Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Lennie want to go to the ranch right away because he think they could get a good dinner rather than eating cans of bean and could also sleep in bunks, ‘ “George - why ain’t we goin’ on to the ranch and get some supper? They got supper at the ranch.” ’( “Of Mice and Men” pg.7). The reason that George wants to spend the night out by the pool because he know he would be working hard at the ranch so he wants to rest before going to work and enjoy the peace, ‘ “We gonna work on a ranch, George.” ’ George reply ‘ “Awright. You got that. But we’re gonna sleep here because I got a reason.” ’ and also because he likes the place where they are ‘ “I like it here. Tomorra we’re gonna go to work. I seen thrashin’ machines on the way down. That means we’ll …show more content…
He’s too tough to pet the small animal because ‘ “I pinched their heads a little and they they was dead-because they was so little.” ’( “Of Mice and Men” pg.10). Which he’s afraid of telling George because George will get mad and not raising rabbits with him anymore. When George noticed, he want to get rid of it, “George stood up and threw the mouse as far as he could into the darkening brush, and then he stepped to the pool and washed his hands.” (“Of Mice and Men” pg.9) because Lennie is too tough to petting small animal, ‘ “Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em.” ( “Of Mice and Men” pg.13) and the mouse is dead ‘ “The mouse ain’t fresh, Lennie; and besides, you’ve broke it pettin’ it.” ’( “Of Mice and Man” pg.9) but he still willing to help him with rabbits, ‘ “Let’s have different color rabbits, George.” “Sure we will,” George said sleepily. “Red and blue and green rabbits, Lennie. Millions of ‘em.” “Furry ones, George, like I seen in the fair in Sacramento.” “Sure, furry ones.” ’( “Of Mice and Men” pg.16). From this I can see the character of George is more like impatient and decisive by he’s quick decision of throwing the dead mouse away and also shows that Lennie is more dependent and relying on

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