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George, an affable migrant farm worker, and Lennie, a towering simple-minded pleasantly humble young man, are the subjects. They are bound by George's devotion and Lennie's "pathetic helplessness". George's guardianship keeps Lennie out of trouble, but we soon see this is a slippery slope. Lennie's displays of love result in several deaths ranging from mice and puppies to a beautiful woman. Eventually, in the face of a lynch mob, George kills Lennie to put him out of his misery.
Migrant workers George and Lennie arrive at a ranch after fleeing trouble. They dream of owning a small farm, and the old ranch hand Candy offers his savings to join them. Lennie’s strength and limited judgment repeatedly cause trouble. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife, George finds him in a clearing and shoots him before the ranch hands can lynch him. Lennie dies imagining the farm they had hoped to own.
During the Dust Bowl, the dispossessed Joad family travels from Oklahoma to California seeking work. They encounter exploitation and hardship, lose family members along the way, and face flood and displacement; in the final scene, Rosasharn nurses a starving man with milk intended for her stillborn child.
George, an affable migrant farm worker, and Lennie, a towering simple-minded pleasantly humble young man, are the subjects. They are bound by George's devotion and Lennie's "pathetic helplessness". George's guardianship keeps Lennie out of trouble, but we soon see this is a slippery slope. Lennie's displays of love result in several deaths ranging from mice and puppies to a beautiful woman. Eventually, in the face of a lynch mob, George kills Lennie to put him out of his misery.
Migrant workers George and Lennie arrive at a ranch after fleeing trouble. They dream of owning a small farm, and the old ranch hand Candy offers his savings to join them. Lennie’s strength and limited judgment repeatedly cause trouble. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife, George finds him in a clearing and shoots him before the ranch hands can lynch him. Lennie dies imagining the farm they had hoped to own.
During the Dust Bowl, the dispossessed Joad family travels from Oklahoma to California seeking work. They encounter exploitation and hardship, lose family members along the way, and face flood and displacement; in the final scene, Rosasharn nurses a starving man with milk intended for her stillborn child.