George and Lennie are two very different characters. George is described as a "slim, small, quick, dark-featured, and restless man with sharp, strong features" (Steinbeck 2). Lennie is the exact opposite, described as a huge man with a shapeless face, with large, pale eyes, and with wide, sloping…
Lennie Small is one of the main characters in the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. Lennie’s age is not identified in the novel, but one can assume that he is a young adult. Lennie is very tall with a shapeless face. He has big pale eyes, wide sloping shoulders, and massive hands like bear claws. Lennie is very mentally slow. He doesn’t quite understand everything that is said to him. Lennie also can’t remember things very well. Lennie is a very simple minded person.…
Lennie is a grown man with a mental disability.”Give it here”(Steinbeck,6). He acts like he is 6 or 7 years old. But he isn’t weak.”No,he ain’t,but he sure is one hell of a good worker.Strong as a bull” (Steinbeck,22). Lennie represents death/bad guy in this book even though he doesn’t know what it is. He always accidently kills animals like mice and pups.…
"No, Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. That's a thing I want ya to know"(Steinbeck 106) -George…
In the book ‘’Of Mice and Men” Lennie seems very different from all of the others. Lennie is a very interesting character. He may be different from George and the other workers, but he sure does make up for that with his incredible strength and his ability to listen and obey directions. It also helps him stay alive, for the most part.…
the whole story was about these two farmers called Benny and Lenny and these two farmers are always saying that they are lonely and that nobody loves them and they will never find someone who will care about them and they live in a bunker and the bunker is all beat up like the walls are brought down and the floors are unpainted and they talk about a dog that is old and they want to kill him because he is all old and not good to use and so the reason they want to shoot him is because he is all old and h can barley walk and take care of it self and they want kill him but they dont want to because they fell bad for him and had the dog for so long since it was a pup ans it work around the farm and the guy who is goimg to kill him stoped by the…
In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the character Lennie Smalls is a large man who is physically fit but immature emotionally. He poses a danger to the other characters, as he is responsible for the death of various creatures, the accidental injury of Curley’s hand, and the gruesome murder of Curley’s wife. Although the outcome of the situations was unintended, innocent lives were lost as a result of his lack of fast reaction and childish mentality. Through the actions of Lennie and the negative reactions that followed, Steinbeck reveals that Lennie’s powerlessness over his physical strength acts as his Achilles’ heel.…
Do not judge a book by its cover. One must read the book in its entirety to appreciate the story, and fully comprehend its meaning. The character of Lennie Small in the novel, Of Mice and Men, can be compared to a book; it is easy to judge Lennie by looking at the outside cover; however, to truly understand him, his inner soul must be explored. One can appreciate the extent of Lennie's troubles, and how, understandably, he is so often misjudged, by examining his psychological disabilities, physical characteristics, and emotional behavior.…
A man once loved basketball but his legs were paralyzed in a auto accident and he couldn't play. In the eyes of defeat he surpassed that and went into the wheelchair league for basketball. These characteristics can also be shown in John Steinbeck's book of Of Mice and Men. The characters George Milton, Lennie Small, and Candy all show that they could be considered gallant in the eyes of defeat.…
Even though the story ends with heartache, it still doesn’t remove the fact that Lennie and George knew that their friendship kept them going. John Steinbeck brings the time period of the 1930s to life in Of Mice and Men. The story captures the tale of two men, George and Lennie, use friendship and a dream to overcome challenges. Piece by piece as challenges add, it ends with serious consequences. Steinbeck displays that weakness leads to cruelty through the characters in Of Mice and Men by Crooks trying to acquire a position over Lennie, Candy’s dog dying, and Curley’s wife speaking to Crooks.…
“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for” (Bob Marley). The novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, was set in the Great depression. In the novel George has to deal with Lenny every single day and it’s not easy, but he loves him and he just has to accept that Lenny is part of his life. In this book, society was frustrating. People were very sexist, and instead of coming together and helping each other everyone kept to themselves this is also known as isolation. Also, during this time people who suffered from mental and physical disabilities were often isolated and faced discrimination. Steinbeck identifies many societal problems during the Great Depression, and brings them to light in his novella Of Mice and Men.…
Many diseases and disorders were not discovered until fairly recent years. This is the case for a disorder called autism. John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” was set during the Great Depression, and the story portrays a man named Lennie with a disorder that people during that time did not understand, so they treated him as if he were mentally impaired. Today, Speech-Language pathologists recognize Lennie as being autistic. “Of Mice and Men” portrays the characteristics of autism and how people who were ignorant of the true disorder crudely handled the situation. This story shows readers how much progress the field of Speech-Language pathology has made in diagnosing and treating people who suffer from autism.…
Regardless to the fact Lennie is considered one of the principle characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’, he is arguably the least exciting. Throughout the novel he seems to be the same person as on the first pages, enduring no development, growth or significant changes. His character is very simple, in most scenes he is in, it is reinforced that he is very strong, he enjoys petting soft things and is devoted to George and the American Dream, that he and George will someday own a farm. It is this simplicity and helplessness in everyday life that earns the readers sympathy, and also forms the idea in the reader’s mind that Lennie is doomed. The powerful impact is created by the inevitability of Lennie’s death, so the reader’s sympathy and understanding…
The novella written by John Steinbeck is a story whose themes are about friendship, the American dream and innocence. The novella is about two friends whose names are Lennie and George. They went to a new farm hoping to find work, like every farmer, their dream was to get the big stake and hopefully buy their own farm. In the stories there will be some difficulties that will prevent their dreams from happening. Overall I think Lennie was a great friend to George, that is because he looked out for him,protected him and he was always proudly talking about how hard-working his friend is. Many people argue and think the opposite, that George was a bad friend to Lennie. I don’t see it like that, George was gave Lennie though love.…
“‘I ain’t a southern negro,’ he said. ‘I was born right here in California’” (Steinbeck 70).…
