George throughout the conversation is aware of his surroundings and tells Slim the whole story of both him and Lennie. He says, “Well, this girl squawks and squawks. I was jus’ a little bit off, and I heard all the yellin’, so I comes running, an’ by that time Lennie’s so scared all he can think to do is jus’ hold on. I socked him over the head with a fence picket to make him let go. He was so scairt he couldn’t let go of that dress. And he’s so God damn strong, you know”’ (Steinbeck 19). Slim thinks of Lennie as if when he was a young boy and relates to Lennie's environment since everyone was a child once. Lennie however was raised by his Aunt Clara, but now he is in a sense being raised by
George throughout the conversation is aware of his surroundings and tells Slim the whole story of both him and Lennie. He says, “Well, this girl squawks and squawks. I was jus’ a little bit off, and I heard all the yellin’, so I comes running, an’ by that time Lennie’s so scared all he can think to do is jus’ hold on. I socked him over the head with a fence picket to make him let go. He was so scairt he couldn’t let go of that dress. And he’s so God damn strong, you know”’ (Steinbeck 19). Slim thinks of Lennie as if when he was a young boy and relates to Lennie's environment since everyone was a child once. Lennie however was raised by his Aunt Clara, but now he is in a sense being raised by