Lennie Small

Lennie Small is the deuteragonist of the novel and film Of Mice and Men

Appearence and Personality
Unlike the more intelligent George Lennie has limited intelligence and relies on George and needs him to help him get through day to day life. Like all people he likes to stroke soft things but his strength and limited intelligence gets the better of him and he accidentally kills things.

The novel
George and Lennie are dropped 30 miles from a ranch which they have tog et jobs on. They decide to sleep over and go to work in the morning as it is getting close to night time. The next day George and Lennie get their job and meets Candy and Curley as well as Curley's wife and unlike George who hates her Lennie finds her "purty" however George tells him not to even look at her. Later on Lennie becomes involved in a fight but he defeats Curley by crushing his hand even if Lennie is heavenly wounded.

That night Lennie tells another ranch worker Crooks about his dream but Crooks tells him to forget it. It will never happen but after hearing that Candy is in on the plan Crooks wonders whether it's possible. Curley's wife hears them discusisng their dream and mocks them.

Easrlier Slim had given Lennie a puppy who ends up killing it and then Curley's wife. After her death Lennie runs off and hides. Remembering George's advice Lennie hides until George comes. George is the only one who can calm Lennie down and reminisce about their dream then Lennie is saved from the mob after George shoots him in the back of the head and kills him.