Lennie had low brains and high strength, allowing him to get far with George helping him. But, Lennie never knowing when he did something wrong only put him on a clock before he would end up dying for something he didn’t understand. “They run us outta weed,”(Steinbeck 7) this quote shows that already at the beginning of the book Lennie has
Lennie is dumb, but listens to George because he trusts him and Lennie gets hurt and doesn’t get mad at George. Lennie always wants to make George happy. "If it were here you could have some. I don’t want no ketchup." (Steinbeck, 11)
This showed that Lennie had to check in with George to see if it was right to defend himself. According to Source D, “It is claimed that sometimes it is permissible to cause such a harm as a side effect of bringing about a good result even though it would not be permissible to cause such a harm as a means to bringing about the same good end.” This shows that Lennie is incapable of thinking and making decisions for
Some may argue, that George made the wrong decision because Lennie was all that George had. This may be true however but george also made the right decision because Lennie didn’t know what he did wrong, so he would probably do it again. On page 82 Lennie says, “ George’s scared I’ll get into trouble.” This proves that Lennie would get into trouble because he
Lennie was unaware of his fate. George’s actions were justified. He had been with Lennie for a long time. He knew Lennie was a good soul. George also knew that Lennie did not realize how strong he really was or how to control his actions.
Then the audience can infer that he didn't want to talk, but it's not like that because George told Lennie to not say a word and let him do the talking because when Lennie talks they get in trouble because of his disability. Also another part when Lennie cannot follow directions is when George was telling Lennie don't take a look in Curley’s wife because they know she can get them in trouble. He says “Well. You keep away from her”(32). Then we can infer that Lennie didn't understand what George was trying to tell him because George already knew like what she what's trying to do that's why George told him because he's slow and his disability can't think like that, that is why Lennie is the most sympathetic character in the
The woodlands by the ranch were peaceful, not alarmed by the breeze of death and sorrow that followed the men as they marched through the canvas of green. Alerted by the footsteps of the men, the rabbits scuttled back into their burrows. The trees swayed in the glistening sunlight that bounced between them, igniting the woodlands with light. It was quiet, but death intruded on this harmonious atmosphere. Laying in the arms of George, Lennie looked as calm and peaceful as a kitten cuddling its owner.
Even if Lennie could be annoying at times he still cared and watched out for him. George would even tell Lennie at times that his life would be better if lennie wasn’t with him.(pgs 6,7)But even still George would take it back and apologize and say that he does like having him around. Lennie is so slow that one day George had told lennie to jump in the American River knowing that he couldn’t swim and Lennie jumped in and George jumped in to get him after seeing him struggling.(pg 49)
In the novel Of Mice and Men, the themes of cycles are represented by the theme of deaths and how they were carried out and the book. These deaths create a cycle in the book of being shot in the back of the head. The bunkmates of Candy found his dog to be more of a nuisance than a benefit to them or Candy because the dog was smelly, didn’t do much and only quality was a friend to Candy. On page 45 one of his bunkmates suggested that “If you were to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head.”
In Lennie’s situation, since he has disabilities, he does not have the function to communicate his thoughts and can only use his imagination to express his emotion. Instead of being able to bluntly announce ideas he use the future as a passageway and specifically talks about leaving or living on his own to help George out and to show what he is willing to do in life. In conclusion, the accusation that George dominated Lennie’s life and took it without judgement is not entirely true, for Lennie put his own life in George’s hands. The fact that Lennie conveys he will sacrifice his comfort and move away, to meet George’s desires, is showing that Lennie would let him make important decisions, including the control of his
First of all, George has authority over Lennie. In the opening scene when George and Lennie “walked in single file” (2) George is showing he is predominantly in charge. As the scene continues it is clear from the way that Lennie “imitated George exactly” (4) that Lennie feels he has to or wants to follow George’s actions. Once arriving at the ranch and meeting the other men Lennie has to obey the authority of Curley being the boss’s son. Where Curley uses social power to manipulate the ranch, Lennie uses intellectual and physical power to respond to certain events.
Although described as a rather large man, Lennie’s role between the two men is very childlike. Lennie is treated like a child by George because Lennie does not have the maturity or mental capability to make decisions for himself. For example, George must continuously remind Lennie of the spot he must come to if in trouble because Lennie cannot focus long enough to process this information. Lennie is also fairly unintelligent and blindly loyal to George. This loyalty is seen when George tells Lennie to jump into a river, and Lennie obeys even though he is unable to swim.
Demanding things out of Lennie does not show him anything it just tells him to stop what he is doing and sometimes that does not help. Lennie and George’s relationship is more of a danger to one another than it is a good relationship. George makes Lennie feel guilty for everything he does. George is trying to discipline Lennie in a way that does not
If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job” (Steinbeck 6). George is very directive over Lennie, and does not want him to mess up anything. Lennie listens to George because he does not know any better, and is like a little brother who wants to please his
I am on the affirmative, and I agree with human experiments. The facts speak for themselves. Not only has the human lifespan increased, but we have cured multiple diseases that could have wiped out the human race as a whole. Smallpox is a distant memory thanks to human experimentation. We are less susceptible to what used to be common illnesses.
