Monica Corcoro. Posting 4. Of Mice and Men

Throughout the novel, I have come to know the kind of person Lennie really is. To me, he seems like one of those softy-guys. What I mean by that is he doesn’t like to get into any fights; he’s a very gentle guy. I also realized that he is very loving of animals, hence wanting to have a farm with George and Candy someday. “George went quickly to him, grabbed him by the shoulder and rolled him over. He reached down and picked the tiny poppy from where Lennie had been concealing it against his stomach.” “Give ’um to me, George. I’ll take ’um back. I didn’t mean no harm, George. Honest I didn’t. I jus’ wanted to pet ’um a little.” (43) It seems that no matter what, Lennie cannot stop thinking about the farm he and George are going to own someday. And because of his great love for animals, it causes him to be more kind and careful of things.

His kind and innocent personality sometimes comes in handy when it comes to dealing with other people. When Curly tries to express his rage and begins to beat up Lennie, he holds back until George gives him the go to break his arm. (63) Lennie didn’t intend on breaking his arm—Curly just deserved it for attacking Lennie for no reason. What I like about Lennie is that he can be tough when he needs to be; but otherwise, he would rather not try to hurt anything or anyone—not even a fly.