George and Lennie's Relationship in Of Mice and Men In my view Lennie is very childlike; he has a naïve childlike innocence usually found in the very young. He is very trusting and follows blindly not capable of making decisions for himself or even living alone and feeding himself etc. He also has a small child’s cunning behaviour which comes out when George has gone a wee bit too far chastising him and upsets the balance between them. Lennie says “George you want I should go away and leave you alone?” (p14) he pushes his point until George feels guilt for upsetting Lennie and tries to placate Lennie by offering to let him have a pup “first chance I get I’ll give you a pup” (p14) then he gets George to re tell him how they were different than other ranch workers and how they would live off the “fat of the land” if they could and have their own place.(p15-16) Lennie is also seemingly unaware of the politics of daily living for black people when he tries to go in Crooks room(p67) and make friends and chat with him , he doesn’t realise that white people in the 1930’s didn’t integrate with black people in their leisure time as they looked down on them. On page 68 Crook says “They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I am black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, you all of you stink to me.” This goes right over Lennie’s head he just doesn’t get the point. He also has no idea of his own strength as when he kills mice accidentally petting them and later in the book he kills the pup(p84) he speaks about it when he says “ I didn’t bounce you hard” when he’s talking to the dead pup. Also on page 71-72 it shows Lennie becoming dangerously quiet and centred when he thinks George might be in any sort of danger when Crooks tries to rile him saying “Well s’pose, jus’ s’pose he don’t come back” he was trying to frighten Lennie and it
Of Mice and Men - George and Lennie seem to have a very close friendship
is in the air. Animals begin to scatter. Two men have arrived on the scene,
setting up their own ranch and as Lennie would say "Live of the fat of
The emotional symbiosis between George and Lennie helps each man. Lennie’s attachment to George is most strongly visible when Crooks suggests George is not coming back. Lennie is almost moved to hysterics and his fear does not quickly abate. George prefers to feign dislike for Lennie to Lennie’s face: “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail” (7). When pressed, George reveals his true feelings for Lennie. “I want you to stay with me Lennie” (13). They stay together because “It’s a lot easier to go around with a guy you know” (35). Both men need and value their strong emotional relationship.
when he got in trouble at Weed. If George were not a good friend, he
The background into a character is one of the most important necessities for understanding a book. John Steinbeck uses certain repetitive imagery whenever describing a character to give readers an insight on their mannerisms and peculiarities. Among the images Steinbeck uses, the dog and the bear are the most important. John Steinbeck develops the persona and character of Lennie, a big, strong farmhand that is small minded,by the animal imagery that he uses to describe him and through this Steinbeck conveys his overall message about farmhands of the time.
“Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck is a novel about the hardships of life and the importance of having other people around. The story is of two men trying to survive with one another in a world full of loneliness; their relationship is quite rare and strange. Lennie, a large bear, has a mental disability which causes him to be in a childlike state. George, a much smaller and more competent man takes care of both of them. Although they work for others on ranches, their dream is to get by on their own and live off the land. However, Lennie’s state causes conflict as they travel from job to job. Steinbeck uses clever ways in his novel to develop his theme and characters as the story progresses; both of these elements also help create a large
Pg 13: George said, "I want you to stay with me, Lennie. Jesus Christ, somebody'd shoot you for a coyote if you was by yourself.”
“Fat Land”, a book by Greg Cristler, a health journalist who was formerly considered overweight, explains how America became the fattest people in the world. Before writing this book, Cristler was told that he needed to lose forty pounds and so to do so he enlisted a competent doctor, the prescription weight-loss medication Meridia, jogs in a congenial neighborhood park, a wife who cooked him healthy food, and access to plenty of information. Cristler is quick to add that those weren’t the only factors that led to his weight loss, but money and time were a big part of it. Cristler lost the weight, but he states “the more I contemplated my success, the more I came to see it not as a triumph of the will, but as a triumph of my economic and social
They don’t even get their own land. Neither money and they work all day. All they get is
“You ain’t gonna leave me, are ya George. I know you ain’t (page 103)… S’pose George don’t come back, s’pose he took a powder and just ain’t comin back.
There are a variety of relationship of people can have with other people. In John Steinbeck's novels, relationships between characters can be difficult, but are always important. The central relationship in Of Mice and Men is between Lennie and George.
The famed nurses study from Harvard found “Not having a close friend is as detrimental to your health as smoking.” Lennie and George’s friendship is necessary to keep the better for each other. Throughout the story, Lennie and George need each other and look out for one another no matter what. Lennie and George’s friendship and journey throughout the story symbolizes the struggles to achieve the American dream. Steinbeck, in the story Of Mice and Men, combines characterization and symbolism to prove friends do whats best for eachother.
The Character of Lennie in Of Mice and Men In my opinion, Lennie Small is the most interesting character in Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck does a very good job describing and characterizing Lennie's personality. Lennie's character is, indeed, quite unique. A large man with enormous strength, yet kind and childlike, he seems to find joy in simple life pleasures like petting a furry animal and making the water ripple.
say "we heard a bump and that made us jump, then we looked on the mat and there we saw