George is one of the main characters in John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men. In the climactic moments of the story, his retarded friend, Lennie, has gotten himself into a huge bind. As he had done before with mere mice and a puppy, Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife when his stroking of her hair turned violent. When Curley returned home at the end of the day, he found his wife dead in the barn. He immediately knew it was Lennie's doing because he was the only one there at the time. Curley armed himself and gathered the rest of the men to search for Lennie. It seemed that Le…
