Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the Salinas River Valley, after the Great Depression, there were a large number of unemployed workers seeking jobs. In the fiction novel "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck, Lennie Small is among one of those men. Lennie and his friend George both have just received jobs on a ranch as farm workers. What brings the two together is their dream to someday own their own land. Lennie has a lot of character and personality traits that define him. One trait that he has is he is very forgetful. Another trait he has is he is very curious. A final trait he has is that he is very reliant. Although he might not be the intelligent person in the book, he has a very well developed personality. Lennie demonstrates his personality and character

Lennie is rejected by everyone at the ranch, except George, because of his mental disability (“Of Mice and Men” 248). People with a mental disability are often looked down upon in society. Lennie is a very large, strong man, however, people on the ranch don't believe he is a good worker because of his disability. Although Lennie has a mental disability, he has the strength to do a lot of the ranch work and is a very good worker. The men on the ranch do not realize the strength that Lennie has until he breaks Curley’s hand and ends up killing Curley’s wife. Having a disability does not imply that the individuals aren’t skilled in different areas. Handicapped by his lack of adult intelligence, Lennie is doomed in the world of a migrant worker (“Of Mice and Men” 246). He is not able to think as highly as an average adult and often times does not make the best decisions. In the novel, we are able to see the strength that Lennie has and how he is not able to control it when Steinbeck talks about how Lennie killed the mouse, the puppy, Curley’s wife and crushed Curley’s hand. Curley is a small man who tends to pick fights with the bigger men to show his strength. Curley knows about Lennie's lack of intelligence and decides to start hitting him. Lennie doesn’t do anything back until George tells him to fight back. The next punch Curley threw, Lennie caught it and squeezed Curley's hand

Lennie is physically powerful. He is a big guy, with so much strength that he literally doesn't know he has it. Time after time he is told by George to be careful and to not hurt anything, Lennie is confused by this sometimes because he doesn’t know how strong he is and what problems he can cause. When he gets himself in tough situations, he still is unsure of what he did and how. “”Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard”” (85). His strength is so powerful he was able to kill a puppy, just by lightly hitting him for barking. This leads up to him eventually killing Curley’s wife by breaking her neck. Not many people are strong enough to kill a human being with their own bear hands, but Lennie Small

ways. They rely on each other. Lennie is more of a bulky type of guy. And

A man that works with George is telling his friend about how George is at a bar instead of back at the ranch working to make money. George and Lennie share their earnings from work to pursue their American Dream, which is owning their own farm. Still, between the both of them, they do not have enough money they would need to reach their

In the 1930 's, migrant workers often experienced powerlessness. Migrant workers were stuck in one place, were poor, and had little to no education. In the story, migrant worker Lennie becomes helpless when trying to respond to the boss. His boss questions, "Lennie, Small! [...] What can you do?" (Steinbeck 22). Since Lennie is slower than the rest of the men mentally, he is dependent upon George. George has the first and last say in everything Lennie does. So, when Lennie is faced

Have you ever wondered why Lennie Smalls acts a different way than others around him? Lennie is a character in Of Mice and Men. He tries to make a life of himself with the help of a guy George. Along the way he creates problems that may cause him trouble in the future. Lennie represents several things, although he’s strong that’s mainly all he has going for him.

“I di’n’t forget, you bet, God damn. Hid in the bush an’ wait for George” Lennie said softly in the bush as he waited for George. In this book Of Mice and Men there are two main characters; Lennie Smalls and George Milton. They are ranchers going to look for new work. Lennie is a bigger guy, like a bear who is very sweet and never means any harm.

Although Lennie is very kind and he follows the rules. He is immensely strong, and Lennie starts fondling Curley’s Wife's hair and it goes too far, “Don’t you go yellin he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck” (Steinbeck 91). Lennie does not like that she is yelling because he is petrified that George will hear and won’t let him tend the rabbits. Lennie has indescribable strength and Curley’s wife should’ve known what the outcome of letting Lennie pet her hair would be.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, “Of Mice and Men”, the story revolves around two main characters: George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton is a smart and small man. In Chapter one he is directly characterized: “The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” He cares for Lennie, makes sure he stays out of trouble, tells him how to act in certain situations, and takes care of him. For example, when Lennie was drinking big gulps from a pool of non-running water, George told him to stop because he could get sick. George also doesn’t allow Lennie to carry his work card because it is important and he knows he would lose it. Lennie Small is also directly characterized in

In the fictional story Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, George was justified in his decision to end Lennie’s life. Lennie was like a forced upon-tag along that George had to put up with for many years. In the book, Slim and George always had talked about how Lennie was such a good man and that he never meant no harm, although, Lennie did bring harm to many. For example, he killed the pup and Curley’s wife. Lennie is a masculine man and he works hard too, that doesn’t change that he wasn’t wise enough to live the way George and he have to. Candy admitted after his dog had been shot, “‘When they can me here I wisht somebody’d shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that.” (Steinbeck, 1937, p.60) This quote put the idea in George’s

“Curley was white and shrunken by now, and his struggling had become weak. He stood crying, his fist lost in Lennie's paw” (Steinbeck 3). Lennie, as said before, has a great amount of strength. However he doesn’t realize that he has so much physical power. The thing that holds him back is his mental state. “‘I forgot,’ Lennie said softly. ‘I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George’” (Steinbeck 1). Lennie’s mental state is less than ideal and is very much so like a giant child. Lennie doesn’t have the mental capacity to understand that he is so strong, which, in the end, is what leads him to have no

In the book Of Mice and Men, the main characters were George and Lennie. George is a small person. He looks like a fast, skinny person. Lennie is a Big fellow. He is muscular and he is really tall. In the book, Lennie is slow in the head and he likes to pet soft pretty things. Well one day he went up to a little girl and he started petting her dress but she didn’t know what he was doing. All of a sudden the girl started to scream. When the girl started to scream Lennie grabbed her dress and didn’t let go. Everyone thought he was trying to assault to little girl. Well on down the line they got a job working on a farm hauling feed. There was this girl who was married to the bosses son and she was kinda hoeing around. Well she was letting Lennie

Lennie is strong, but he has a hard time using his strength the right way. “I didn’t mean no harm George, I just’ wanted to pet ‘um a little” George is accusing Lennie of killing a puppy because Lennie pet him too hard. Lennie tries to touch and hold things much harder than he should because he still doesn't understand his strength and how it can affect what he’s holding. Lennie’s strength helps on the ranch when throwing hay, but when he does normal daily activities that aren't working, Lennie is no help and can distract others from living their life because they have to worry about taking care of him. Lennie has gotten into trouble with his strength many

Lennie has the brain of a 4 year old and the combined strength of several sumo wrestlers. In the beginning of “Of Mice and Men” by George Steinbeck, Lennie fails to follow George’s command on staying quiet when he’s talking to the boss. Later in the novel, he can’t defend himself against Curley because he doesn’t know how to use his strength. In the climax of the book, Curley’s Wife angrily orders Lennie to stop stroking her hair, but Lennie ignores her and his fingers close in on her hair. After some struggling, Lennie breaks her neck due to his overwhelming power. Steinbeck characterizes Lennie by his little kid brain and his mammoth-like physical strength to point out that utilizing your physical capabilities is going to make you useful.