George understands that
Lennie likes to touch soft things
, which are a comfort somehow to Lennie; however, because Lennie doesn’t know his own strength, he typically kills small animals.
How does George feel about Lennie in Chapter 1?
In chapter 1, George
gets upset with Lennie because he is drinking too much water from a pond and is likely to make himself sick
. … Next, George becomes frustrated with Lennie because, despite having been told where they are headed, Lennie has forgotten, making it necessary for George to repeat himself.
What George thinks about Lennie?
George understands that
Lennie likes to touch soft things
, which are a comfort somehow to Lennie; however, because Lennie doesn’t know his own strength, he typically kills small animals. That the mouse is dead is what disturbs George, I think, because it could carry disease and make Lennie sick.
How does George feel about Lennie and his responsibility towards him?
Lennie’s poor skills and his overwhelming panic ultimately cause the death of Curley’s wife
and still George feels responsible for him. Lennie, mentally challenged and not aware of his own strength; also having a need to touch everything, has already killed, amongst other small animals, a puppy by being too rough.
Does George care about Lennie?
In a nutshell,
George takes care of Lennie because he realizes that someone needs to do it
and, over time, he has become fond of Lennie, despite the difficulties that he causes. George takes care of Lennie because he has promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he will look after him and protect him.
How did George treat Lennie?
In fact, George acts as a parent toward Lennie: He treats Lennie as one
would treat a child
, he laughs a great deal at Lennie’s words, and because he knows how much Lennie likes soft things, he promises to try to get Lennie a puppy and to let him care for the rabbits when they finally get their own ranch.
What is Lennie’s mental disability?
Of Mice and Men is a story about an intellectually disabled man. Lennie’s disability is central to the plot; if he were not intellectually disabled, the story would simply not work. It has also been suggested (Loftis, 2015, 2016) that Lennie exhibits characteristics
of autism
.
How does George feel after killing Lennie?
In Of Mice and Men, George
feels anguish after killing Lennie
, but he knows that killing Lennie was the most humane thing to do. In killing Lennie, George loses both a friend and a representation of his dreams.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of George and Lennie’s relationship?
George’s weaknesses are
his physical strength and his undying loyalty to Lennie
, which is also a strength.
Why is George mean to Lennie?
While George
can be very rational and thoughtful
, he also gets frustrated and angry with Lennie because the big man cannot control his strength or actions.
Is Aunt Clara dead?
After the show’s fourth season in 1968, Marion Lorne, who played Aunt Clara,
died after suffering a heart attack
at the age of 84. Curiously enough, Lorne was also posthumously honored with the same Emmy Award Pearce won two years earlier. Lorne’s character was not recast.
Who finds Curley’s wife dead?
She gets scared and resists even more, which causes Lennie to accidentally kill her. He realizes that she is dead, so he picks up the dead pup and leaves to hide in the brush.
Candy
comes into the barn to talk to Lennie and finds Curley’s wife.
Are George and Lennie cousins?
Lennie is simply George’s close friend and is not related to him in any way. When George and Lennie meet the boss of the ranch for the first time, George lies to him by saying that
Lennie is his cousin
. … After Aunt Clara died, George kept his promise and has been Lennie’s friend and guardian ever since.
Why did George and Lennie leave the last place?
During the first chapter, Steinbeck also reveals that Lennie and George were forced to leave their previous job in Weed, California
because Lennie got into trouble for wanting to feel the fabric of a girl’s dress
.
Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets in trouble?
George tells Lennie that if there’s any trouble at the new ranch, he should
return to the brush by the river
where they are camping that night.
Why did Lennie grab the girl’s dress?
After watching his friend nearly drown, George felt ashamed of his behavior. Since that day, he has taken good care of his companion, protecting him even when he gets in trouble. For example, in Weed, the last town where they worked, Lennie
wanted to touch
the fabric of a girl’s red dress.
