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Mind Map by MISSSRUTHI_JJ, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by MISSSRUTHI_JJ
over 9 years ago
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Lennie
- Surname: Small
- Mentally small
- Kid
- Kid
- Ironic
- Opposite
- Mentally small
- Blindly devoted to George
- 'This ain't true. George ain't hot hurt.'
- 'George gonna come back,' Leninie reassured himself
- making himself feel secure again.
- convincing himself that George is fine to get back to a state of mind
- making himself feel secure again.
- 'George gonna come back,' Leninie reassured himself
- 'This ain't true. George ain't hot hurt.'
- Central character
- Shows affection
- compassionate about soft things
- shapeless of face
- big man, in contrast to his name
- innocent, childlike
- limited intelligence
- so he relies on George to look after him.
- so he relies on George to look after him.
- mentally immature
- friendliness turns into aggression 'he don't know no rules'-George
- innocent aggression
- innocent aggression
- relies on George, copies George and trust George
- shares a special dream to own land with George
- huge hands described as paws( animal imagery)
- 'large, pale eyes'
- gentle and kind
- naive
- works in his instinct rather than intellect- like an animal= victim(horse and bear)
- killer
- mice
- pups
- people e.g Curley's wife
- mice
- likeable and lovable
- very affectionate
- very liable to panic
- caring
- strong
- very possessive
- often described as an animall
- takes order
- from George
- from George
- hasn't grown up mentally but as grown up physically
- Slim: 'he's jes like a kid'
- Slim: 'he's jes like a kid'
- obedient: ' like a terrier...'
- actions are often described like those of a dog
- He is devoted to George like a dog is devoted to its master, and he tries to follow
George's commands.
- He is devoted to George like a dog is devoted to its master, and he tries to follow
George's commands.
- actions are often described like those of a dog
- He is innocent and mentally handicapped with no ability to understand abstract
concepts like death.
- huge and lumbering and, in many ways, the opposite of George Milton.
- has the strength of a bear
- Lennie's greatest feeling of security comes from petting soft things.
- his lack of intelligence and conscience make him dangerous, and he needs George to
keep him out of trouble.
- George keeps the dream out in front of the huge man as a goal: Their farm is a place
where they can live together, have animals, grow their own crops and, in general, feel
safe. Lennie has little memory, but the story of their dream is one he knows by heart.
While George never really believes in this farm, Lennie embraces it with childlike
enthusiasm. Every time he makes George tell their story, his enthusiasm excites
George, too. Lennie's innocence keeps the dream alive, but his human imperfection
makes the dream impossible to realize.
- simple-minded
- loyal
- slow, has no malice.
- Lennie crushes the hand of the owner’s son- Curley, kills a puppy while stroking it, and breaks
a woman’s neck, all unintentionally.
- He cannot avoid the dangers presented by Curley, Curley’s wife, or the world at large.
His innocence raises him to a standard of pure goodness that is more poetic and
literary than realistic.
- He can be forgetful - George continually has to remind him about important things.
- tame and friendly
- villain and victim
- Eager towards the dream
- 'An Rabbits,' Lennie said eagerly'
- 'Tell about the place, George... Go on tell again George'
- Repitition reinforces the excitement and passion about 'the place'
- Repitition reinforces the excitement and passion about 'the place'
- 'Tell about the place, George... Go on tell again George'
- 'An Rabbits,' Lennie said eagerly'
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