We are all gathered here today to celebrate the life and to honour the memory of our departed friend, Lennie Small. I am George Milton, a very close and dear friend of Lennie's. In fact, he was way more than just a friend to me, he was like my very own brother. Lennie was a special character. He was different, unique from the rest. He had a special innocence that is quite like that of a child, in which he did what he is told and does not complain about it or ask questions back. Lennie was a good man with limited intelligence, bigger in size compared to most. But most important of all, he had a big heart. He was a hard worker on that ranch in the middle of nowhere. He was as strong as an ox, always ahead of everyone's work. He would do the work that would usually take three men, and never even broke a sweat or complained a single time. Lennie had complete faith in me and what I tell him to do. I could ask him to do anything, even stupid stuff and he would actually do it, …show more content…
Lennie was someone who could have been one of the best rabbit tenders in the world. I remember he would always get so excited about being able to take care of the rabbits that we were planning to get. It always made a smile stretch across his face when he felt things that were really smooth. All Lennie thought about was tending the rabbits on a farm that me and him always talked about. We both shared a simple dream of maybe someday buying our own farm. It was the paradise we always wanted, a little house, couple of acres, cows, pigs, and rabbits of course too. At that time, I never really believed in the farm, but he would always make me tell the story of us on it. The more he made me tell the story, the more my excitement grew for the farm along with him. We would have lived together and grown our own crops, and as Lennie would say, “Live off the fatta the lan.” But unfortunately, the death of Lennie, came the death of a
how he could have so much fun by himself and how much of a burden Lennie is to
The author of this review focuses on the life of Lennie. She sympathizes with the hard times Lennie had to go through as a character. The author describes Lennie to the readers as an innocent, childlike character who is misunderstand by the people surrounding him. She describes Lennie 's love for soft things and his wanting of George 's approval. The author gives the review from Lennie 's point of view and describes George as a rolemodel to Lennie. She
Lennie Small is one of the main characters in the book. He is mentally disabled and has the mind of a child. Lennie is a misunderstood character who has good intentions but doesn’t understand the impact of his actions. The only character Lennie has a close relationship to George, who sees him as a burden blocking the way to his American dream.
Another one of Lennie's character traits is that he is reliant. Lennie demonstrates this trait various times in the book because he relies too much on George. One of the times when Lennie is reliant is when he relies on George to tell him what to say. George tells Lennie what to say because they think if their employer knows about what Lennie did in the other town he might not want them around. In this case Lennie relies on George to tell him what to say because George and Lennie want the job, so in case Lennie messes up George can cover for him. Lennie is also reliant when he and George are by the Salinas River and they are camping out. “Lennie just stood there while George gathered the food and fire wood” (page 12). This is important because Lennie relies on George to provide food and warmth. A final example of why Lennie is reliant is when George tells Lennie that he can’t ever talk or make any contact with Curley’s wife. “She said
Lennie Small is a character that readers are drawn to right from the beginning of the book. His innocence stands out from the grimey coverings of loneliness and hopelessness that the other characters wear. The reason Lennie is so innocent is because he has a mental handicap, one that prevents him from understanding complex human emotions such as guilt, or concepts such as death. In addition Lennie has trouble remembering things, “" I tried and tried [to remember]...but it didn't do not good." Consequently, Lennie has trouble fitting in with society. Ultimately his mental disability is what leads to Lennie's demise at the end of the book. Another trait that is an essential part of Lennie's innocent character is his devotion to his closest friend George. In fact, the only times Lennie is shown to be angry is when George is insulted or threatened. When Crooks, the crippled, black, stable hand, implies bad things about George, this devotion is clearly shown. “Suddenly Lennie's eyes centered and grew quiet, and mad. He walked dangerously toward Crooks. 'Who hurt George?' he demanded" When it comes to George, Lennie would deviate from the normal passive motives of his persona. More support can be found when George is the only one who can convince Lennie to “get him[Curly]” when Curly attacks him, as well as being the only one to stop him. Perhaps the most prominent support for Lennie's childlike innocence is in his utter belief of George and his dream. No matter how
Lennie Smalls is often misunderstood from his mental handicap to how he presents himself as a person. In spite of being mentally handicap, Lennie is faced with being looked to as an animal. Although,Of Mice and Men is a story about an unlikely pair of friends who have a plan to own their own acre of land and a shack to call their own. George is the guidance of Lennie , therefore Lennie needs some extra patience and guidance when he has disobeyed George’s orders. “‘Look, Lennie, if you get into any kind of trouble, you remember what I told you to do?’...’If i get in any trouble, you ain’t gonna let
Throughout the novel the men on the ranch perceive Lennie as more naive than usual. He is not like the other guys on the ranch. He likes to do things usually only kids like to do such as playing with puppies and rabbits, “Sure he’s jes’ like a kid. There ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither [...] He’d sleep right alongside that box in the barn”(Steinbeck 21). While the others at the ranch are more selfish, Lennie likes to think of others. He loves to care for the smaller things in life. Because he mainly only hangs out with animals and George, the others isolate him from the group. He is often isolated because the way he acts, “If you don’ want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time”(6). Because George and Lennie often argue he thinks he deserves to live alone and never talk to
Lennie has his mind set on one thing. That is getting out of the barn and getting his own piece of land with George. This dream motivates Lennie to always listen and follow what George says. There he can finally tend the rabbits he has always wanted. Lennie loves petting things such as small animals and dresses which usually leads him to trouble.
A good friendship is needed to survive through tough times. Lennie respects George because George gives him comfort. George cares for Lennie so much that he considers him to be part of his family: “George said, he’s my cousin. I told his old lady id take care of him. He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid” (Steinbeck 22). Aside from comfort and advice, Lennie also needs George because when he gets in trouble, George always manages to find a way to help him get out of it. When Lennie had got in trouble in Weed, George stays by his side and gives him advice that helps remain safe and calm. George has many opportunities to leave Lennie and change his lifestyle, but he needs Lennie just as much in order to help him through his own hardships. Lennie looks
It seems that Lennie often resembles an animal. In fact, his responses to life are much like those of an animal. For example, like a pet dog, he gives his complete devotion to his friend George. Lennie trusts George and, like an affectionate puppy, tries very hard to do things that please George.
I first met Lennie at a ranch. He fascinated me. He would do work of three men without breaking a sweat. Lennie loved ketchup. We all know we had beans pretty much every day for
Lennie is the most sympathetic character in Of Mice and Men because he’s not very bright when it comes to things and happens to forget a lot. As George and Lennie are walking to go to a new ranch George asked Lennie
For the rest of his life, the memory of finding his wife’s body horribly broken, and half-hidden in the barn will forever be seared into his brain. Crooks and Candy will testify that Lennie attempted to hide the body, that he fled the scene of the crime. Those are the facts that will prove that most importantly Lennie does know the difference between right and wrong. They will both tell you, that to them, Lennie was another ranch hand, another human being, and another friend, whose actions were so simply so reckless that it resulted in the death of a woman. They will say that even though he was slow he could still dream, still work, and still talk to you just like anyone else.
Steinbeck introduces Lennie by physical description and it gives us an idea of how powerful he is compared to George. “a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders” (Steinbeck, Pg. 2) In this quote, the author is trying to make the reader
Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land,". Lennie Small is a very complex character, although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the other is many ways. Lennie Small ironically is a man of large stature and is very strong. He is child-like in his emotions and has a diminished mental capacity. Lennie's feelings are much like that of a normal person when you take into