Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Response 
Haley Summers
Ms. Bernenson
English 9H
22 September 2014
Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Response In the book Of Mice and Men, one meets two young men named George and Lennie. Out of the two, George comes off as a very intelligent person and does what ever he can to protect and support his friend Lennie. Lennie is a very sweet character that may be mentally ill. Throughout this chapter, we experience that Lennie has severe memory loss and can be very clueless. In one passage, he actually captured a dead mouse and began to stroke it in his hands. We then learn that Lennie had an obsession with mice back home and would accidently kill them. After George recalls Lennie’s past with mice and how Lennie abused them, Lennie remembers and explains, “I’d pet ‘em and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead. (10). From this text, one can conclude that Lennie has no common sense. Because he knowingly killed the innocent mice, it shows that he’s not completely aware of the world. Even after the mouse was dead, he picked it up to pet it. However, though Lennie’s childish behavior is difficult, his friend George never leaves him behind. George takes care of Lennie like a little brother, but George might be getting sick of this. George speaks what he wishes he had in life by saying, “ I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” (7). When George says this; it shows that life is very hard with Lennie. Lennie limits the simplicity of George’s life and George wants to experience more.
Ms. Bernenson
English 9H
22 September 2014
Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Response In the book Of Mice and Men, one meets two young men named George and Lennie. Out of the two, George comes off as a very intelligent person and does what ever he can to protect and support his friend Lennie. Lennie is a very sweet character that may be mentally ill. Throughout this chapter, we experience that Lennie has severe memory loss and can be very clueless. In one passage, he actually captured a dead mouse and began to stroke it in his hands. We then learn that Lennie had an obsession with mice back home and would accidently kill them. After George recalls Lennie’s past with mice and how Lennie abused them, Lennie remembers and explains, “I’d pet ‘em and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead. (10). From this text, one can conclude that Lennie has no common sense. Because he knowingly killed the innocent mice, it shows that he’s not completely aware of the world. Even after the mouse was dead, he picked it up to pet it. However, though Lennie’s childish behavior is difficult, his friend George never leaves him behind. George takes care of Lennie like a little brother, but George might be getting sick of this. George speaks what he wishes he had in life by saying, “ I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.” (7). When George says this; it shows that life is very hard with Lennie. Lennie limits the simplicity of George’s life and George wants to experience more.