"He walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws"- throughout the novel he is constantly referred to as being like animals, especially a bear.
Once he kills the dog and Curley's wife, they are said to be "flopping like a fish", like a bear always kills fish.
Lennie may be childlike, but he knows how to make George feel guilty.
The dream is the only thing that he can remember- the thing that keeps him going.
He is totally dependant on George and uses George to look up to for the answer.
He is tricky- "Lennie spoke craftily", "Lennie avoided the bait".
"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you"- about their togetherness- what they get out of their relationship together and it explains that all they've got is each other.
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