Similarities Between Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In the story, of Mice and Men, there are a few characters who are lonely or left out. The story is about two ranchers and they are best friends. They both don’t have a family anymore. All they can do is depend on each other; Lennie had a disability. He can’t function like regular person . Lennie kills a dog and a man’s wife . But he did not mean any harm. Then there is candy and crooks , They are both lonely because there both handicapped. They don’t fit in like everybody else does. Lennie is a lonely friendly, nice and very strong and tall man compared to all the other guys on the ranch . Lennie has mental disability so he can’t function like other people “What mouse George? I ain’t got no mouse”. Lennie likes to pet soft things , he …show more content…
It's just being with another guy. That's all." (39-40). This is important because, Crooks is telling Lennie how George can tell he makes his mistakes. You know how you have those long conversations on the phone ? with your best friend about absolutely nothing? or however kids communicate these days That's what Crooks is talking about. It doesn't matter what you're talking about—just that you're making a connection. "I was born right here in Southern California. My old man had a chicken ranch, ‘bout ten acres. The white kids come to play at our place, an’ sometimes I went to play with them, and some of them was pretty nice. My ‘ol man didn’t like that. I never knew till long later why he didn’t like that. But I know now." He hesitated, and when he spoke again his voice was softer. "There wasn’t another colored family for miles around. And now there ain’t a colored man on this ranch an’ there’s jus’ one family in Soledad" (37). At least Crooks has an excuse to be isolated: he's an African American which makes him an automatic outcast. Even if he wanted to reach out to everyone, he wouldn't be able to. You would think that things like skin color would matter less on a ranch in the middle of nowhere—but somehow they seem to matter more which sucks. “that big new guys messin’ around your pups out in the barn” (50).Lennie went in to crooks bunk while George was in town with the other men . Lennie had pup that he stole from the barn and Crooks was just Lennie that somebody who was messing with

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