In the first part, Steinbeck describes Lennie as "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" (2). Later in the book, Steinbeck describes Lennie as "His huge companion..." (3). We can infer that Lennie is a big strong man. This is the complete opposite of George who is "...small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose" (2).
Later in the book, you find they are more opposite. Lennie is a happy, naive person, except when George is mad at him, and follows George, who we can tell is a serious, angry person.We can see Lennie is happy when he answers to George's mean remarks to a happy smile. He is always trying to please George. We can see George is angry and serious because he is always mad at Lennie, like when he tells Lennie he is "...a crazy bastard!" (4) You can see he is always on edge.
I agree. In the actions section in my tracker, I put down how Lennie seemed innocent and lacked common sense when he touched the girl's dress before the events of Of Mice and Men. This shows that he didn't realize how his actions would come off as, making it a large possibility that he is mentally disabled. I do agree that he is always trying to please George in some way. You might also want to add that Lennie is also very loyal to George, as he does everything George wants him to do.
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