Lennie Small Villain Analysis

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the villain is Lennie Small, the friend and work partner of George Milton. Lennie was an exceptionally large man was not very smart but brawny. He was ignorant to reality and chose to live in his dreams, which unfortunately led to his downfall and death. George and Lennie were both migrant workers working to achieve their dream; to live off the "fatta' the land".

Although Lennie may not seem like the villain because he expresses a low mental capacity (maybe even retardation), he shows trait that work against his innocence. One of them is Lennie's short temper, which we witness in different occasions. Like in the barn where him and the pups were alone with no watching eyes. Lennie was sad and worried that he killed his pup then he snapped and cursed the corpse flinging it across the barn. This all happening in a span of seconds shows how temperamental Lennie is and how quickly he looses his calm demeanor. Also after some time Curley's wife came into the barn whilst talking Curley's wife let Lennie touch her hair, Lennie realizing how soft it was refused to let it go. She instinctively began to panic and scream Lennie asked her to stop but she continued, this angered Lennie so he began to relentlessly shake …show more content…
The fact that he had a short temper wasn't a good combination with his strength, not only that but he was not aware of it . George was always around with him when he started all those problems so he took it upon himself the weight of having to start anew. Lennie was not known for being mean yet he has done things that do not portray him as a friendly person. Even if he was mentally incapable he was not unable to decipher the difference between right and wrong. This is why Lennie Small from Of Mice and Men is the villain that needed to face reality and stop dreaming, maybe then he would still be