B. Lennie, is unintelligent, and because of this, George abuses Lennie. For example, he tells
Lennie to jump in a river when he can’t swim.
C. George tells Slim about how he used to abuse Lennie all the time, saying, “One day a bunch of guys was standin’ up around on the Sacremento River. I was fellin’ pretty smart. I turns to
Lennie and says, ‘ ump in.’ An’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him” (Steinbeck 40).
D. George would abuse Lennie’s weak intelligence by telling him to do dangerous things, knowing that Lennie does what he is told. He tells Lennie to jump into a river, knowing he cannot swim, and Lennie