Of Mice and Men

Innocence: Can it survive as you mature? John Steinbeck effectively relates this driving question to his novel, Of Mice and Men. Several passages in the story explain and relate to the answer. Lennie and George, the main characters, possess innocence and answer this question in several different ways. By definition, innocence is free from guilt or sin through lack of knowledge. Lennie demonstrates the definition when he and his colleague George rest from their journey …

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