How Is Lennie A Strong Character In Of Mice And Men

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” (Gandhi). Is a good quote to describe Lennie. Lennie is physically and mentally strong. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a very intriguing and plot twisting story. It starts out with two best friends who are migrant workers , George and Lennie. These two characters are complete opposites but have been friends for a long time. Throughout the story, they have their good times, and arguments; some of this comes from George being so much smarter and more experienced than Lennie. This all backfires in the end because Lennie is shot by George which was apparently for Lennie’s own good. Throughout the novel Lennie is revealed as being strong, untrustworthy, and

In “Of Mice of Men” by John Steinbeck Lennie is portrayed as a strong character because he killed rabbits, mice, a puppy, and a girl. In the story, Lennie says “‘They was so little,’ he said, apologetically. ‘I’d pet ‘em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead - because they was so little’” (Steinbeck 6). This quote proves that Lennie is strong but does not know his strength. Lennie was simply petting some mice but he tried to get them to stop by pinching their heads, but instead he squeezed too hard and he killed them. Lennie did not mean this because he mentions after that he feels bad. He just doesn’t know how strong he really is. Later in the story Lennie also kills a puppy by accident. All that Lennie is meaning to do is pet a small, adorable puppy. But instead he grabs it too forcefully and it dies. He didn’t mean to do this but it just

In the story Curly actually listens to Lennie. He tells Lennie “‘Maybe you better go along to your own house now. We don’t want no trouble.’ ‘Well, I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in awhile? Think I like to stick in that house alla time?’”(38). This quote shows how Lennie never gets out of the house. Lennie never really has anybody to talk to, partially because George limits him by telling him not to go to certain places or to stay away from certain people. In the quote when Lennie is talking about wanting to talk to someone, this proves that he wants to talk to people, but some people just don’t trust him enough to tell Lennie things and talk to Lennie about things. He is not trusted because George never lets him talk in important situations because he feels like Lennie will say something dumb and stupid and completely ruin an experience. George never lets him talk or make any big decisions because he fears Lennie will say too much or say something dumb that he wasn’t supposed to say to other people. So in conclusion, Lennie is portrayed as someone who should not be trusted because he sometimes says too much, and his friends think he could ruin situations and quickly turn good situations into bad