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(Some people embody the concept of "tough love.") In Of Mice and
Men, the main character George is such a person. Throughout this
famous novel by John Steinbeck, George takes care of Lennie, an
intellectually disabled man, as the two travel throughout California
working as farm hands. Much to George's distress, well-meaning
Lennie often gets them in trouble. Through the events of the novel
and the interactions between these two characters, we get to know
George's character traits. Specifically, Steinbeck uses George's
actions and speech to character George as extremely strict and
aggressive, but despite that, he deeply cares for Lennie.

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thesis statement.

hook.

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