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Discuss The Significance Of Carlson's Last Line In Of Mice And Men

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Carlson's last line in the novel shows a complete lack of empathy and unawareness of how severely George shooting Lennie has affected him. George is numb with sadness and guilt for shooting Lennie and the death of Curley's wife, even if it was an accident on Lennie's part. The significance of Carlson's last line is that it shows how he can't understand why Slim and George are so upset due to killing George's best friend Lennie because he, unlike Slim, could never understand the importance of Lennie and George's relationship. His last line proves how unempathetic and detached from emotions he is and shows how Slim and George understand each other but the other men on the ranch do not. Carlson's last line is typical of the society in which they
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