Describe the two men who are at the green pool in Of Mice and Men. What are their names?

This is a great question.  The green water is referred to twice in the novella. In fact, the novella begins with the green pool of water – the Salinas River, and ends there as well. In the beginning of the story, George and Lennie are there.  They are on their way to the ranch from weed to look for work.  On their way, they stop to take a break and drink from the river. There George and Lennie recount their dreams of having land and living off of it.

In the final scene, George and Lennie are there again. But this time, the situation is different. Lennie has accidentally killed Curley’s wife. For this reason, George knows that the men will come after Lennie and kill him.  So, George finds his way to the river to take Lennie’s life in an act of mercy.  But before he does so, he gives the dream again.  In this way, the story ends as it begins and creates a inclusio.  However, there is one key difference. The dream is no more and Lennie is dead.