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John steinbeck of mice and men literary analysis of lennie
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In John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men”, Lennie and George travel together to work. They discuss the trouble they experience with Lennie's touching things he shouldn't and how that forces them to run, hide, and constantly search for work. Throughout the book, Steinbeck gives just a small picture of all the trouble Lennie has caused and how George continues to guide him to get by. A problem with a girl leads us to chapter 1 and 6, and how they share in setting, but George and Lennie's interactions differ. The similarities and differences of chapter 1 and 6 show how Lennie and George's cohesive friendship with a bright future develops into a loving bond that had to end.
Brittany Aldrich Dolim English 4 26 October 2015 Secret Spoilers John Steinbeck foreshadows Lennie’s death in many ways in his novella, Of Mice and Men. One of the events that foreshadow his death is when Carlson shoots the old dog. Lennie is described often as different animals throughout the book. One of these animals is a dog. Lennie obeys George like a dog obeys his master.
Slim knew that they would torture Lennie if they caught him alive, so he believes George made the right decision in killing Lennie humanely. After Slim realizes what George is going to do, he goes along with George’s plan. “I guess we gotta get ‘im,” Slim repeated.” (Page 97) Steinbeck shows that Slim repeats what he said to convey that Slim knows what George must do and accepts it. Steinbeck knows early on that George will kill Lennie.
Because on Pg.14 it says “Course you did. Well, look. Lennie---if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come here an’ hide in the brush.” Meaning that George knew that Lennie would again get into more trouble.
In the book Of Mice and Men two migrant workers, George and Lennie are dropped of miles away from the farm where they are going to be starting their new jobs. George and Lennie are completely different men, George is a tiny dark man with sharp strong features. Lennie is the total opposite of George he is a giant tall man with a dull face. As the two are walking towards the farm they have a nice conversation. From this conversation George realizes that Lennie might have a tiny mental problem.
John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, is a novella telling about life during the Great Depression and how people with certain traits and disabilities are regarded as the untouchables. Lennie Small a big guy with a small mind has a tendency to touch and feel objects he thinks that are soft and cuddly and cannot let go without some force. Lennie has a very close relationship with George and it could viewed as close relatives despite that they have nothing in common. Unfortunately, during the time, people like Lennie are regarded as stupid and are unable to function in life. Lennie has the characteristics of being an affectionate person while being a childish person at the same time.
In Steinback’s book “Of Mice and Men”, I believe there is a special relationship between the two main characters Lennie and George. I think both Lennie and George are the caretakers of each other. My first impression of their special relationship, I feel a little bit weird, because if I was George, I don’t think I will travel together with Lennie for such a long time. But after I read the book, I realize the reason. Lennie is the caretaker of George mentally, George is the caretaker of Lennie physically.
In the novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, George faces a difficult choice as to whether or not to kill his best friend, Lennie. George’s actions were the right thing to do, even if it was a hard thing to do. After learning that Lennie had killed his wife, Curley says that he will kill Lennie. George made the choice to take Lennie’s life himself rather than by Curley's hand. George also ensured that Lennie would be unable to bring harm to anyone else, seeing that Lennie was incapable of realizing the wrongs of his actions.
With his lack of understanding and love for soft objects, Lennie goes with his best friend George to work on the ranch in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Lennie loves to touch soft things and he sometimes gets into trouble for it. He likes to talk about the rabbits and how he is going to get to tend them. Lennie does not remember very well and tends to forget things that happen. Lennie is just like a baby and has to be taken care of at all times or he may get into trouble.
Although Lennie loves mice, he is inept at handling feeble creatures. George notices the mouse and addresses it by saying that: “‘That mouse ain’t fresh, Lennie...you’ve broke it pettin’ it’” (Steinbeck 9). The euphemism that George uses for death suggests that the mouse’ death was not intentional, nor sadistic. Lennie roots his intentions in kindness, but his strength overpowers this emotion.
In the beginning of the novella, George is very much hostile towards Lennie and looks upon him as if he has been burdened with taking care of him. George shows his thoughts towards Lennie, when he says, “ ‘Poor bastard,’ he said softly, and then went on whistling again”(8). After George threw Lennie 's dead mouse into the forest, he tells him he can 't have a dead mouse in his pocket, just so he can stroke it. Then George tells Lennie to go get some firewood, after he departs he hears Lennie looking for the mouse instead of firewood.
Lennie is one of the least dynamic characters in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the story we see no significant changes, development, or growth. All the instances when Lennie comes into the story he exhbits only these characteristics. Lennie’s personality is like that of a child. He is mentally handicapped with no ability to understand abstract concepts like death.
In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the character Lennie best exemplifies the trait of innocence. First, when Lennie and George were walking to the ranch, Lennie found a dead mouse which George made him get rid of. Lennie then said, “I wasn’t doin’ nothing bad with it George. Jus’ strokin’ it” (Steinbeck 9). This shows how Lennie likes childish things like soft textures and small animals.
In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the deficit of a controlled mindset leads to a colossal tragedy like no other, greatly exemplifying the power of our actions and the consequence it has on others. Strongly articulated throughout the book is an element of hardship, which is shown in numerous situations along the way. The mental incapability of Lennie continuously highlights the worst of him, and does not portray who he truly is. Various aspects of Lennie’s personhood such as obsessions and innocence are conflated by his poor mental health, creating a life full of challenges for Lennie to overcome.
In the novella Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck often employs animal imagery to dehumanize Lennie, in order to allow the reader to justify George putting him down at the end of the novella. As Steinbeck’s use of animal imagery progresses throughout the novel, Lennie is dehumanized by being compared to an animal that only hinders George’s pursuit of happiness. Starting with Lennie’s introduction, Steinbeck influences how the reader perceives Lennie. During the reader's first encounter with Lennie, he is described as walking “heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws," (Steinbeck 2). Steinbeck’s diction invokes animal imagery by comparing Lennie’s movements to that of a bear, which immediately dehumanizes Lennie to the reader.
