After reading the book, many people think Lennie is a Schizophrenic. Schizophrenia can lead to memory loss, low mental intelligence, thought disorder, limited and rapid speech, fear, and hallucinations. Lennie experienced all of these, but schizophrenic people also paranoid and could think people are out to get them. This would make him angry and unpredictable at times. Throughout the book Lennie is just a big dude with an even bigger heart. He has great self control. Even when Curly was beating him up, he just stood there until George told him to defend himself. This shows great self control, which would be extremely difficult for a person with
