How Is Lennie Presented In Of Mice And Men

In Stienbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men it follows the story of two men, George and Lennie, while they work on a ranch for one weekend. The title of this novel is based off of a poem called To A Mouse. It is about a mouse that is trying to build its nest while a man unknowingly destroys it. Throughout the novel, George is represented as a Mouse while Lennie is represented as the man because George is trying to make some money and have a job while Lennie is doing things that is making it harder but not realizing it and, Lennie making those mistakes is costing him and George things that they will most likely not be able to get back. George is represented as the mouse in this novel because he is trying to get Lennie and him a good job so that they

But he can do anything you tell him.””(Steinbeck) This shows that even though George and Lennie aren't related to each other, George still tells the men that they are so that the men on the ranch wouldn’t think that George has any bad intentions for Lennie. Lennie is represented as the man throughout the novel because while George is trying to build them both a good life, Lennie is unknowingly making it harder or impossible for George. One example of this is when even though he and Candy weren't supposed to talk about the house and the rabbits, they still do. ““I thought I tol’ you not to tell nobody about that.”... “Well you guys get outa here. Jesus, seems like I can’t go away for a minute.””(Steinbeck) This example shows how even though George told Lennie to not say anything about their dream, he still did even though he was told not to. Additionally, the reason why Lennie is represented as the man is because of how much trouble he can get into, even though he doesn’t realize how much bad his actions are causing him and George. One example of this is when George was explaining what had happened in Weed. The text states, ““Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble all the time because he’s so damn