Relationship Between Lennie In Of Mice And Men

George and Lennie have a very interesting relationship. George acts as a parent to Lennie all of the time. George exhibits many qualities as a parent such as protecting Lennie, instructing him, and loving him. Lennie is unable to make basic decisions in everyday life.

Lennie is an individual with great size and strength, much like the fictional character shrek. Lennie has a mind of a child, he does not have the capability to think for himself. Making him quite vulnerable to manipulation, which then could make him quite dangerous. Lennie’s strength goes to the extreme causing him to cause “accidents”. In the book “of mice and men” lennie kills curley’s wife by mistake. After fleeing george had come to the decision to kill lennie to prevent anymore “accidents”. Whether George’s decision was justified or not can be debated and defended either ways. I feel that it was indeed a justifiable decision. His actions were against the law, but weighing the pros and cons I feel it was a justified decision. If had he

Lennie is attached to George because he needs him to survive but George also has an attachment to Lennie because he is terrified of living without him since he had always never had to focus on anyone else when he was with Lennie because of how consuming Lennie was therefore George will stick with Lennie through everything in life for a sense of security. Lennie and George were inseparable, and anyone from an outside perspective could see that. When George and Lennie first interview with the new boss, we can see George's protectiveness over Lennie as he answers all of the questions for him. On page 21, every time the boss tries to talk to Lennie, George answers for him. The boss says “You too” to Lennie while asking him about his previous work at Weed.

Other than trust, accepting each other is a key role in their friendship. George accepts Lennie with his mental disability which is why they have a strong friendship. Lennie is extremely strong so when fighting Curley, George sticks up for Lennie, “‘Get him, Lennie. Don’t let him do it’” (Steinbeck 63). Since Lennie is extremely strong, George knows that he should let Lennie stick up for himself and not allow Curley to make him feel weak and inferior to the rest. George also accepts the fact that Lennie cannot remember tons of information that he has been told, “‘I’ll tell ya again. I ain’t got nothing better to do. Might jus’ as well spen’ all my time tellin’ you things and then you forget ‘em, and I tell you again’” (Steinbeck 4). This shows

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

Of Mice and Men is about George and Lennie and other characters. However, George and Lennie are like family in the book they take care of each other. Lennie is strong and he is stronger than any other man in the farm as he “walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely. ”(Steinbeck 2)

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

“I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.” (Steinbeck pg 61) Steinbeck included this quote to foreshadow that George was going to shoot Lennie. It also helps justifies his reasoning for shooting him because George was not going to let a stranger kill Lennie. Lennie was a strong and useful man when it came to work, but he had the mind of a child. He could not survive without George because he did not understand what was to far and, was always getting into trouble without even knowing it. Near the end of the book, Lennie, in bewilderment, accidently killed Mr. Curley’s wife. After that incident, George knew that if he did not kill Lennie then he would suffer. So, even though some say George did not make the right decision by killing Lennie, it was the better option because prison life would

Everyone has had a caretaker or guardian to protect and care for them at some period in time. Developing into an adult is often times when a person becomes able to live independently. However, this is not the case for Lennie Small from the story, “Of Mice and Men” as a result of his disability. Being dependant on other people, Lennie needs a caretaker because of the lack of family to protect him. Someone without family relation, George, rises to the position as his caretaker in the harsh, unforgiving circumstances they have at the moment. Dreaming of a better future, George has to carry Lennie from job to job in order to eventually collect enough money to finally claim their land as their own. George has good, honest intentions for Lennie and only strives to give him the best conditions even if it meant he had to pull the trigger against him.

For instance as stated on page 91, “And she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck. ‘But George’ll be mad if you yell. I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing.’” This shows that if Lennie had not been shot, Lennie would go down a darker path and would lead a darker life. Lennie also feels bad for his actions so although he may have killed her, he knows what he has done wrong and feels guilty so Lennie was not a bad human. In addition, on page 94 it displays, “I guess we gotta get im an’ ‘lock im up.’ We can’t let im up. We can’t let im get away why the poor bastard starve.” This shows that Lennie would go to jail if George had not shot him. He would get punished for his actions which is a fate far worse than death. George was also thinking about Lennie and his future life and the miserable life he would be living. Lennie would be living a life in “the shadows.” Finally, as stated by Curley on page 96, “Im gonna get him. I'm going for my shotgun. Ill kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I'll shoot im in the guts.” This proves that Curley was furious with Lennie and would have shot him himself. However, Curley would make Lennie’s death painful and would show no mercy because he crushed his hand in the beginning and killed his wife. Lennie caused Curley a lot of trouble and would take out all of his anger on him so George decided to shoot him

Lennie is a gentle giant, an extremely nice person is miss looked because He is mentally disabled. When he is a victim of prejudice and of mice and men because he’s made fun of right away in the novel and people get mad at Lennie for doing things that he doesn’t mean to do. To begin, as soon as the normal starts people are already being mean to him because he was slow. At the very beginning of the novel George says to Lenny, call Tatian Ma to begin, as soon as the novel starts people are already being mean to him because he is slow. At the very beginning of the novel George says the Lennie,” I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail.

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.

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie struggle to fit into society during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Lennie is mentally handicapped and has great strength, and George is a smart man who takes care of Lennie. They managed to find a job at a ranch, where they meet workers. Steinbeck portrays certain ranch hands as brave, noble, and knowledgable. By giving these characters such traits, he conveys the idea that the common man has qualities that are usually associated with the upper class by describing Slim, George, and Crooks.

The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place on a ranch a few miles outside of Soledad, in a valley called Salinas during the Great Depression in California. The novel is about two itinerant ranch hands, George and Lennie, who stick together and dream of one day owning their own farm. Unfortunately, this dream, along with Lennie, dies when George makes the difficult decision of killing his friend Lennie after he accidentally snaps a woman’s neck towards the end of the novel. George’s action of killing Lennie at the end of the novel was incorrect.

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