In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two ranch hands named Lennie and George are looking for work in California during the 1930’s. The story focuses on the unusual friendship between these two ranch hands. Their friendship is so strange because of the striking dissimilarities in the two characters. However, they both share the same dream: buying a plot of land together. George is independent and intelligent, and he dreams of buying a plot of land. George dreams of purchasing a homestead with Lennie and living on this land. Lennie always asks George to tell him about how they will buy a plot of land, and how Lennie will be allowed to tend to the rabbit. He is the one that actually plans out how they are going to buy this land. George has to fix all of
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Lennie fantasizes about owning a homestead with George and living off what they produce on their land. He is continuously asking George to tell him the story of how they will buy the plot of land and live off that land. Most importantly he dreams of having rabbits that he can tend and pet on their farm—tending the rabbits is all that he can ever think about. Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, is constantly doing brainless things that get him in trouble. For example, while Lennie is working on the ranch in California, Curley’s wife comes to him looking for friendship and allows him to pet her hair. When she tells him to stop, he panics and does not let go. He attempts to cover her mouth to stop her from screaming but is too rough and ends up accidentally breaking her neck. Lennie is very dependent on George because due to his level of intelligence. He looks to George when he does not know what to so, especially when he feels pressured. He needs George to tell him what to do because he cannot think on his own. When Curley wants to fight Lennie, he will not fight back until George tells him to fight
Lennie fantasizes about owning a homestead with George and living off what they produce on their land. He is continuously asking George to tell him the story of how they will buy the plot of land and live off that land. Most importantly he dreams of having rabbits that he can tend and pet on their farm—tending the rabbits is all that he can ever think about. Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, is constantly doing brainless things that get him in trouble. For example, while Lennie is working on the ranch in California, Curley’s wife comes to him looking for friendship and allows him to pet her hair. When she tells him to stop, he panics and does not let go. He attempts to cover her mouth to stop her from screaming but is too rough and ends up accidentally breaking her neck. Lennie is very dependent on George because due to his level of intelligence. He looks to George when he does not know what to so, especially when he feels pressured. He needs George to tell him what to do because he cannot think on his own. When Curley wants to fight Lennie, he will not fight back until George tells him to fight