His pleasures are those of an innocent youngster. For example, in the first chapter, he delights in making the water ripple, and he is content to pet a dead mouse. In addition, Lennie's childlike manner is portrayed in his dependency on George. He listens to everything George tells him and depends on him for necessities such as food and water. In fact, it seems that without George Lennie would be unable to survive. Animal-LikeIt seems that Lennie often resembles an animal. In fact, his responses to life are much like those of an animal. For example, like a pet dog, he gives his complete devotion to his friend George. Lennie trusts George and, like an affectionate puppy, tries very hard to do things that please George. In his writing, Steinbeck literally compares Lennie to animals. For example, the author associates Lennie's strength to that of a horse. Furthermore, in the scene when after killing Curley's wife Lennie flees to the grove near the river, as George has told him to, Steinbeck describes Lennie moving "as silently as a creeping bear" and drinking like a weary animal. Steinbeck fully develops the animal comparison at the end of the novel by drawing a parallel between Candy and his old dog and George and dog-like Lennie. Like Candy's useless old dog, after the incident with Curly's wife, Lennie is no longer useful to George. In my opinion, George kills Lennie because Lennie would have become too scared if others tried to track him down like an animal. KindLennie's character seems to reveal a kind and a gentle man. Although strong, he never uses his strength to intentionally harm anyone. The problem with Lennie's strength is his inability to control it. It is important not to overlook that his actions are never intentional. As Slim notices: "He ain't mean. I can see Lennie ain't a bit mean." Lennie's lack of aggression is also demonstrated in the scene with Curly. When George tells Lennie to protect h...
