An action like kindness comes naturally. The action of being mean is learned; being kind takes less energy than being mean and that is showcased in the book Of Mice and Men, written by the one and only John Steinbeck, who didn’t have a very easy life himself either. The story shows the struggle of moving from farm to farm and the cruel life in the 1930’s The characters of Lennie, Slim, and George showcase that sometimes the nice guy doesn’t mean that you are always the most liked or respected, but at least you can sleep in peace at night. Even though this character may seem simple and dumb, Lennie Smalls is actually a great guy that doesn’t ever mean to cause any harm. Sadly throughout the story this can be found in many ways, the hurt that is. In the first two chapters Lennie continually
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George didn’t know what he had so when he asked him, Lennie just shied away. It turned out to be a little mouse. Many people wouldn 't give the time of day for mice but Lennie did. “ I don’t know why I can’t keep it. It ain’t nobody 's mouse. I didn’t steal it. I found it lyin’ right beside the road” (Steinbeck). He just wanted to give them love and care for them.
That truly is sweet. Mice are seen as pests, but to Lennie he thought of them as cute, little animals. Kindness was showcased perfectly and relating to a lot of things. In today’s society if it isn’t what everyone is doing, it isn’t popular.
With Lennie, he wanted to make these mice feel like they meant something to someone. It is similar to puppies or kittens. Slim got rid of the weak ones or the runts and Lennie saw everyone as the same and perfectly fine. There is another example of how much Lennie really cares. George awarded Lennie a puppy because they were harder to kill and could be petted harder more because that 's what Lennie liked to do. Lennie visited him almost every day and almost all
George didn’t know what he had so when he asked him, Lennie just shied away. It turned out to be a little mouse. Many people wouldn 't give the time of day for mice but Lennie did. “ I don’t know why I can’t keep it. It ain’t nobody 's mouse. I didn’t steal it. I found it lyin’ right beside the road” (Steinbeck). He just wanted to give them love and care for them.
That truly is sweet. Mice are seen as pests, but to Lennie he thought of them as cute, little animals. Kindness was showcased perfectly and relating to a lot of things. In today’s society if it isn’t what everyone is doing, it isn’t popular.
With Lennie, he wanted to make these mice feel like they meant something to someone. It is similar to puppies or kittens. Slim got rid of the weak ones or the runts and Lennie saw everyone as the same and perfectly fine. There is another example of how much Lennie really cares. George awarded Lennie a puppy because they were harder to kill and could be petted harder more because that 's what Lennie liked to do. Lennie visited him almost every day and almost all