From their old job at Weed, two migrant workers, George and Lennie, travel to a ranch in Salinas Valley for work after leaving a previous job because Lennie unconsciously grabbed a woman by her dress.
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CONFLICT
I'm sorry George, I'll try not to forget again.
George is constanty arguing with Lennie, because of his childlike attitude, and Lennie often gets into trouble. But they are still best friends.
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RISING ACTION
I don't trust them two, something odd about a little guy like that taken that big guy around.
Curley, the boss’s son, immediately takes a dislike to Lennie and picks on him. Curley’s wife creates problems by constantly seeking the men's attention. The boys make friends with the ranch hands, especially Candy.
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CLIMAX
Lennie was given a puppy by Slim and is in the barn tending it. Curley’s wife enters and they begin to talk. Without realizing it, Lennie grabs her hair, because he likes soft things. When she gets nervous and tells him to stop, he panics and breaks her neck.
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FALLING ACTION
Lennie was given specific instructions by George that if anything bad happened he should hide near the river. George meets him there.
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RESOLUTION
George shoots Lennie before Curley can find him. The men cover it up. Curley and the other workers had obliged George to kill Lennie.
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...Go hide in the brush by the river.
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