Unjust Innocence In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Lennie symbolizes ignorance. More specifically, he is the American dream. Lennie is an inadequate thinker, and more importantly, has little common sense. In this section of the book, Lennie killed a pup by playing with it too harsh, his ignorance and stupidity doesn't help: “Why do you got to get killed? You ain't so little as mice. I didn't bounce you hard” (Steinback 85). This justifies Lennie’s ignorance. Lennie's mind troubles to process little everyday issues, therefore, he has to have George to help him survive in a society of snobs. He’s incapable of doing things on his own, George is his mind and tells him everything of what to say and do. Lennie went back and looked at Curley’s dead wife. The puppy lying close to her. Lennie picked

In the book Of Mice and Men, I believe that John Steinbeck succeeded in making Lennie a sympathetic character. I think Lennie is a sympathetic character because he can work hard and is good at it. Lennie is not a bright person which in my opinion keeps Lennie and George together. Also, Lennie does not change much over time besides when in chapter 3 he was becoming more optimistic. Mostly throughout the first few chapters Lennie does not change much though.

The author, Steinbeck, uses his own personal experience to “serve as an inspiration…” (Johnson 1) when writing this particular story. His past experiences also helped him for the future. Lennie, of all characters, is the least dynamic. He undergoes a significant amount of change and develops throughout the story. He has been isolated with George throughout his life. His sole purpose in life is to make George happy and to own a farm with George and take care of the soft rabbits. Lennie is the most innocent and defenseless. He also is the largest and strongest, which does not help in certain situations. Lennie is the protagonist in the story. He gains the readers sympathy by his intellectual disability and helplessness. Lennie murders things by accident such as the mouse in his pocket, the puppy and Curley’s wife. He enjoys the touch of and somehow uses those murders and experiences to scare him from doing it again. George’s opinion means the most to him.

John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men follows the journey of two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, who struggle through the navigation of working on a ranch in California and fulfilling their dreams together during a time of financial depression. The novel begins with George and Lennie traveling through the California wilderness to get to a new ranch just south of Soledad where they are going to begin new work. They had to leave their previous jobs in a town called Weed because Lennie had caused trouble with a girl by holding on to her red dress because he wanted to feel it, and this incident spiraled into rape allegations against Lennie. As George and Lennie make their way to the new ranch, Lennie; who is a large, but simple minded man; found a dead mouse and wanted to keep it to pet because he likes soft things. George, who is more serious and protects Lennie, takes the mouse away from him because even though it’s dead, he should not be messing with it. Lennie often does not realize his strength because of his mental incapabilities and as a result, he causes a lot of trouble and harm. George finds taking care of Lennie to be taxing, but he knows that their friendship is an important bond that he does not want to be without. In order to comfort Lennie in the wilderness, George tells the story of their shared dream to own their own ranch where they can follow their own rules and live as they please. When they finally arrive at the ranch the next day, George and Lennie

Steinbeck portrays Lennie to be very careless and irresponsible through the death of the mouse, the puppy and Curley’s wife. The death of the mouse foreshadows the death of the puppy and the death of Curley’s wife. Through the death of the mouse we see how Lennie is irresponsible for his actions. “They was so little,” he said apologetically. This shows that Lennie is taking

In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie Smalls is one of the main characters. He is a very rough, childish, short-tempered, and loyal man. An archetype provides the reader with traits of a character so we can better know them. By using archetypes, the writer attempts to convey realism to their work, which draws the situations and characters from experiences of the world. The ‘Innocent’ archetype is described as a character who is pure, wholesome, and full of virtue. Their innocence makes them a target because it is what makes them so likeable. People could also take advantage of them because of their ability to be accepting and gentle. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie Smalls portrays the archetype of innocence.

The harsh reality is one which hit everyone in America in the 1930. People found work hard to find and crime was on the uprise. This meant, unfortunately, that innocent people were the easy prey and, as we see in the Of Mice and Men, there were plenty of characters that were easy prey. Of Mice and Men characters have and do thing that make them vulnerable in way which do cause trouble. In this essay, that harsh reality and easy prey will be shown through to see which characters are the most vulnerable.

In John Steinbeck’s Of mice and Men the concept of justice is explored as a deliverance of what is deserved. Steinbeck also explores how justice is culturally relative and how justice is linked to power in a way that only those in power can distribute justice. In the novella, the distribution of justice varies with the person depending on their culture, and the only people who distribute justice in the book are those in power. By exploring this way of justice in the novella, Steinbeck attempts to make reference of the bad idea of justice that the American government had at the time, and how their idea of justice needs reform.

Lennie Smalls is a very immature, simple, strong and caring guy. Since he has a mental disability he does not know his own strength. He can sometimes man handle animals or people because to him he does not see anything wrong with it. The archetype I am giving Lennie is innocent. Archetypes are characteristics of easy or well-known traits from children’s literature, pop culture, or even everyday life, they help the readers connect with the characters quickly and accurately. Lennie’s archetype is innocent because he is always so caring to others. He is also taken advantage of a lot. Lennie is always so positive even when the hardest situations are thrown at him. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men novel Lennie Smalls archetype is portrayed

During 1929, the Great Depression became the event that shook America. People lost their jobs, which resulted in unemployment and homelessness. Hobos and “Okies” tried moving to California did not accept the jobless migrations because they feared their opportunities for success would be lost. In Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men several characters experience cruelty because society outcasts them. These characters include Lennie, Candy, and Crooks. Of the three characters, Crooks has the least opportunity for success because he's African-American and handicap.

In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck makes Lennie a very sympathetic character because of his lack of intelligence, his kind heart and his large body type. In the book Of Mice and Men, 2 men Lennie and George search to find work so that one day they can accomplish the dream of owning a farm. Lennie and George go to do work on a ranch and they stay in a bunker with a couple other guys. Lennie and George's boss of the ranch is pretty tough on them and so is the boss's son Curley. Lennie and George hope that the dream of having their own plot of land will one day come true. Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie sympathetic because Lennie is A very affectionate person who does not like to hurt anyone and he really cares about other people.

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people.” In The USA we fight for justice and liberty for all everyday. Justice in America isn’t always served to everyone. In the fictional story, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it shows how justice is served and how it isn’t. A guest speaker, Sgt. Deondra parks also came to talk to about serving justice to everyone no matter what they might put you through. Lastly, In the song Same Love by Macklemore it shows how justice and liberty is shown. Justice and liberty for all is promoted in Of Mice and Men, The experience of Sgt Parks, and Same Love.

The author does a good job portraying Lennie as a sympathetic character by the actions that Lennie does. In the beginning of the text Lennie found a dead mouse. Lennie told George that the only reason he had the mouse was that petting the fur on the mouse was comforting to him. ( “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along” Steinbeck pg 6) This shows the innocence of Lennie that brings you to sympathize towards Lennie. It shows the innocents that he justs needs something to comfort him like a teddy bear to a child that is nervous. It gets him in trouble because he does not need a dead mouse and that shows how frustrated George gets at him because he is so innocent. If he were to just act his age it would be a lot simpler.

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.

Most people probably couldn't relate to the character Lennie Small from Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men. He is a very unique and challenged person in the novel. He is seen as obsessive, childish, and very reliant on George. While examining the character Lennie, I have come to the conclusion that we have a great deal of similarities and differences.