On the second page Steinbeck describes Lennie by saying “…he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws” this implies that Lennie is quite a big strong man, and bears have the potential to kill; so does Lennie, but he doesn’t know that. He also refers him to being like a horse “snorting into the water like a horse” this suggests that Lennie doesn’t care what other people think of him, he just does what he wants to do. Steinbeck has made Lennie seem quite immature and insecure, as if he needs someone to look out for him, Steinbeck has also shown that Lennie has trouble with remembering things, ”Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.” This means he had done something like this before but he had forgotten he was sick. He looks up to George like someone that he’d love to be, he imitates him like a child “Lennie who had been watching, imitated George exactly.”, and George is like a father to Lennie as well as his best friend.
He is a big man, in contrast to his name. He has limited intelligence, so he relies on George to look after him. He copies George in everything George does and trusts George completely. "Behind him (George) walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely."
I found it. I found it dead', 'I wasn't doin' nothing bad with it, George. Jus' stroking it', Lennie does not realise that he is petting the mouse so hard that he kills it as he then tries to cover himself up. He does not seem to understand his own strength and also lacks the understanding of what is socially acceptable behaviour. In spite of this, he shows quite normal emotions (despite his mental disability), and he
With each point you make, have a strong topic sentence declaring the overall purpose of the rhetorical strategies you are about to discuss. This will help identify the argument you are making, transition your ideas, and add fluidity. 4. Keep in mind that while authors use different strategies to achieve their purposes, you also need to be making points and evaluations about these strategies, not simply summarizing them. For example, instead of simply stating the author uses formal language in his essay, state what effect is created by using formal language.
During supper, Lennie asks if there is any ketchup to eat with the beans. This forces George to give Lennie a speech, about being unthankful. George blurts out that he would be better off without Lennie. Lennie says he should just go live in a cave and George feeling regretful, apologizes to Lennie. He tells Lennie the story of their dream.
Lennie doesn’t have it in his own pocket because George thinks he will lose it. 7. Lennie takes a dead mouse out of his pocket and George yells at him. 8. Lennie wanted to keep the mouse so he could pet it in his pocket.
I brought him a biscuit and water. He said he was tired and weak and as he left with the chicken turned to me and said, thank you, mam. Later my neighbors criticized me for giving him that biscuit. I said I didn't care if he was a rebel or not. He's still somebody's child.
Therefore, it is not only their apparent differences, but also their not so visible similarities that bind these men together as best friends. The most notable difference between these two men is their physical appearance. Lennie is large and strong. Steinbeck describes him as "a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walk[s] heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws" (Steinbeck 2). Lennie is powerfully built and his strength gets him into many sticky situations throughout the novel.
He ran through rain, mud and cities. He ran all the way until he came across a man. This man was big, and walked along as if he had an incredible weight on his back. His stride reminded George of what a bear would look like as it walked. "Hi George" said the man.
Curley doesn’t dare fight Slim or Carlson, and Candy is too old, so he takes it out on Lennie who he thinks is laughing at him. Steinbeck uses violent words like ‘slashed’, ‘smashed’ and ‘slugging’ to make the fight vivid, as well as describing the blood. He also makes it seem wilder by making PHILIP ALLAN LITERATURE GUIDE FOR GCSE © Philip Allan Updates 1 OF MICE AND MEN Sample essays George yell. He also makes us feel sorry for Lennie and his ‘terror’, which makes Slim get up, as if the fight is going to spread and involve all of the men. (b) The threat of violence is present in Of Mice and Men really from the first moment we meet Curley.