Of Mice And Men Lennie Round Character Essay

In the short novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck presents a variety of characters all with their own unique personalities. The author carves the characters into their own individual person. One of the main characters, Lennie Small, is a pure example of this. Lennie is a static character, which means that he does not undergo any significant changes throughout the novella. However, he is extremely impactful to the story.

In the novella, Steinbeck describes Lennie’s many physical attributes. The author states on page 2, “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely.” Steinbeck illustrates Lennie’s physical appearance by stating that he is a large man, who can be compared to the size of a bear. The reader could confer that Lennie might be slightly chubby or overweight when Steinbeck mentions Lennie’s ‘shapeless’ face. The author does not give too much of a description of Lennie besides what is provided on page 2.

This is proven on page (PROVIDE PAGE NUMBERS HERE), where Lennie’s friend, George, states, “That mouse ain't fresh, Lennie; and besides, you've broke it pettin' it. You get another mouse that's fresh and I'll let you keep it a little while.” Lennie had kept a mouse in his pocket and he was constantly petting it. He enjoyed petting soft objects, such as mice and rabbits. The situation is that a mouse can not be ‘fresh’ or ‘broke’. George seems to want to protect Lennie from the reality that the mouse was a living creature and he killed it. It can be conferred that because of Lennie’s childlike mind, he does not know his own strength, which, in short, is practically the cause of his death in the