Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Relationships are based on give and take. Three things that Lennie contributes to his friendship with George and vice versa are easily shown through the text. Lennie contributes by being the main breadwinner, his strength, and how he understands George. Lennie is the main breadwinner because he is strong and a fast learner. Lennie’s strength helps and hinders the friendship. His strength can help with work but it can also hurt when he doesn’t realize how strong he truly is in fights. Lennie also understands George. George says multiple times that he wouldn’t be the same without his “brother”. George contributes with his brains, helping Lennie keep on track, and being a smooth talker. Lennie has got into a lot of trouble, but George is always there to save him. George is the one that is able to keep Lennie on track and get the jobs they need. His brains also help when he has to speak for Lennie, because if Lennie

There are more than 4.6 million people in the United States that suffer from intellectual disabilities. n the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck one of the main characters suffers from retardation.Lennie would have been better off in today's world than he was back in the 1930s.

In John Steinbeck’s work, Of Mice and Men, Lennie is compared to an animal multiple times which degrades from his sense of humanity and leads to a greater gap between George and himself causing Lennie to become almost nothing to the reader, and to the other characters in the story as well. While George has sharp figures and is precisely described, Lennie is shown as more animalistic, and not really given a lot of traits and characteristics. Also, the other people in the ranch/farm approach Lennie with fear and caution.

Lennie small is a large strong, and un intelligent man. He rarely thinks for himself and can’t hold his own. He does not understand Who you can laugh at or when you can laugh which makes him not have any social awareness. Lennie also never learns throughout the course of this story. He never learns to stay away from some people. For All these reasons we are sympathetic for him.

If you were mentally challenged and could not perform daily tasks like everybody else, would you want to be shamed and belittled to words such as ‘crazy’ or ‘retarded’? This was the situation for Lennie Small in the novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. In the novel, Lennie works on a farm with his friend, George. George and other characters in the book trivialize and dismiss Lennie as crazy, instead of what he really was; mentally disabled with cases such as Autism, Asperger's, or even mild down syndrome. Lennie possess many characteristics that are very similar to those who have mental illnesses. Also, during the time that the novel Of Mice and Men was published, these illnesses

First off George Milton, in his appearance he is small, and smart. George has to be the leader always; he has to be a step ahead just in case something goes wrong. He is the provider, because without George, Lennie would not survive. George knows that, which puts a tremendous amount of pressure and stress on George which he talks about how life would be without Lennie. Without Lennie, George would be lonely and in a way Lennie motivates George. They both have the dream to get enough money, and having their on farm. The dream motivates George that, maybe one day that will eventually come true, but in the mean time George has to keep Lennie safe.

"'No- look! I was jus' foolin', Lennie. 'Cause I want you to stay with me.'"

A responsible person should never control a person, but watch over them. Considering George’s attitude regarding Lennie, and his perception of their situation makes it seem that he is completely troubled with the fact of caring for Lennie. The following reasons provided display evidence that George isn’t capable of Lennie’s well-being. To start with, George considers Lennie to be an immense burden in his life’s success and throughout the book he shows this by the way he treats his companion. To be specific, George repeatedly states to Lennie, “ you ain’t gonna say a word.

A person is more than what you see at first glance. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, many of his characters are like this. At first glance, many of his characters could be considered to have no depth, but as the story goes on the characters show us more about themselves. This is very true for Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife. They seem to be looked down upon or slid to the side for the first part of the book, but through dialogue and circumstantial events, the characters show us their background and depth.

There are many interesting characters in Of Mice and Men. Some of shy, some are loud, some are big, and some are tall. However, Lennie strikes me as the most interesting. As you will soon know, this character has many good and bad qualities. I will explain how these qualities help represent this character as a whole, and why his traits and him are portrayed differently in the novel and in the movie.

While waiting to begin their work, George and Lennie met the boss’s son, Curley, who has a little bit of a Napoleon Complex. Curley asserts his power right away by demanding that Lennie answer when he is spoken to. George warns Lennie to avoid Curley so they don’t get into trouble again. Later, Curley’s wife comes into the doorway of the bunkhouse “looking” for Curley. Lennie gets mesmerized by her beauty, but an old swamper named Candy lets them know that she has the “eye”, which means she is a flirtatious woman. George tells Lennie to stay away from her too. A while later, Curley came into the bunkhouse finding Lennie laughing and smiling. Thinking he is laughing at him, Curley gets angry and moves toward Lennie beginning to punch him. George told Lennie to let him have it so Lennie caught Curley’s hand and completely crushed it. The jerkline skinner, Slim, told Curley that his hand got caught in a machine to cover up the embarrassment and so Lennie wouldn’t get in trouble. The next day while the other guys were playing horseshoes, Lennie was in the barn, petting his puppy that he had accidentally killed. Curley’s wife wandered into the barn saw Lennie and wanted to have a conversation with him. He resisted at

In their dreams, Lennie gets to “tend the rabbits” and will try his hardest to say out of trouble see George won't get mad at him and will not let him tend the rabbits. But sometimes when Lennie tries to stay out of trouble he ends up out of trouble. Like when he accidentally killed Curley's wife “Please dont….Please dont do that George will be mad”(91) he said this covering her mouth, eventually killing her. Lennie is always worried George will get mad at him when he gets in trouble, and won't let him tend the rabbits. Lennie cares so much about his dream and tending the rabbits that he gets in even more trouble.

Lennie is dead and I killed him. George is haunted by these thoughts. After the incident, George decides that he will fulfill their dream of independence, no matter what. He works tirelessly and machine-like, there is no stopping him. Seeing George work so hard, Candy and Crooks want to be a part of the dream as well. The three decide to keep working and save their money until they can buy a small house and some land. George has to do it, for Lennie.

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck is about two men known as George and Lennie, who have recently been run out of their town. They are homeless and start jobs at a ranch nearby where they meet many interesting people. George is very controlling and Lennie is kind of like his servant. Some may think of him being his servant because Lennie is not that bright, so George forces him to do everything he tells him to. Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie a sympathetic character because he cares for other humans and animals and he doesn’t mean any harm in his actions.

     There are two main characters, George and Lennie. Lennie is a massive man with incredible strength, but has a childs mind. George is a fairly sized man who is not incredibly strong, but has good common sense. What one man lacks, the other man makes up for. It is a perfect example of how