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Greatest Fears In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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One of Lennie's greatest fears is being on George's bad side. To me, this quotation sounds like a goodbye. George is telling Lennie that in their entire friendship, he was never mad at him. He wants to let Lennie feel loved and that he never did anything to get on his bad side. These are his last words to Lennie because of George bringing the gun with him to meet Lennie. George is going to shoot Lennie to take him out of his misery and let him rest in peace. (Making a Prediction) This is the climax of the story. Steinbeck is beginning to end the story and is doing it with this tense scene. George is about to kill Lennie and end the complications in both Lennie and George's minds. Lennie and George act as a foil to each other and now this
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