character studies ( lennie ) Flashcards
How is lennie innocent
“but lennie made an elaborate pantomime of innocence. What mouse George? I ain’t got no mouse.”
how does lennie lack intelligence
“George.. i ain’t got mine. I musta lost it’. He looked down at the ground in despair.”
how is lennie loyal
“slowly, like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master , lennie approached, drew back, approached again.”
how is lennie strong
“i’d pet em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and i pinched their heads a little and then they was dead - because they was so little.”
how does lennie lack empathy
“ so he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets lennie all mixed up, and he hold on cause that’s the only thing he can think to do.”
how is lennie vulnerable
“lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror. He cried, make um stop george.”
how is lennie dangerous
“Curleys fist was swinging when lennie reached for it. The next minute curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in lennies big hand.”
