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Lennie Small Research Paper

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Imagine a huge guy with massive sloping shoulders capable of crushing people being told what to do by a small thin man. This is Lennie Small, I know what you're thinking that a guy like this having a name like Small’s. After watching the movie Of Mice and Men and reading the novel there was many differences and similarities in the character Lennie. In the movie Lennie is portrayed as more of a more mentally disabled being than a childish adult. In the novel Lennie is depicted as a huge man with massive shoulders and hands like paws which carries over in the movie bringing the description to life. In the novel Lennie is looked upon as a strong man who can put up as much work as 10 men but never shows it, in the movie he is shown working more often and showing the strength in him. In the novel and movie Lennie is showed afraid of many things and needs to be told what to do with most everything. First of all Lennie smalls is portrayed differently in the movie then in the book mainly towards being more mentally disabled than childish. In the novel Lennie is talked about as a kid who can't follow directions well and has a horrible memory. In the movie he is talked to and about as if he is slow and doesn’t understand normal concepts no matter what. In the movie George is more of a …show more content…

He can do anything you tell him, said George. He can rassle grain bags, drive a cultivator. He can do anything. Give him a try”(pg22 line9-12). In the book Lennie is always being talked about being amazing and a strong worker but is never on the job in the novel. In the movie Lennie is shown multiple times on the ranch or in a field showing his amazing strength and out doing many of the other workers. In the film Lennie is shown working more which adds more meaning to how much they need their own ranch. In the novel Lennie is not shown working which make it seem like he only lives on the ranch along with the rest of the men in the bunk house showing no urgency to

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