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Of Mice and Men : Characteristics of Lennie (How he is thought of by…
Of Mice and Men : Characteristics of Lennie
How does Lennie appear in the story?
(Appearance)
In general he is describes as a huge and lumbering man who's big and intimidating general appearance hides the gentle and in some ways sweet young (naive) temperament.
The contrast between his such appearance and his soft personality is portrayed through simply innocent impressions of Lennie and George insisting that he handles the interactions and business side of their lives (somewhat an profile of an adult)
"His companion, Lennie, is a huge man who moves like a hulking bear."
"Lennie that he should never drink stagnant water even
if it looks all right."
"George tells Lennie that when they arrive at the ranch, Lennie is to keep his mouth shut when the two of them meet with the boss."
"George answers that Lennie can do anything the boss
needs."
-This shows how he is physically enables;however, not so much intellectually as shown below.
"The boss asks why George won't let Lennie speak for himself. George replies that Lennie is not 'bright' but makes up for his lack of mental ability in physical strength.
How he is thought of by others
George
"George admits Lennie's slowness (made him seem God damn smart) but after one of his pranks nearly resulted in Lennie's death, George resolved never to mess with him again.
This could signify the reciprocal and protective relationship between George and Lennie (Lennie protecting George from his inner dark side) while the obvious dependence that Lennie has with George. Thus they both need each other and this is shown as what George thinks of Lennie.
"George insists Lennie would never have hurt the woman, he only wanted to touch her dress just as he longs now to pet mice and puppies."
This statement shows that George fells that he has to defend Lennie from people who might mistake him as a hostile figure when he is just the opposite.
Slim
"Slim says he was happy to give Lennie a pup, and remarks on how strong and hardworking Lennie is"
-It is shown that Slim considers Lennie to be a good worker.
how his <Actions> can be described
Diligent
"Slim says he was happy to give Lennie a pup, and remarks on how strong and hardworking Lennie is"
Unfocused, Unintelligent., Naive, Young
"When Lennie keeps one of his hands in his pocket, George becomes suspicious and asks what Lennie's holding onto. Lennie reluctantly tell George that he has a dead mouse in his pocket and insists he found it dead"
-He has no logical chain of thought and only does things that satisfy him and in this case, failing to think about consequences of carrying a dirty dead mouse but putting the need of patting something soft first.
"Lennie wanted to feel the soft fabric of a girls's dress but when Lennie touched her hamstring, she thought he was trying to assault her, and jerked away. Lennie frightened held onto her hem, leading to the woman starting to scream, and forcing Lennie and George to fell town to escape all the men looking for them.
-As explained above.
"Lennie continues focusing intensely on the fantasy of raising and petting as many rabbits as he wants."
-this is the only things that excites him from all the accomplishment of the American Dream has to offer.
Dialogue