PART: 1

Part 1:

         In the first section of the Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George go on and on about how they will own their own farm and raise rabbits and chickens, but rabbits are what Lennie seems to be most excited about. Lennie mentions the rabbit to George at least five times, about how he will raise them and care for them. The rabbits symbolize hope for these two men, George and Lennie. They pour their hearts and souls into telling these tales about their future filled with rabbits, fluffy rabbits, colorful rabbits, big rabbits, small rabbits, all sorts of rabbits, but they are all lighthearted. George and Lennie are putting their future hopes and dream in stories as rabbits. Though they really hope for rabbits and a few acres of land, the stories of a pleasant future keep them going and hopeful that they will eventually settled down from their life on the run.