Of Mice And Men Hands Analysis

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck that is about the friendship of George and Lennie. George and Lennie travel together in the search for a job because of what happened when they used to live in Weeds. When they find a job they find trouble as well. People find out about the incident that happened in Weeds in which Lennie had been accused of rape. This is because Lennie is mentally sick so he is not really aware of the trouble he causes in which he grabbed a girl’s dress because he likes to touch soft things, but as she begins to scream he holds on tighter and tighter. George helps him and they run off together in the search of a new place, a new start. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck describes the characters through their hands as he refers the working men to “ranch-hands”. He explains the characters through the description and comparisons of their hands. He usually emphasizes Lennie’s hands more because he is the main character of the novel along with George. …show more content…
This is showing that his hands are gigantic by referring them to big paws. Steinbeck is basically calling Lennie an animal and a large one at that. Throughout the novel, you begin to see that Lennie really is a big animal in a way such as a bear or a dog. He has the innocence that these animals have and he is also is not really aware of the trouble he causes just like animals are. There are many different parts in the book into which Lennie is being compared to an animal. When Curly tries to pick a fight with Lennie, Lennie begins to cover “his face with his huge paws.” This shows that he does not want to hurt anyone but by the self-defense, he does something back to