George and Lennie earn $250 per month working on the ranch. Their wages are crucial for them to save enough money to achieve their dream of owning a piece of land. This amount reflects the typical pay for itinerant workers during the Great Depression era in which John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" is set.
Lennie and George arrived at the ranch in the late afternoon.
I think just the weekend. Arrived on Friday, Lennie dies Sunday evening.
The ranch that George and Lennie dream of owning is called the "American Dream Ranch".
Nothing, they save it for that little ranch.
Candy is going to help George and Lennie buy the dream ranch by offering to contribute money he has saved up for it.
Lennie and George arrived at the ranch in the evening, just before sunset.
Lennie and George are itinerant workers who move from ranch to ranch as laborers in California during the Great Depression. George is a quick-witted and smart worker, while Lennie is strong but mentally challenged. They mostly do manual labor like bucking barley in the fields.
That they are going to work at the ranch tomorrow.
Lennie and George first went to a ranch in Weed, California, where they had to flee due to an incident involving Lennie and a girl's dress.
his hometown was in Calledenes, USA, travelling to "Weedwood" somewhere else
The two are in a ranch near Soledad, California, for most of the book, but it is only at the end of the book that Lennie kills Curley's wife while trying to stroke her hair.
George and Lennie are different from other ranch workers in that they travel together and have a strong bond of friendship. George looks out for Lennie, who has a mental disability, while most ranch workers are on their own. Additionally, George and Lennie have a dream of owning their own land and working for themselves, which sets them apart from the other workers who are focused on day-to-day survival.