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression was a worldwide economic crisis which began in 1929 and ended around 1939. Many migrant workers appeared at that time. George and Lennie were migrant workers who suffered a lot, and their story was an epitome of the society at that time. Suppose that if there was another <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">such a day, would people always care <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">about others but finally were unable to seek their own livelihoods? In the novel "Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, when examining the relationship between George and Lennie from different angles, Lennie is a kind of burden to George. What George had done <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">reflected the people who were compelled to make indifference of their attachments during the <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression.

First of all, taking care of Lennie is not easy to George, George lost many chances. In the novel, there is a quotation about George's anger and complaint. He said, "God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. An' whatta I got. I got you! You can't keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You dobad things and I got to get you out." Through this complaint of George, the readers could notice that although George knew he had to take care of Lennie, George still had to pay through the nose for taking care of Lennie. The readers know that what George said about those words were angry words but no il<span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">l, However<span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">, what he said were all the truths that Lennie really <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">brought difficulties to him. Before George and Lennie went to the ranch to work, Lennie made a mistake that he made harassment to a woman inadvertently. Many people chased Lennie and George. <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">Even if George gave up Lennie, George might still lost that job. However<span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">, that problem was made by Lennie. If Lennie did not make that problem, George and Lennie would not run away from those people, and George might be able to get the chance to stay there to work continually. From this complaint from George, the readers could get the information that during the <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression, people were hard to take care of themselves. People still had human touch, but in front of the arduous destiny, they had to give up some attachments, although they felt suffering. Just like those two characters in the novel, because of Lennie's carelessness, George lost many chances to find his livelihood and he felt really arduous.

Furthermore, which is a very important idea that George finally chose <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">to finish Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom. As all the readers know that George still had profound feelings friendship to Lennie, but the decision of killing Lennie was ambiguous. In the last pages of the novel there is a description of George's action of killing Lennie. "The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." Before George shot, there is a discription about George's actions, "George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again." This discription shows George's hesitation of killing Lennie. From this sentence the readers could know that George still had a deep feeling to Lennie<span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">, However<span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">, he still shot Lennie finally. Shooting at Lennie contains two meanings. One meaning of them is George wanted Lennie to leave this chaotic world, and he wanted Lennie could get a peace. The other meaning is the most controversial opinion which means George <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">killed Lennie because he also wanted to relieve himself. He wanted to get <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">an easier life without Lennie. The death of Lennie <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">did not mean George was ruthless. It just shows a deeper meaning of spiritual oppression of George. Back to the real society at that time, people were overworked during the <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression. The exhausted bodies directly caused the spiritual oppression of the people who were suffered in the economic crisis. What people did to hurt something or someone, or what people gave up maybe was not their want, but they had to do that for their better lives or livelihoods. It was a kind of forces on people's spirits which came from the effects of the <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression.

All in all, what George had said or done to Lennie doesn't mean George was a ruthless person. He had his own idea to deal his problems. Lennie was a kind man but still with carelessness. No matter how many concerns that George gave <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">to Lennie, no matter how deep friendship between George and Lennie, in front of the distressing living situation, George had to give up Lennie's life, but keep his and Lennie's memory deep inside his memory forever. Just like the experience between George and Lennie, their experience was the epitome of the whole society. Different people had different suffering during the <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">G reat <span style="background: lime; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;">D epression. Although what they experienced were not the same, people still got hurt on their overworked bodies and their spirits. What people chose to give up maybe shows people's feelings of escaping of the cruel reality, or it might shows people's ways of facing their destinies.

<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #733f3f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**Introduction:** <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Background Information:// The great depression was a worldwide economic crisis which began in 1929 and ended around 1939. Many migrant workers appeared at that time. Those workers chose to migrate to other places to find jobs were not their wants. They were hard to get money and they had no livelihood.

<span style="color: #735959; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//Hook:// If there was another great depression such a day, would people always care for others but finally were unable to seek their own livelihoods?

<span style="color: #735959; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//Thesis Statement:// Examining the matter from different angles of the relationship between George and Lennie, Lennie is a kind of burden to George. What George had done reflects people were compelled to make indifference of their attachments.
 * 1) <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Taking care of Lennie was not easy to George, George lost many chances.
 * 2) <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom, but also for George's self.
 * 1) <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom, but also for George's self.

<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Body Paragraph 1:** //Topic Sentence:// <span style="color: #733f3f; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Taking care of Lennie is not easy to George, George loses many chances.

<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Point//: Because of Lennie George lost many chances.

//Evidence//: "God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. An' whatta I got. I got you! You can't keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You dobad things and I got to get you out."

//Explanation//:Although George knows he had to take care of Lennie, George still had to pay through the nose for taking care of Lennie. What he said were all the trueth that Lennie really made difficulties to him. Before George and Lennie went to the ranch to work, Lennie made a mistake that he made harassment to a woman inadvertently. Although if George gave up Lennie, George maybe still lost that job. However that problem was made by Lennie.

//Connection//:During the time of the great depression, people were hard to take care of themselves.

//Conclusion/Transition Sentence:// Because of Lennie's carelessness, George lost many chances to find his livelihood.

//Topic Sentence:// //Point//: //Evidence//: //Explantion//: //Connection//: //Transition Sentence://
 * Body Paragraph 2:**

//Topic Sentence:// <span style="color: #733f3f; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom.
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<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Point//:George still had profound feelings friendship to Lennie, but the decision of killing Lennie was ambiguous.

//Evidence//:"The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering."

//Explantion//:Before George shot, there is a discription about George's actions, "George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again." This discription shows George's hesitation of killing Lennie. However he still shot at Lennie finally. Shooting at Lennie contains two meanings. One is George wanted Lennie to leave this chaotic world, and he wanted Lennie could get a peace. The other meaning is George kllled Lennie because he also wanted to relieve himself. He wanted to get a easier life without Lennie.

//Connection//: Poeple were overworked during the great depression. The exhausted bodies directly cause the spiritual oppression of the people who were suffered in the economic crisis. It was a kind of forces on people's spirits which came from the effects of the great depression. //Transition Sentence://

//T<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">hesis // <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">//<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">: : //
 * Conclusion:**What George had said or done to Lennie doesn't mean George was a ruthless person. He had his own idea to deal his problems. Lennie was a kind man but still with carelessness. In front of the distressing living situation, George had to give up Lennie's life, but he chose to keep his and Lennie's memory deep inside his memory forever.
 * 1) <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Taking care of Lennie was not easy to George, George lost many chances.
 * 2) <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom, but also for George's self.
 * 1) <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom, but also for George's self.

<span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 99%;">Connection: Just like the experience between George and Lennie, their experience was the epitome of the whole society. Different people had different suffering during the great depression <span style="color: #733f3f; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">. <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Although what they experienced were not the same, people still got hurt on their overworked bodies and their spirits. What people chose to give up maybe shows people's feelings of excape of the cruel reality, or it might shows people's ways of facing their destinies.

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Draft copy <span style="color: #735959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The great depression was a worldwide economic crisis which began in 1929 and ended around 1939. Many migrant workers appeared at that time. George and Lennie were migrant workers who suffered a lot, and their story was an epitome of the society at that time. Suppose that if there was another great depression such a day, would people always care for others but finally were unable to seek their own livelihoods? In the novel "Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, when examining the relationship between George and Lennie from different angles, Lennie is a kind of burden to George. What George had done reflects the people who were compelled to make indifference of their attachments during the great depression.

First of all, taking care of Lennie is not easy to George, George lost many chances. In the novel, there is a quotation about George's anger and complaint.He said,"God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. An' whatta I got. I got you! You can't keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You dobad things and I got to get you out." Through this complaint of George, the readers could notice that although George knew he had to take care of Lennie, George still had to pay through the nose for taking care of Lennie. The readers know that what George said about those words were angry words but no ill. However what he said were all the truths that Lennie really brang difficulties to him. Before George and Lennie went to the ranch to work, Lennie made a mistake that he made harassment to a woman inadvertently. Many people chased Lennie and George. Although if George gave up Lennie, George might still lost that job. However that problem was made by Lennie. If Lennie did not make that problem, George and Lennie would not run away from those people, and George might be able to get the chance to stay there to work continually.From this complaint from George, the readers could get the information that during the time of the great depression, people were hard to take care of themselves. People still had human touch, but in front of the arduous destiny, they had to give up some attachments, although they felt suffering. Just like those two characters in the novel, because of Lennie's carelessness, George lost many chances to find his livelihood and he felt really arduous.

Furthermore which is a very important idea that George finally chose finishing Lennie's life, not only for Lennie's freedom. As all the readers know that George still had profound feelings friendship to Lennie, but the decision of killing Lennie was ambiguous. In the last pages of the novel there is a description of George's action of killing Lennie. "The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." Before George shot, there is a discription about George's actions, "George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again." This discription shows George's hesitation of killing Lennie. From this sentence the readers could know that George still had a deep feeling to Lennie. However he still shot at Lennie finally. Shooting at Lennie contains two meanings. One meaning of them is George wanted Lennie to leave this chaotic world, and he wanted Lennie could get a peace. The other meaning is the most controversial opinion which means George kllled Lennie because he also wanted to relieve himself. He wanted to get a easier life without Lennie. The death of Lennie doesn't mean George was ruthless. It just shows a deeper meaning of spiritual oppression of George. Back to the real society at that time, people were overworked during the great depression. The exhausted bodies directly caused the spiritual oppression of the people who were suffered in the economic crisis. What people did to hurt something or someone, or what people gave up maybe was not their want, but they had to do that for their better lives or livelihoods. It was a kind of forces on people's spirits which came from the effects of the great depression. All in all, what George had said or done to Lennie doesn't mean George was a ruthless person. He had his own idea to deal his problems. Lennie was a kind man but still with carelessness. No matter how many concerns that George gave Lennie, no matter how deep friendship between George and Lennie, in front of the distressing living situation, George had to give up Lennie's life, but keep his and Lennie's memory deep inside his memory forever. Just like the experience between George and Lennie, their experience was the epitome of the whole society. Different people had different suffering during the great depression. Although what they experienced were not the same, people still got hurt on their overworked bodies and their spirits. What people chose to give up maybe shows people's feelings of escaping of the cruel reality, or it might shows people's ways of facing their destinies.