Literary Analysis Of Lennie
Though out John Steinbeck’s Of mice and Men, Lennie is a slow witted, innocent, non-violent man, unaware of his strengh, with a mind of a young child.
1.Quote:
“…{Lennie}, 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” (4).
Significance:
From this you get an overall idea of Lennie. The relation of the way he walks, compared to a bear, would allude to the fact that he is very primitive, and not completely there. The fact that Lennie does not move his arms when he walks also leads to the same conclusion, since it is ...
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man. The lack of looking if the water was running shows Lennie’s position as a character with little or no common sense. He just does things less carefully than he should, though without negative intent. Also, Lennie is portrays himself as a very caring individual. While he enjoys his drink, he had to make sure his friend George would not be dehydrated.
3. Quote:
“’Lennie!’ [George] said sharply. ‘Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.’ Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. ‘Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night’” (3).
Significance:
Usually people who snort into pools aren’t exactly all there in the head, so those simple words tell the reader that Lennie would possible be a retarded character. When you see that George’s need to tell Lennie to stop drinking, or he would be sick like he was last night, that is a hint that Lennie is not capable of taking care of himself. It also alludes to the ...
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with furry things is a signal that he has a show, juvenile manner about him. Unfortunately, he isn’t a child and is quite strong. Not because he was violent, but since he does not know he own strength, he killed the mouse.
6.Quote:
“Lennie’s eyes were frightened. ‘I don’t want no trouble,’ he said plaintively. ‘Don’t let [Curley] sock me, George’”(29).
Significance:
Though Lennie is about twice the size of Curley, he still had to plead with George (who is just as small) not to let Curley sock him. This example reveals Lennie’s childish fear of something that could never hurt him (like the Boogie Man). Lennie really does not realize that he could beat Curley to a pulp with one ...
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