because he killed his puppy
In "Of Mice and Men," the gigantic rabbit taunts Lennie by repeating a warning that Lennie will not get to tend the rabbits. This symbolizes Lennie's fear and guilt over not being able to care for the rabbits due to his actions.
Lennie from John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" always talks about tending the rabbits on the dream farm that he and George hope to own one day. He finds comfort and solace in the idea of being able to take care of the rabbits.
Lennie fears that he will not be able to tend the rabbits if he hurts Curley, as George has promised. He is also scared of getting in trouble with George and not being able to achieve his dream of owning a farm with rabbits.
George tells Lennie that if he behaves and follows their plan, he will be able to tend the rabbits on their dream farm and take care of them. George knows that this idea brings joy and comfort to Lennie, who loves animals. The dream of tending the rabbits also serves as a motivation for Lennie to stay out of trouble and work towards their shared goal of having their own piece of land.
George's dream is to own a ranch with Lennie where they could do everything themselves. He didn't want to answer to anyone but himself. He also wanted to do all the work so he could get his own pleasure from it- not his bosses.
Lennie wants to tend rabbits. Even at the end of the book when things are spiraling out of control, he is only concerned about getting to tend to the rabbits on the ranch.
Lennie was thinking about not being able to tend the rabbits because he thought George would give him hell cos he talked to Curley's wife 😊 Lennie was in a state of panic as he held onto Curley's wife, he did not want George to find out about her screaming so he covered her mouth.
In "Of Mice and Men," two animals die: the puppy that Lennie accidentally kills by petting too hard, and the future dream of having rabbits that Lennie will not be able to tend to after George is forced to shoot him.
George gets frustrated because he does not want others to find out about moving to the ranch. If Curley or the Boss finds out that they want to move away, they may cut George and Lennie as workers and therefore they will not be able to move to the ranch.
Curley's wife dream was to be in the movies, but because of this death she won't be able to live. Lennie's dream was to have their own ranch and have lots of rabbits, but since he killed someone he will have to be hung, or go to a circus and he won't be allowed to go outside anymore.
He dreams of owning his own farm with Lennie on the "fat of the land." George wants to raise enough money, and they would go together. Lennie would tend to the rabbits. That's right, but we later realize this isn't George's dream. His real dream is wanting friendship. We know this when George kills Lennie.
Crooks' first reply to Lennie telling him about the land is skepticism, as he is not convinced that George and Lennie will actually be able to achieve their dream of owning a piece of land. He questions Lennie about the feasibility of their plan and whether they truly understand the obstacles they may face.