In the novel Lennie motivates George to have a dream of owning land together. Lennie always insists George remind him of the dream they have and describe it in great detail. Lennie constantly interrupts George out of excitement while he is describing their dream. Although Lennie invariably tells George to continue describing it. "An' live off the fatta the lan', Lennie shouted.…
Lennie does not listen to what others tell him. George would always tell Lennie not to get in trouble and not to do something. Even though Lennie looked and sounded like he agreed, he would go and do it anyway. In the book George says “ “, but Lennie does it anyway. It seems that Lennie is not caring to other people,…
George is a very responsible and hard-working man. George sometimes is rude with Lennie, on one occasion he made a joke to Lennie and almost drowned. Since then he has stopped making such jokes. Also, George feels a great affection to Lennie. George is like Lennie's dad because he always tries protecting him.…
In conclusion, Lennie is a constant character, has multiple traits to define him, and cannot always keep up with the world around…
He is both tall and well-muscled; at first glance, one would likely be afraid of him. However, Lennie is a far cry from that stereotype. Instead, he is incredibly childlike. His dependency upon George is parallel to the relationship between a parent and child, with one caring for and protecting the other. Despite his size and demeanor, he is portrayed as gentle, innocent, and almost helpless; there is a striking juxtaposition between what the world sees and who he really is.…
17. George says to Lennie, “‘Because I got you an’—’ ‘An’ I got you. We got each other, that’s what, that gives a hoot in hell about us,’ Lennie cried in triumph.” (104) Protagonist: George and Lennie are the main protagonists in the story since they are all try to do as best as they can under the worst circumstance.…
It’s obvious that Lennie has a disability that keeps him from thinking like a “normal” person would. He is oblivious to the harshness of humanity, especially his own. It is evident early into the book that Lennie is particularly strong. Someone that is fond of Lennie might label him as a gentle giant, who enjoys the simple things in life, like soft dresses or hair. They do not realize how quick his temper is and how easily he can hurt or damage…
The film also portrayed Lennie’s strength accurately physically and through his action rather than describing him. One shortcoming of the film could be the lack of immaturity portrayed by Lennie. George and Lennie are connected by a promise to Lennie’s Aunt Clara to take care of Lennie in regards to his mental disability. George is not just a guardian of sorts to Lennie but they…
Lennie is a very vulnerable character because he is the easiest to agonize and many characters take advantage of that. For example, when George and Slim are playing cards, George confesses, “ ‘I turn to Lennie and says, ‘jumpin.’ an’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him.…
As John Steinbeck said, “There’s more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.” In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George proves to be a good friend to Lennie as he makes logical decisions for him even though he is not compelled to. Since Lennie isn’t as bright as others, George is there to guide him. As George says, “‘Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara.…
I was just´ a little bit off, and I heard all the yelling´, so i come running, an;´ by that time Lennie´s so scared all he can think to do is hold on. I socked him over the head with a fence picket to make him let go. He was so scairt he couldn't let go of that dress. An he´s so God damn strong, you know´¨( Steinbeck 41). Being a much bigger guy than others, Lennie doesn't know that he does scare others, and with him also being mentally disabled he was too dumb to know what he was doing.…
Lennie is very reliant on George, and George keeps him out of trouble. Not only does George keep him out of trouble, he keeps him from being institutionalized. The entire novel relies on Lennie’s disability to cause the different conflicts throughout the…
Lennie is like a little kid, he needs someone to guide him, so he is always looking up to George. Which is the reason why George is always controlling and bossing him around. Lennie is handicapped so he can not be left alone or do things by himself, giving George an advantage to make him do whatever he wants. George and Lennie do everything together, but George is the one who always makes the decisions. So Lennie has no choice but to follow him because without George, Lennie would be getting himself into a lot of trouble and would probably get himself killed.…
“ Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so Goddamn dumb.” (pg. 41). Lennie Smalls, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is the pathos of this story.…
In the book Mice and Men and also in the pearl there is a character that has to do with violence. In both books it talks about a dream of what they want to do but yet it still seems to just get shut down. However, in the book Mice and Men there is a character by the name of Lennie he has a little bit of a problem but as strong as a bull. In this book his strength gets the best of him with a mans wife. Just like in mice in men there is a character with a little bit of violence in him.…