Free Essay Writing: Of Mice And Men
The night had just fallen. The stars, like raindrops, scattered the dark sky. The gentle whistling of the wind against the bunk house soothed the tired ranchers to sleep. The trees swayed in a hypnotic rhythm with the grass. Miles away, the deep green pool of the Salinas river that was once clear, was now muddy. The foot paths had grown wider towards the pool, plants had succeeded from the walkway. A small handgun laid adjacent to the bank of the river, glimmering in the early morning light. The grass had died by now, winter overtaking it. A small pillow of snow laid under a tree, the last of its kind. The snow, as lonely as a rancher, melted away. The sun rose from off into the distance, peaking above the mountain tops. The yellow-orange light had illuminated the one man at the river. The
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He found a red painted barn and went inside it to find a cage for small animals to be contained. Everything that ran through his mind in that moment were dreams of Lennie feeding small rabbits that would live in the cage. He wept again, but with much more force than before. He could never bring Lennie or his dream or his happiness back again. With a sad sigh, he left the barn and went into the field. The sharp grass wicked away at is skin as he went deeper in. The sad man realized how alone he truly was, and how every time someone congratulated him for having a partner in the world, he took it for granted. Every happy moment, he realized, he had taken for granted and he could not have them back so he could appreciate them right.
He unpacked his little belongings in the and stared at the gun that he had brought. Then he sat on the porch and looked up to the fading night sky. He had made it through his torturous day, and even though it felt no different to his other days, he knew it was. George suddenly realized that he would never see Lennie again, a realization he had never truly come to since his
He found a red painted barn and went inside it to find a cage for small animals to be contained. Everything that ran through his mind in that moment were dreams of Lennie feeding small rabbits that would live in the cage. He wept again, but with much more force than before. He could never bring Lennie or his dream or his happiness back again. With a sad sigh, he left the barn and went into the field. The sharp grass wicked away at is skin as he went deeper in. The sad man realized how alone he truly was, and how every time someone congratulated him for having a partner in the world, he took it for granted. Every happy moment, he realized, he had taken for granted and he could not have them back so he could appreciate them right.
He unpacked his little belongings in the and stared at the gun that he had brought. Then he sat on the porch and looked up to the fading night sky. He had made it through his torturous day, and even though it felt no different to his other days, he knew it was. George suddenly realized that he would never see Lennie again, a realization he had never truly come to since his