Lennie Small In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
Character Profile on Lennie Small
By: Rebecca Broadbent
Lennie Small is one of the main characters in the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. Lennie’s age is not identified in the novel, but one can assume that he is a young adult. Lennie is very tall with a shapeless face. He has big pale eyes, wide sloping shoulders, and massive hands like bear claws. Lennie is very mentally slow. He doesn’t quite understand everything that is said to him. Lennie also can’t remember things very well. Lennie is a very simple minded person.
In the novel, Lennie doesn’t really have very complex motivations. Lennie pretty much likes to pet things. He doesn’t know his own strength; so he often accidently kills the animal that he is petting. On page five
By: Rebecca Broadbent
Lennie Small is one of the main characters in the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. Lennie’s age is not identified in the novel, but one can assume that he is a young adult. Lennie is very tall with a shapeless face. He has big pale eyes, wide sloping shoulders, and massive hands like bear claws. Lennie is very mentally slow. He doesn’t quite understand everything that is said to him. Lennie also can’t remember things very well. Lennie is a very simple minded person.
In the novel, Lennie doesn’t really have very complex motivations. Lennie pretty much likes to pet things. He doesn’t know his own strength; so he often accidently kills the animal that he is petting. On page five