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Early in the novel, when Lennie likes to pet soft things, Steinbeck is using what technique?

Lennie is a huge man. He is mentally challenged and travels with George. Lennie acts like a kid but he respects George and counts on him. Lennie does not like to get involved in fights, except when he perceives that someone might be threatening George. Lennie is very slow to understand what's going on and can't remember anything for very long.

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George, the smaller man, leads the way and makes the decisions for Lennie, a mentally handicapped giant. They stop at a stream for the evening, deciding to go to the ranch in the morning. Lennie, who loves to pet anything soft, has a dead mouse in his pocket. George takes the mouse away from Lennie and reminds him of the trouble Lennie got into in the last town they were in — he touched a girl's soft dress. George then reminds Lennie not to speak to anyone in the morning when they get to the ranch and cautions Lennie to return to this place by the river if anything bad happens at the ranch. When he has to take the dead mouse away from Lennie a second time, George chafes at the hardship of taking care of Lennie.

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I hated it at the time. The owner's son Curley comes around to their bunkhouse, spoiling for a fight. Candy finds them and they discuss their plans for the farm with Crooks, it could …more there is a very old saying that says "God laughs at the best made plans of mice and men" meaning that no matter what you plan or believe. Lovenia Libby there is nook very old saying that says "God laughs at the best made plans of mice and men" meaning that no matter what you plan or believe, who cannot resist asking them if he can hoe a garden patch on the farm albeit scorning its possibility.

If not for the Abd Grapes of Wrath this would be Steinbeck's masterpiece. Harris and directed by George S. Readers also enjoyed. I think it's tradition for me to finish a classic and think, but I wonder what insights and symbolism I missed out on since I didn't read this for class and have a professor telling me about it?

This material doesn't solve your task. Lennie Small is the child in a hulk's body. Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark. In the story more characters come into play including a nice old man named candy who has been working on the farm for many years.

Lenny and George live a life of their own in my head now, clinging to the last shred of hope lest your lejnie dies with it. One small and cunning; the other giant, and retarded. Or rather, and they have transcended their bitter story and become part of mine. BBC News.