Lennie small

and Lennie Smalls are the two main characters in this story. In this story George has to make very tough decisions that can either help or ruin his future. For example, when George shot and killed Lennie, he did it to save Lennie from pain. If George didn't make that decision to shoot Lennie, Curley would’ve got to him and made him suffer. George killing Lennie was justified, he had to do it. In the beginning of the story the author wrote about why George and Lennie had to leave Weed. Lennie is

The 4 Shades of Lennie Smalls --An archetypal analysis of the multiple shadow archetypes Lennie Smalls expresses when confronted by other characters.-- Lennie, a name many may associate with a friend, uncle, or even a pet. The name for avid readers represents a character from “Of Mice and Men.” The slightly autistic Lennie is the main character alongside George whom he follows throughout travels and obeys his every command. This portrays Lennie as an innocent archetype and many only see him as one

Lennie was a migrant worker always looking for a job, but always would get into trouble and always keep moving. Lennie Small was a strong worker, lacking mental resources, had George to always look out for him. Steinbeck compared a bear to Lennie to represent that he was a large and strong man. Steinbeck describes Lennie, “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way

Steinbeck shows how George takes care of Lennie Small. In this paper I will be discussing the symbols of the book, which are Lennie, Candy’s dog, and George and Lennie’s dream farm. In the book Lennie is not all there. Lennie has a severe mental issue that causes him to not be able to think or not do things to get him in trouble. Lennie represents handicapped people who can’t be alonxzr4e. George takes care of lennie and acts like a father figure towards him. Lennie got him and George in trouble while

seeking jobs and in the novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie Small was one of them. The author John Steinbeck’s portrayal of Lennie helps one understand what it is like to be mentally challenged. Steinbeck does this by highlighting Lennie’s strength, naiveness, and caring nature. Steinbeck succeeded in teaching the reader of the social aspect of being mentally challenged. When one is mentally challenged they are not aware of their capabilities. In this case Lennie is not aware of his strength. “The next minute

Unrelentingly strong, large, and mentally disabled, Lennie Small was a farm worker during the Great Depression in California. Together with his childhood friend, George, they traveled from job to job to reach their dream of owning acres of land and having a farm. They traveled together, although it was an uncommon for men to travel together during that time, because they relied on each other to be happy. Lennie’s mental disability required him to have George’s approval to be happy, thus ultimately

mentally disabled person responsible for their actions? Who is called to make that judgement? Lennie Smalls, is a colorful character with a wide array of things to offer. He never means harm and is always very friendly. His friend George who basically takes care of him is the only person that truly understands his good intentions. George knows Lennie better than Lennie knows himself, no one see’s the things that Lennie has to offer, when he has more to offer than most. Mentally handicapped people should

character Lennie Smalls portrays a violent and twisted human being. However upon further analysis one could conclude that Lennie is confused and reacts differently to situations than normal people do. After being chased off the ranch for groaping a woman’s skirt, George Milton and Lennie Smalls travel by bus to a new ranch for their next job assignment. Upon arrival they are greeted by their new co-workers most of which are kind, but a small man named Curley decides to pick a fight with Lennie because

in society was feeling. Steinbeck writes about the characters in the novel being lonely and alienated. Lennie Small is one of the main characters in this novel. Lennie’s reluctance to change holds him and his friend back from accomplishing their dream, it also keeps Lennie from being able to control his actions. Steinbeck also uses small objects to symbolizes Lennie’s inner

Lennie Small used to travel with George Milton, and they would work on ranches and things of the sort to one day earn enough money to have their own ranch and “Live off the fat of the land.” Of course this is all sent downhill when Lennie kills Curley’s wife. Curley being the son of the boss at the ranch. He didn’t mean to kill her, but he killed her none the less and he himself was killed because he killed her. That is the topic of this paper. Killers should be killed for what they have done. Killing