This investigation used spectroscopy to evaluate light absorption in different solutions. A spectrophotometer was used in the lab to determine these values. A spectrophotometer is an apparatus used to “measure the absorption of radiation in the visible and UV regions of the spectrum and allows precise at a particular wave length” (Jones et al., 2007). The amount of light absorbed by a substance is directly in relation to the concentration of the solute and also the wavelength moving through the solute (Jones et al., 2007). This is commonly referred to as Beer’s Law and can be expressed as A= εl [C]. Beer’s Law equation measures the absorbency of light, making it an effective measure as spectrophotometers give exact values for absorbency (Jones et al., 2007).…
Given these points, the similarities and differences between Of Mice and Men, the movie and the book, become more clear. Lennie acts like George’s child while George tells him what to do and takes care of him. He loves touching anything soft, such as rabbits, puppies, and Curley’s wife’s hair. In contrast, Lennie is only referred to as an animal in the book when there are words outside of dialogue to describe him. The author also makes him seem much larger than he looks in the movie. This proves that it can be necessary to read a book and watch it’s movie to develop a well-rounded opinion of the…
As I read the first chapter of Steinbeck’s book, Of Mice and Men, it definitely succeeded to establish Lennie as a sympathetic character. Lennie has a big body with a shapeless face and large pale eyes with wide sloped shoulders and, he walks dragging his arms and feet. He is also portrayed as a mindless childlike character that likes tender and soft creatures such as mice. Lennie is different from other characters in the book, because he seemed so large yet innocent.…
In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a story that revolves around George and Lennie life. Since Lennie likes to touch velvet like thing, he had grabbed a girl dress causing her to scream rape. This resulted in George and Lennie get chased out of their town, Weed, and having to find a new job. During their time working on a ranch in Soledad, Lennie had encountered some problems. For example, Lennie had accidently killed his puppy and also on the same day he killed Curley's wife. Lennie is a childlike big guy who cannot control his strength, but at the same time he has an affection of touching anything soft.…
-Lennie is large and very powerful, such as a bear or a dog. He also enjoys petting soft objects like fur and silk; he has a mental disability so he depends on George for the correct guidance; he will listen to anything George tells him to do. He is blameless and never does anything on purpose. Moreover, he is optimistic about the idea of one day owning a farm with George; his optimism convinces others, such as Candy, Crooks, and George, that the dream can become a possible reality. He holds on to the fact that he will get to tend the rabbits and feed them alfalfa on the farm. The dream is ultimately crushed when he kills Curley’s wife, and is chased out of the ranch by a mob who wants Lennie murdered. George ends up killing Lennie at the end of the story.…
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck tells the story of two best friends living life on the run, struggling to keep a steady job working as ranch hands. George and Lennie are faced with many obstacles throughout the course of this book, beginning with Lennie and his slow mindedness, George is always side by side with Lennie, practically holding his hand to coach him through life. The story begins with the two men running away from Weed, the ranch they were previously employed at; we later find that George and Lennie had to flee after Lennie had touched a ladies dress and made her feel uncomfortable. Upon arrival at the new ranch, George had told Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife, Lennie disobeyed George and similar trouble has followed them.…
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.…
Steinbeck shows us how Lennie sees the world, perceives events, and how he reflects on something. His mind uses things he cherishes, to comprehend.…
2. Rabbits- Lennie’s obsession with rabbits shows his innocence and how much like a child he is.…
" "˜I turns to Lennie and says, "˜Jump in.' An' he jumps. Couldn't swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him.' " (p. 44) Not only is Lennie unable to understand the meaning of importance, he has no memory of important assertions if they do not directly pertain to rabbits. He cannot even remember his Aunt Clara, who took him in as a baby, and he lived with until she passed away. In order for Lennie to conceptualize and remember ideas or instructions, he must repeatedly recite them to George; even this ritual will not insure a recollection of the information. Although Lennie's poor memory is a severe problem, his ultimate drawback, is his unacceptable behavior. Although unintentional, Lennie causes harm, and…
To begin with, Steinbeck describes Lennie as an animal. This is because whilst he is drinking from a river and this shows that he has a wild personality as he is drinking from a dirty river. He drank using his ‘big paws’. ‘Paws’ implies that he hasn’t got hands like a human but paws like a bear or a dog. This would link back to the time period as people used dogs to heard sheep. ‘Big’ suggests that he is quite large which contradicts his partner as George of small. George respond to this by saying ‘you’d drink out of a gutter’. ‘Gutter’ suggests that he is quite animalistic as animals don’t have much sense to drink clean water. This also puts a lot of emphasis to his wild personality and simplicity. Therefore, through the use of the theme of animalistic and his disability, Steinbeck shows the importance of animals.…
Also describing his eyes as ‘pale’ could be indicative of the knowledge behind them, or more accurately the lack thereof. Suggesting that in reality he has a tendency to be absent-minded. Within this description of Lennie, we come across the first piece of animal imagery, where Steinbeck presents Lennie as a bear who ‘drags his paws’. Using the verb ‘drags’ gives connotations to slowness, and could be suggestive of Lennie’s slowness, both physically and mentally. Lennie also has other similarities with bears, they are conceived as dangerous, yet they only become so when they feel threatened, in self-defence. As is true when Lennie attacks Curley, here Steinbeck is subtly foreshadowing this event. After being described as a bear, he is later described as a horse ‘snorting into the water’. This can again tell us a few things about Lennie. It could be suggestive of his relationship with George, and how Lennie, as the horse is able to be controlled by his owner. It also reinforces his strength and power, and how it is only utilized when he feels vulnerable. The use of the verb ‘snorting’ shows hurriedness in his actions, but also could be referring to the way he acts from instincts rather than acting from intelligence. Later in the chapter Steinbeck uses a simile to describe Lennie as a ‘terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to his master’ that again talks of George’s control over Lennie, speaking of him as a ‘master’. The phrase also alludes to Lennie’s subservience to George, and indicates the lack of control he has over his own…
Steinbeck creates drama using imagery. The fact that Curley was “flopping like a fish on a line” makes the reader realise Lennie’s physical strength. It completely changes the reader’s perception of Lennie. The fact that Curley’s “closed fist” was “lost in Lennie’s big hand” shows how much bigger Lennie’s hands are to Curley’s and just how crushed Curley’s hand may be. Steinbeck continues this drama until George realises Lennie needs to…
My topic of this essay is ‘How John Steinbeck develops the character of Lennie throughout the novel’…
Lennie's greatest feeling of security comes from petting soft, "furry" things like rabbits (Pg 16.) The recurring motif of death in the novel often involves Lennie. Because of his disability, Lennie does not have the capability to understand such an abstract concept like death. For example, Lennie carries around a dead mouse not realizing that the mouse is dead but only understanding that the outer coat of the mouse leaves a satisfying touch on Lennie's fingers (pg 5-6.) Even though the mouse is alive when Lennie picks it up, he kills it when petting it because he doesn't know his own strength. Lennie's prodigious strength along with his childlike demeanor makes a dangerous combination. George does not realize how dangerous Lennie can be, and because of it, it makes it harder for their dream of owning a farm to come true. Lennie's innocence keeps the dream alive, but his handicap makes the dream impossible to realize. When Lennie tries to pet a new puppy, he nearly kills it (pg. 43.) Lennie moves up a ladder throughout the novel in the size of animals he kills or nearly kills. He eventually reaches the top of the ladder by killing a woman who he thought felt soft. He repeatedly say that George "is gonna be mad" (pg 88) knowing the partial consequence that he learned about from…