In the novel Lennie motivates George to have a dream of owning land together. Lennie always insists George remind him of the dream they have and describe it in great detail. Lennie constantly interrupts George out of excitement while he is describing their dream. Although Lennie invariably tells George to continue describing it. "An' live off the fatta the lan', Lennie shouted.…
Their relationship is that they are friends and they are nice to each other. George takes care of Lennie so that he won't get in trouble. Evidence that supports that is in paragraph 20 where it says "Well, look. Lennie- if you jus' happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush". He also makes sure Lennie doesn't say anything to the boss so he won't get in trouble.…
Lennie also is aware that George does not want to keep leaving because of his mess ups and when he was alone, he told himself “George gonna wish he was alone an not have me bothering him’ He turned his head to the mountain ‘I can go right off an find a cave,” (Steinbeck). Lennie has a knows he's gonna do something bad and George will be mad at him again and not be happy with him again so he's contemplating running away so George doesn't have to deal with him bothering him anymore.…
George does not want Lennie to become sick if the water results to be bad water. He warns Lennie not to drink too much water, “You never oughtta drink water when it ain’t running. ”(3). George’s behavior is very protective of Lennie; he is constantly looking out for Lennie’s well-being when Lennie often jeopardizes. George realizes that Lennie does not get in trouble on purpose and he knows that even though George would be better off without Lennie, he doesn’t want.…
In “Of Mice and Men” Lennie should not have been killed because George basically helped Curley by killing him, he was only a kid, and he could have escaped. Lennie should not have been killed, he had the brain of a kid. “Sure he’s just like a kid, there ain’t no more harm in him than a kid neither” (Steinbeck # ). George could have taught him to be careful, it was not his fault he was mentally not smart. Another reason that George should not have been killed was he was basically helping Curley.…
Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men, we meet an extravagant character, Lennie Small. Consequently, through his journey it is recognizable how personality and traits affect his goals and ambitions. A built massive white male, who is unbelievably strong, is unfortunately mentally retarded. “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws” (2). With a step back from being mentally handicapped, georges lovable character traits can still be shown with the journey he took.…
Sometimes Lennie may get on his nerves but George has always been there for Lennie and Lennie knows that. Lennie looks to George, to his permission, to his actions because he can trust…
Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the author depicts underlying literary elements to help enhance the reader’s understanding of dissimilar characters. During the novel, two main characters are followed in their search for their American Dream. Lennie, who is portrayed as powerful, unintelligent man, is only sought after as a good workman. George, who is depicted as Lennie’s companion and caretaker, sometimes is seen as burdened by Lennie’s unintelligible demand. George is deemed morally responsible for Lennie’s actions, which continually are not very excusable ones.…
I disagree with George killing Lennie, because Lennie didn’t mean to kill Curley's wife. Lennie only wanted to feel her hair, unfortunately, she overreacted and freaked out, which scared Lennie which caused him to accidentally kill her. All Lennie wanted to do was run away together with George. Chapter one “Of Mice And Men,” it explains that when George and Lennie lived in Weed, Lennie wanted to feel a girls dress because it looked soft.…
He is talking to Lennie in a way to calm him down after running away and having a hallucination which George has no knowledge of but Lennie’s state is what George is in. The style of narration (which is 3rd person limited) goes back to when George argues with Lennie at the beginning of the book where he threatens to leave George “I’ll go right off in the hills an' find a cave…” is what he threatens to do which at the start of the book by the river. The narrative style of book involves repetition. Lennie is making George tell him how in his mind it’s going to be which when we first hear it “George repeated his words rhythmically as though he had said them many times before...” Which is what Lennie wants to hear and George is willing to go through with it to fasten the process so he can shoot him before the others arrive.…
The death of Lennie in the final pages of Of Mice and Men was shocking enough, but the fact that his best friend, the person he cared the most for, George, was the one holding the gun, is even more shocking. George struggled to make this decision, picking up and dropping the gun in his final conversation with Lennie before the fatal shot. George had a humongous choice to make, and as depressing as his choice was, I believe it was the correct one. George is nowhere near a murderer. He was kind, and took good care of Lennie, even though he became frustrated with him at times.…
Lennie is essentially a child in the body of a large man. He has all the innocence, wonder of a child yet is expected to be an adult by the people that encounter him. To make matters worse he forgets the boundaries imposed on him, mostly by George, and gets into trouble. In the end the things he does really aren't his fault. Like many people like Lennie, he has little impulse control.…
“An’ why? Because….because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why” (Steinbeck 14). In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, he portrays a story of a mentally handicapped man born in the wrong generation. The novel shows many differences between mentally handicapped Lennie and his best friend, with full mental capacity, George. Although George and Lennie have countless differences and play contrasting roles, they are alike in several ways. The way the story is written, it would not have been the same without Lennie’s character not having a mental illness.…
Sympathy was something I felt for Lennie in his last days. Someone he trusted and someone he thought would protect him was the one that ended his life. In the fifth chapter of the book Lennie kills Curley’s wife. It was a totally accident, Lennie covered her body and fled the scene. When she was found everyone knew who killed her.…
“ Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so Goddamn dumb.” (pg. 41). Lennie Smalls, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is the pathos of this story.…