John Steinbeck, author of the novella Of Mice and Men, uses symbols, images, and figures of speech to convey his image of the two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small. Though the reader may be unaware of its effect in the beginning, Steinbeck’s descriptions drastically affects how you view the characters throughout the novella. Lennie Small is anything but small physically. His ability to reason is small, but his body is powerful. Described with words like huge and shapeless, one has to wonder if Lennie Small is even a human. He appears to be a bear, with Steinbeck using phrases like,”… dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws,” (Pg.4/Para2) and,”… dabbled his big paw…” (Pg. 5/Para4) Lennie's hands, or paws,
