Describe Lennie and George in the novel "Of Mice and Men" and give a summary of chapter 6 Be the first to answer!

George Milton is by all accounts, a capable worker and a
man of integrity. He is strong and intelligent, brave and ambitious. He is motivated by
his desire to achieve the American Dream. He calculates that, if he works and saves
enough, he can purchase a small plot of land, on which he can use his considerable
agricultural skill to provide himself a means of living. He is also compassionate,
caring for Lennie and protecting him, although he is not bound by bonds of family or law
to do so.

Lennie Small is mentally handicapped. He has the
mental competence of a child, often reacting to George’s instructions with tantrum
behavior. He is not capable of understanding the consequences of his actions and often
risks his own health with his bad decisions. He loves animals, especially it seems,
mice, dogs, and rabbits. He, too, dreams of owning a small ranch. He hopes to contribute
to George’s plan by working and saving his money. He wants to tend rabbits on their own
ranch. Lennie is extremely strong, capable of completing more work than any man on the
ranch. Like a child, he is curious about everything and he fails to understand
boundaries in his interactions with others. 

In the final
chapter of the book, Lennie is in the brush area, where George instructed him to hide if
he got into trouble. Of course, Curley’s wife is dead and the ranch hands have
discovered the body. Curley has gathered a posse of men and they have begun the search
for Lennie. Since George knows where to find Lennie, he goes directly to the area and
finds Lennie. Once there, he comforts Lennie and calms him down. Then, in response to
Lennie’s request, he retells the story of their dream ranch, including Lennie’s
privileged task of caring for the rabbits. As Lennie listens to the story, he calms down
even more. Then, George uses Carson’s pistol and shoots him in the back of the head,
killing him. When the posse arrives in response to the gunshot, George tells them that
Lennie had stolen Carson’s gun. In addition, he told them that he had managed to take
the gun from Lennie and that killed him.  The men accept his
story.