The Relationship Between Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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.

We live in a world of dreams and desire to achieve, but sometimes we end up without achieving them. Therefore, Steinbeck brought this clearly as we see Lennie died without actually achieving his dreams. Also friendship has been expressed as the main theme in the novel. Despite the difficult moments they went through, George and Lennie’s friendship is all against the challenges. The two shared well dreams and loved one another so much. This is a great virtue even in modern

Because of the infantile and trivial characteristics of which Lennie is portrayed with in the first chapter of Of Mice and Men, the author, John Steinbeck, is deemed unsuccessful to exemplify Lennie as one to feel sympathy towards. It is only within a few pages of this novella that we begin to feel a bit of disapprobation towards Lennie's actions. This being when "His hand went into the pocket again. George looked sharply at him. 'What'd you take outa that pocket?' 'Ain't a thing in my pocket,' Lennie said cleverly."(Page 3) Immediately after reviewing this quote, Lennie's primary goal became quite obvious. This goal being that he is trying to instigate George, his acquaintance, into committing acts of frustration for his own amusement. This is especially emphasized when Steinbeck uses

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

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

The human body is intruiging because it acts involuntarily and subconciously; thus, occasionally revealing our inner thoughts via movement. Involuntary and subconcious movement, such as fidgeting and licking one’s lips can divulge secrets. Likewise, John Steinbeck develops the word “ranch-hand” by revealing key components about each character within Of Mice and Men via hand description. Particularly, Steinbeck develops Lennie’s character by descriptive means.

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George did the right thing by killing Lennie. Lennie deserved what he got because he killed Curley’s Wife. Lennie has problems, but he killed someone so he should have the same punishment as anyone else. If George didn’t kill Lennie he would have died either way, because everyone else wanted him dead. “Never you mind.” said Slim. “ A guy got to sometimes” (Steinbeck 53). This quotes means, sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Slim was saying it was the best thing for Lennie and everyone else. Another reason George did it was because Lennie would have kept killing people. Every pet Lennie had he killed and he killed Curley’s Wife. If there weren’t people around when Lennie had ahold of Curley’s hand,

Did you know in the classic novel Of Mice and Men, that the main two characters were only bound together only by a promise? In the story, Lennie and George head to a ranch in Soledad, California, only to have Lennie led into death. This occurred because of his best friend George. They got along very well, but in the end George chose to shoot Lennie for his safety. In my opinion this is completely wrong.

How far would you go to protect a loved one of yours? Certain people would go through great lengths to protect certain people in their lives. When an individual is overly - protective they could appear as aggressive, crude, or ill-mannered. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. One of the protagonists George, possesses the traits of being over protective.

Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck about two men trying to survive the Great Depression. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. Steinbeck was also born in the location that this novella takes place in. The Poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, itself was what inspired John Steinbeck to write Of Mice and Men. This novel is based on two important characters named George and Lennie.

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.

John Steinbeck's agricultural upbringing in the California area vibrantly shines through in the settings and story lines of the majority of his works. Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, takes place in the Salinas Valley of California. The drama is centered around two itinerant farm workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, with a dream of someday owning a place of their own. Lennie Small is a simple-minded, slow moving, shapeless hulk with pale eyes whose enormous physical strength often causes him to get into trouble. George Milton on the other hand is small in stature, clever, dark of face and eyes, and acts as Lennie's guardian and calming force.

First we’ll go over how George is different from Lennie. George is smart, short, and short tempered(2). He is always getting Lennie out of trouble. He’s quiet and usually is not notice when he walks into rooms. He gets mad at Lennie very easily he said “when I think of the swell time I could have without you I go nuts.

In the novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the relationship between Lennie Small and George Milton is complex. Lennie and George are two companions who look for work and brave the hardships of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression together. Although Lennie and George are both grown men, their relationship resembles more of a child and a single parent, or a boy and his dog. Lennie is portrayed as animalistic and childish through his behavior and Steinbeck’s comparisons. This reveals the crucial power dynamic in George and Lennie’s relationship.

Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck, a realistic fiction story set during the Great Depression will keep you hooked with the page turning events . The two main characters Lennie and George are working ranch to ranch to make money during the hard times. Although they often get jobs they are lost because of the less intelligent character Lennie. When the book begins the characters are starting their new job at a ranch. Within the first days trouble gets started and Lennie commits murder and must run.