Lennies Character

Lennie’s Character Sketch Lennie is several times compared to a bear giving the reader an idea of the physical nature of the character. “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of the face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely.” (pg2, Steinbeck) Although Lennie …

…Curley’s wife, or the world at large. His innocence raises him to a standard of pure goodness that is more poetic and litery than realistic. His enthusiasm for the vision of their future farm proves contagious as he convinces George, Candy, Crooks, and the reader that such a paradise might be possible. But he is a character whom Steinbeck sets up for disaster, a character whose innocence only seems to ensure his inevitable destruction.