Lennie analysis essay
Lennie, a character in the novel Of Mice and Men, was a timid good hearted man
whose personality, appearance and nature set him apart from others while enabling
unique friendships to flourish. Lennie’s humble personality helped him develop a
number of these relationships on the ranch. Candy, “a tall stoop shouldered old man,”
was the first person Lennie met on the farm. Candy always carried a “big push-broom
in his left hand” and was a quiet soul, just like Lennie. Lennie felt sympathy for Candy
being that he had lost “his hand right here on this ranch.” His “right hand” referred to
his dog that had been shot the day Lennie had arrived on the ranch. In hopes of
bringing up Candy’s spirits, Lennie invited Candy to join him on the pursuit of a dream to
buy “a little piece of land.” The land signified freedom and a chance for a real home for
Lennie and Candy both. Crooks was “the negro stable buck” who had a crippled back
“where a horse kicked him” while working on the ranch. Crooks wanted nothing more
than to share in this dream with Lennie and Candy. Crooks even offered to “lend a
hand” for nothing in return just for the opportunity to share in this dream land. Lennie
was a good listener which helped to build a relationship with Crooks; a relationship
desperately needed by Crooks since he was considered somewhat of an outcast due to
his color. One of the other ranch hands, Curley, had a wife who was beautiful with her
“bright cotton dress” and her “little sausage curls” all in place around her head. She
loved the thought of pursuing dreams too and even shared with Lennie how she “coulda
made somethin’ of” herself. Her dreams were slowly shattered being married since she
“can’t talk to nobody but Curley.” Curly’s wife breaks the rules to talk to Lennie anyway
because he is the only guy that will actually listen to her and be a friend.
Lennie was
whose personality, appearance and nature set him apart from others while enabling
unique friendships to flourish. Lennie’s humble personality helped him develop a
number of these relationships on the ranch. Candy, “a tall stoop shouldered old man,”
was the first person Lennie met on the farm. Candy always carried a “big push-broom
in his left hand” and was a quiet soul, just like Lennie. Lennie felt sympathy for Candy
being that he had lost “his hand right here on this ranch.” His “right hand” referred to
his dog that had been shot the day Lennie had arrived on the ranch. In hopes of
bringing up Candy’s spirits, Lennie invited Candy to join him on the pursuit of a dream to
buy “a little piece of land.” The land signified freedom and a chance for a real home for
Lennie and Candy both. Crooks was “the negro stable buck” who had a crippled back
“where a horse kicked him” while working on the ranch. Crooks wanted nothing more
than to share in this dream with Lennie and Candy. Crooks even offered to “lend a
hand” for nothing in return just for the opportunity to share in this dream land. Lennie
was a good listener which helped to build a relationship with Crooks; a relationship
desperately needed by Crooks since he was considered somewhat of an outcast due to
his color. One of the other ranch hands, Curley, had a wife who was beautiful with her
“bright cotton dress” and her “little sausage curls” all in place around her head. She
loved the thought of pursuing dreams too and even shared with Lennie how she “coulda
made somethin’ of” herself. Her dreams were slowly shattered being married since she
“can’t talk to nobody but Curley.” Curly’s wife breaks the rules to talk to Lennie anyway
because he is the only guy that will actually listen to her and be a friend.
Lennie was