Lennie

Lennie

1. Appearance...

   • Opposite to George
     • 'his opposite'
   • Big and strong
     • 'a huge man shapeless of face, with large sloping shoulders.
     • 'bult like an ox'
   • Animal looks
     • 'dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.'

2. Attitudes...

   • He is animalistic
     • 'Snorting into the water like a horse'
   • Looks up to george
     • 'Tell him George'
   • Lennie is childlike
     • 'he's jes a kid' (slim)
   • He is innocent as he doesnt know how to behave.
     • He asks lots of inncoent questions
     • Slim says he can see immmediatly that Lennie 'aint mean'

3. Things he says...

   • 'Tell me 'bout the rabbits, George
   • 'Make um let me alone george'
   • 'didn't wanta hurt him'
   • 'she's purty'

4. What he does...

   • Befriends animals before people
     • His Aunt Clara gave him mice to play with
   • He always want to stroke soft things
     • e.g. lady in Weed's dress and Curley's wife's hair
   • He attacks Curley, Curley's wife, kills mice and throws the dead mouse on the floor in anger.

5. Relationships

   • George is a parent to him
     • He tells Lennie he'll make himself sick if he drinks from the stream too quickly.
   • He looks up to George
     • During fight scene he refuses to engage with Curley until george allows him to.
       • Get 'im, Lennie!'
       • 'Make um let me alone George'.