Lennie And Curley's Wife Character Analysis

However, he doesn't know when to let go so, he kills everything he touches. In the beginning of the story George and Lennie are running away from their previous work up North because Lennie wanted to feel a girl's dress, but he wouldn't let go so the girl flipped out and thought he was going to hurt her. Lennie also was given mice by his Aunt Clara, but killed them because he would pet them to hard so, she stopped giving mice to him. "Lennie sat in the hay looked at a little dead puppy that lay in front of him."(Pet it like it was a Mouse). As Lennie sat there he took a moment to cogitate the incident that had happened, but he still knew he did kill the puppy by accident, by bouncing it too hard. Curley's wife met up with Lennie in the barn and she wanted to show Lennie how soft her hair was. Lennie started to stroke her hair and fell in love with the softness it had. Lennie wouldn't let go so she started to freak out and then Lennie jerked her too hard and snapped her neck. In conclusion, Lennie kills everything he

In the novel it says “I’d pet’em and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little then they was dead-because they was so little” (Steinbeck 10). Yet he could not understand why the mice was dying. George asked Lennie what happen to the rubber mouse that his Aunt Clara gave him. Lennie said that that mouse was not soft so he lost it. The reason that he wanted to have a real mouse is because it is so soft. So George understood that Lennie did not know what he was doing & that made George understand what he had to do because Lennie liked to feel soft things like mice that he would keep killing

George even uses Lennie’s need as leverage to keep him under control. Lennie strives to hold responsibility. Unfortunately, Lennie tends to hurt the animals that he does receive. He is too strong for the animals that she cares for. During their journey from Weed, Lennie tends to a mouse, only to end up killing the fragile creature. Later on, George gets Lennie a puppy that Lennie regretfully kills with his power. Lennie’s good intentions fell short in comparison to his power. Lennie was looking for responsibility in pets but took on too much when the animals would be killed by his overwhelming strength.

In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, the lonely, flirtatious character, Curley’s wife, is portrayed in many different lights. Curley’s wife is a complex character who is introduced in the early chapters of the book and ultimately causes the end of the novella. During the first four chapters, Curley’s wife is first introduced through Candy, an old ranch worker, who describes her by saying that “she got the eye” and calling her “a tart”, which stands for a sexually provocative woman (Steinbeck 28). Candy’s descriptions were seemingly accurate, as Curley’s wife’s first appearance was her effortless search for her husband––Curley. As the story progresses, the reader can easily assume that her continuous search for Curley is an excuse

"The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work” (Fabrizio Moreira). For many years, men and women struggled to achieve the idealistic life of living on independent terms. Many characters in Of Mice and Men work in order to pursue and achieve the American Dream that consisted of having their own house and income. Characters in the book may use that dream to help the overcome their life struggles and personal problems. Of Mice and Men tells the story of two friends, George and Lennie, who find themselves on a ranch in pursuit of their dreams. Unfortunately for them, circumstances beyond their control cost Lennie and George their dream and much more. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck portrays how dreams create a false sense of hope in order to cover up the realities of life through George, Curley’s wife, and Candy.

Throughout the book Lennie has not changed at all really because he forgets things and also cannot remember everything well at all. Because of this Lennie can’t really change in this book at all. Though little changes have occurred. He was once a gentle giant but now realizes how dangerous he really is. Lennie is a loving person that loves soft and hairy animals. He likes rabbits, rats, mice, and dogs. He likes animals that are soft to the touch. George does not like the idea of Lennie holding young animals or mice and rats because he will kill them on accident and does not want Lennie petting a dead mouse or dog. On page 9 in “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck writes, “I wasn’t doin’ nothing bad with it, George. Jus’ strokin’ it.’ George stood up and threw the mouse as far as he could into the darkening brush, then he stepped to the pool and washed his hands.” Lennie is stroking a dead mouse when George notices and takes the mouse from him and throws it as far as he can. This shows how Lennie likes furry and hairy things. But when he handles them he accidentally kills them because he is too strong and doesn’t know how to control it.

Without a doubt one of the most intriguing characters within the story Of Mice and Men is Curley’s wife. In this novella women are perceived as items rather than equal human beings. Curley’s wife represents the false hope that comes with ideas of The American Dream. According to Dictionary.com the definition of The American Dream is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American”. If this is true then as an American she should have the ability to pursue her dreams and acquire them through hard work and determination. However, as a woman her aspirations are nearly impossible to attain.

In “Of Mice and Men”, the American Dream was literally a miracle during a time where money and work was scarce. With “I hardly never seen two guys travel together… Never seem to give a damn about nobody.”, Slim sums up the nature of the people at the time, they were lone wolves and the dream was an impossible task to accomplish alone. Even so, the bond between Lennie and George gives the audience hope through the use of encouraging descriptions such as “We got a future. We’ll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit-hutch and chickens.” However, this all comes falling down when they meet Curley’s wife. She recounted her dream of “Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes…coulda sat in them big hotels, an’ had pitchers took of me.” Repetition of the word “coulda” gave the reader a sense of what could’ve been if her dreams came true but instead her marriage has become lifeless. Curley’s wife showed that the American Dream apart from its beauty and hopes, was too fragile for reality during the Great Depression.

The death of various mice leads to Lennie’s imminent Demise. Because Lennie killed a mouse in the beginning of mice and men, George said “what you want of a dead mouse”. Lennie replies “I could pet it with my thumb (pg.6) the reader knows Lennie doesn’t care about killing the mouse. Just petting its fur. This later could

John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930’s, in the Salinas Valley, California. It establishes the prospect of the American Dream, discrimination,loneliness, and disenfranchisement through its characters. George and Lennie provided the value of the American Dream, to which the leading female role, Curley’s wife, represents how women are exempt from the American Dream, and appeared as less than equal to men. She developed a form of loneliness throughout the course of the novel. The novella seeks to demonstrate the way of which life was like for the characters of all different statuses and backgrounds. Through Curley’s wife’s character, we are able to see how life was like for a women during

In the beginning of the novel, we learn that Lennie has a few obsessions, one of them being mice. Lennie has a history of killing any mouse he can get his hands on. Lennie is not a bad guy, he just does not realize his own strength sometimes. "He ain't mean, I can see Lennie ain't a bit mean" (41).

In the book, Lennie likes to pet nice, soft things. In fact, him and George have to leave Weed because he is accused of sexual harassment for feeling a woman’s dress. After Curley’s wife allows Lennie to feel her hair, he will not let go, and due to his tremendous strength, he accidentally breaks her neck. There are many hints in the story that something like this will happen. “‘Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse-Well how the hell did she know you jus’ wanted to feel her dress? … She yells and we got to… sneak out in the dark and get outta the country. All the time somethin’ like that-all the time….’” (John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Chapter 1, Doc B). This quote from Of Mice and Men implies that Lennie gets into trouble often, and leads you to believe that he is bound to get into trouble sometime soon. Right before killing Curley’s wife, Lennie is too rough with a newborn puppy and kills it. “‘Lennie sat in the hay and looked at a little dead puppy that lay in front of him… And Lennie said softly to the puppy, ‘Why you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard… You wasn’t big enough, he said’. ‘They tol’ me and tol’ me you wasn’t. I di’n’t know you’d get killed so easy’” (John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Chapter 5, Doc B). Lennie’s strength is referenced many times throughout the novel. He kills mice, a puppy,

Lennie and Curley's wife both have similarities and differences. Their similarities and differences show in many ways. Lennie and Curley's wife, both have different actions to the causes of different things. They both find themselves separated from the rest of the group, because of who they are.

In the beginning of the novella, Lennie is portrayed as innocent and dependent on George. When Lennie had a mouse and George asked for it, Steinbeck describes Lennie’s reaction

Throughout the book, Lennie builds up a reputation of killing things unintentionally and unexpectedly. Nine times out of ten, Lennie is just petting something because it is soft and he gets carried away. The petting typically ends in the death of someone or something. One night in the barn, Curley’s wife offers to have Lennie feel how soft her hair is, Lennie gladly takes her up the offer. But suddenly, things take a turn when he does not let go of her hair, “He flopped her body like a fish.