Research and Character Analysis

In the book "Of Mice and Men" it takes place during The Great Depression. During these times economy in America dropped, stock market dropped, and lots of people go unemployed. There we also lots of itinerant workers scrambling for jobs. In the book George and Lennie are the itinerant workers traveling from one job to another trying to make a living. And because during these times a lot of business owners were loosing employees and business. Most of them got stressed, causing them to become a little more strict because of low consumer spending, like Curley. 

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Lennie 

Lennie, gentle but rough. Lennie is a large man that is very strong physically, but not intelligently. In the book "Of Mice and Men" as Lennie talks about a dead mouse had he says,"'...I pinched their heads a little then they was dead." Lennie has no intention in killing a mouse he just likes to pet them. But if he squeezed it's head a little, he killed it. Sometimes Lennie may not know his own strength. Another part in the book, he gets into a fight with Curley, the bosses son. One of their friends says,"'Looks to me like ever' bone in his han' is bust.'" After just squeezing Curley's hand, he crushed every bone in his hand. Lennie is overall has a gentle personality but when is comes to strength, he dominates. 

Lennie is also not the sharpest knife in the drawer. George says this about Lennie,"'Oh! I ain't saying he's bright. He ain't.'" Right here it explains that Lennie isn't that smart. He is better at using his body more than his brain. In the book it explains how when Lennie was younger he was kicked in the head by a horse, but in reality, he is mentally challenged. In the beginning Lennie often forgets what George tells him, like when they went to get a job, George tells him to not say anything but he still does. But Georges intentions was to prevent Lennie from saying anything that will jeopardize them getting the job. In conclusion, Lennie is a mentally challenged guy that is very strong.