by John Steinbeck‚ the character Lennie Smalls is a large man who is physically fit but immature emotionally. He poses a danger to the other characters‚ as he is responsible for the death of various creatures‚ the accidental injury of Curley’s hand‚ and the gruesome murder of Curley’s wife. Although the outcome of the situations was unintended‚ innocent lives were lost as a result of his lack of fast reaction and childish mentality. Through the actions of Lennie and the negative reactions that followed
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Childish Courageousness Courage is practiced by a person when that person has the strength to face pain and fear head on. Since pain and fear vary by each person and their degree of these feelings; courageous acts‚ big and small‚ happen every day. Adults are often recognized for their courage: when joining the military‚ taking unfamiliar job opportunities‚ dealing with the death arrangements of a parent‚ and so forth. These are all very courageous acts‚ and this paper is not meant to undermine
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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
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Jacobzen Chang Mrs.Madrid English T/T 10/7/12 Lennie Small In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie Small struggles to perform the simplest of tasks‚ in the hardest of times. Lennie himself does not change much in the story‚ but he does change others. His unwavering innocent nature brings out the best in even the most callous of characters. Ironically‚ this goodness can lead to tragedy. Lennie unwittingly persuades others to believe in his dream. He convinces Crooks‚ Candy‚ and
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nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ‘em -’ ‘but not us!’...‘Because I got you an’ you got [me]’” George tells Lennie on the riverbank while looking at the gun in his hand (Steinbeck 104). In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers that travel together in the 1930s. George is little‚ tan‚ and quick‚ while Lennie‚ contrary to his name‚ is big and strong‚ but also mentally disabled. George looks out for him‚ but he consistently gets into
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Lennie I choose Lennie because I thought that he was one of the more interesting and exhilarating characters in Of Mice and Men. For one of the pictures in my collage I have a picture of Lennie which he was described as "...A huge man‚ shapeless of face with large pale eyes‚ with wide sloping shoulders...". Also in the book when him and George where walking they described Lennie as "...walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws...". When Lennie and George were
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California. One of them‚ Lennie Small whose name does not live up to a person’s expectation; he is big and that’s all he’s got going for him unfortunately. George is small and quick‚ a roving farmworker who takes on a father like role and watches over Lennie. The two are broke and search for work on the farms of Northern California. Being broke is problematic for George and Lennie since they plan to own a farm someday. George is the intelligence behind this plan‚ while Lennie is about as sharp as a
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Lennie Lennies behaviour is very childlike‚ this can be perseieve from ‘’Lennie put his hands over his ears’’ his manorisms of dealing with issues are very child like and can be seen to be similar to the ideal of ‘out of sight out of mind’. This makes us forget about his strength and we are reminded that he can be dangerous‚ in the scene when he fights with Curley which surprises the reader as he first comes across as a soft person‚ and this i turn prepares the reader for the following events of
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Little hills of dirty clothes grow up the walls from the floor. Same pile of shoes is there. Wall with same dirty spot. The closet is filled with white shirts and flower shorts. There’s one very old and tattered Shearling coat that hangs to the right. The Boy (more a man now) is sprawled out on his bed‚ no shirt and flower shorts. He opens one eye as very faint‚ dark orange sunlight from the blinds cut his face. He gets up. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY The Buddha statue again. There’s empty old beer
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The beast is childish And here is why The beast is childish he has bad manners‚ does not leave the castle‚ and does not know how to act. By spilling food. Is very spoiled has every thing he needs. The maids must not do there job well enough. Thats what i will show you. He has bad manners. He spills food every where and does not pick it up. Slurps with no second thoughts. Yells indoors mostly at the maids. He does not say thanks or anything. He is mess with no regrets. He was slopy till bell came
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