"a huge man, shapeless of face...and he walked...the way a bear drags his paws. His arms...hung losely."
Suggests Lennie's size and stength but also that he is simple and animal-like.
1 of 9
"An' I won't get no mice stole from me."
Lennie may be childlike and innocent but he knows how to make George feel guilty.
2 of 9
"Come on George. Tell me. Please, George. Like you done before."
Lennie delights in his and George's dream of a small fram, like a child with a favourite bedtime story.
3 of 9
"Lennie can put up more grain alone than most pairs."
Lennie is incredibly strong and George sees it as an asset in their work.
4 of 9
"He was so scairt he couldn't let go of that dress. And he's so damn stong you know."
Tells us that Lennie hangs on and uses his strength when he is scared.
5 of 9
"I didn't want no trouble."
Lennie doesn't mean to do no harm. He just doesn't realise his own strength.
6 of 9
"Me an' him goes ever' place together."
Lennie is totally dependant on George.
7 of 9
"Why do you got to get killed? You ain't so little as mice. I didn't bounce you hard."
Lennie blames the animals he kills for their own death, because they are 'tiny', unwilling to blame himself.
8 of 9
"I done a real bad thing, he said, I shouldn't have did that. George'll be mad."
Lennie reveals that he cannot control himself, and has no moral judgement. Things are 'good' or 'bad' to Lennie depending on what George will think of them.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Lennie may be childlike and innocent but he knows how to make George feel guilty.
Back
"An' I won't get no mice stole from me."
Card 3
Front
Lennie delights in his and George's dream of a small fram, like a child with a favourite bedtime story.
Back
Card 4
Front
Lennie is incredibly strong and George sees it as an asset in their work.
Back
Card 5
Front
Tells us that Lennie hangs on and uses his strength when he is scared.
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