Essay On Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
Lennie was a “a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders” (2). He worked hard, but was always doing something wrong which caused trouble. One day Lennie’s actions ended up hurting him. This altered his life forever. Through the character of Lennie, John Steinbeck illustrates in Of Mice and Men how a character’s actions can cause shocking outcomes.
From the initial beginning, readers can tell through Lennie’s actions that he was not a smart man, rather a mentally challenged individual. Lennie “dropped his blankets and …..drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps” (3). Lennie’s actions showed that he was thirsty and worked hard, but not intelligent. George and Lennie must leave from their job at Weed because of Lennie’s remorseful actions.
While moving to their next job, George told Lennie, “You ain’t gonna say a word….Now when we go in to see the boss, what you gonna do?” “I..I,” Lennie thought. His face grew tight with thought. “I... ain’t gonna say nothin’. Jus’ gonna stan’ there” (6). Lennie was acting this way because of the mischievous activity he was responsible for at …show more content…
George could not take it anymore, therefore he killed him. If Lennie’s actions were blameless, none of this would have happened. Lennie would still be living, and he would own land. Someday Lennie and George were hoping to “get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and -------” “An’ live off the fatta the lan’,” Lennie shouted. “An’ have rabbits” (14).
Through many sacrifices, Lennie and George’s dream was to have a partnership in some land and a house. Unfortunately through the downward spiral of events, their partnership turned out to be a heartbreaking dream. Ultimately, it was through Lennie’s nuisance and mental challenged actions that he was killed. Lennie’s death was a shocking
From the initial beginning, readers can tell through Lennie’s actions that he was not a smart man, rather a mentally challenged individual. Lennie “dropped his blankets and …..drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps” (3). Lennie’s actions showed that he was thirsty and worked hard, but not intelligent. George and Lennie must leave from their job at Weed because of Lennie’s remorseful actions.
While moving to their next job, George told Lennie, “You ain’t gonna say a word….Now when we go in to see the boss, what you gonna do?” “I..I,” Lennie thought. His face grew tight with thought. “I... ain’t gonna say nothin’. Jus’ gonna stan’ there” (6). Lennie was acting this way because of the mischievous activity he was responsible for at …show more content…
George could not take it anymore, therefore he killed him. If Lennie’s actions were blameless, none of this would have happened. Lennie would still be living, and he would own land. Someday Lennie and George were hoping to “get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and -------” “An’ live off the fatta the lan’,” Lennie shouted. “An’ have rabbits” (14).
Through many sacrifices, Lennie and George’s dream was to have a partnership in some land and a house. Unfortunately through the downward spiral of events, their partnership turned out to be a heartbreaking dream. Ultimately, it was through Lennie’s nuisance and mental challenged actions that he was killed. Lennie’s death was a shocking