Look back through chapter 1 (pages 1-16) and focus on information from the text that broadens your understanding by giving you images in your head (VISUALIZE!!). Respond to one of the questions below in 4+ sentences. Begin your comment with the prompt number.
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1. Describe Lennie and George’s relationship. What images help you understand their relationship?
2. How are Lennie and George different physically and mentally? What images help you understand their differences?
3. Find visual examples of how Lennie is described as childlike and/or animal-like. How does this help with your understanding of Lennie? What does this tell you about him?
4. Page 9 – “George’s hand remained outstretched imperiously. Slowly, like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again. George snapped his fingers sharply, and at the sound Lennie laid the mouse in his hand.”
* How do these words create an image in your head? What do you picture? Is it a simile or metaphor? Why is Lennie compared to a terrier? What does this tell the reader about Lennie and George’s relationship?
5. Discuss your individual visualizations. Were than any images that deepened your understanding or connection to the characters/setting/novella/etc.?
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2. Lennie and george are are opposite extremes. Lennie is huge and strong but dull and childish. George is thin and sharp. george is the intelligent one while lennis is like a dog who obeys his every whim but doesnt know why he does it. In the beginning of the chapter the author describes their differences so that you will know how very different they are from one another.
Lennie physically looks like the leader of the group, he is big and strong but sadly he is mentally handicapped. George is smaller than Lennie but he is a lot smarter than he large friend. In the beginning of the book they describe as small with strong sharp features. Lennie is large with shapeless features like a lump of clay molded into a human being.
4. These word create a picture of a meek man gaurding his "toy". Lennie is compared to a terrior because he is like a child play with a doll. George acts like the adult in this situation.
4. That paragraph from page nine, gives me an image of a quivering giant giving in to a short, yet imposing, master. It is so strange to imagine a person being controlled as Lennie is controlled by George. Lennie is compared to a terrier to indicate that Lennie completely relies on George for survival. Their relationship is one of necessity, but also of love. Lennie would already be dead if it weren't for George helping him, as his mental retardation leads him into trouble everywhere he goes. Even though George imagines what he would do without Lennie, he would never actually leave him to pursue those dreams.
2. George is described as "small and quick...with restless eyes and sharp, storng features." Lennie is completely the opposite: "a huge man, shapeless in the face...with wide sloping shoulders." Lennie and George do not only differ in their physical characteristics, but also mentally. Lennie is childlike and immature, and George is focused on more important things. George thinks it is his duty to keep Lennie in check. George complains, "You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out." Even though George sees Lennie as a burden, he still does not want to leave him by himself.
{ 2.} George is small,quick,dark of face,with restless eyes and sharp,strong features. He is also a preety smart man. Lennie is a total complete opposite of George. Lennie is a huge man,shapeless features. Lennie is also a very slow man, he is a little off in the head.
1. George acts as Lennie's boss and companian. George obiviously sees himself as above Lennie, he is smarter and more able to survive on his own. Lennie does whatever George tells him too, but also has a mind of his own. The scene near the river where Lennie is drinking the water and George is yelling at him, portrays this relationship well. Also in Steinbeck's first description of the too men, he portrays the authority of George by describing George walking briskly, while Lennie was lumbering behind.
2. Lennie seems to be the physically strong member of the pair while George is the smarter one. George thinks for Lennie while Lennie does most of the physically demanding work. Lennie picking up and petting the dead mouse helped me understand his weak mind. George's constant criticism and agitation with Lennie's antics showed that he was smarter then Lennie. In the 1rst chapter this fact is stated directly by George who complains about always having to watch out for Lennie. The images of Lennie gathering firewood while George sits and thinks of what to do really showed me how the pair work together because of their difference.
4. I imagine Lennie having sad puppy eyes and looking at George with hope that he will let him keep the mouse. This is a simile because Lennie is described as looking like a terrier. Terriers are sad when you try to take something from them, as is any dog. This tells the reader that George has always been the leader and Lennie's protector in a way.
George is a very sharp,dark of skin,small defined man. He is also smart. Lennie is a huge and shapeless. He is not as smart as George, he might be a little off in the head.
2. Lennie and George are very different when it comes to their personalities and physical qualities. Lennie is a little slow, and acts almost like a child. He does not remember things very well, so George is constantly reminding him of things. Lennie is fairly large, which makes his personality fit him better, being slow, and in the book he is compared to a bear. George on the other hand is thin and small, and fairly sharp. He always seems to be taking care of Lennie and taking charge. He is fairly mean to Lennie, but when Lennie said he could leave and go live in a cave, George wanted him to stay. This shows that he actually does care about Lennie although he may not always show it. Through imagery, the book shows a clear distinction between their personalities.
Question 2:
George is small with sharp features, and is smart. Lennie on the ohter hand is a big man, and is mentally handicapped. The way the author explains how Lennie walks help you visualize his personality. George making fun of Lennie helps you see what eorge is like compared to Lennie.
2. Lennie and George vary in size, intelligence, and personalities. Lennie is a big guy and he is often described like a bear. He is not very intelligent and he seems to have problems remembering things, but he is simple and optimistic.George is more intelligent than Lennie, but he does not seem too nice. George is a small, quick man with strong features. When Lennie is taking a drink, it says he "dabbled his big paw in the water," like a bear.
This gave me the impression that Lennie was slow-moving and big. George is described as nervous, and he seems a bit more conservative about food than Lennie, which makes him appear smaller. Both of the mens' sizes gave me an idea about their personalities.
Question 2:
George and Lennie have different physical traits and mental traits that make them different. Lennie is a bigger, more slow person with no shape to his body and George has features and has a more developed brain. The images that distinguish the characters are that George is smarter and acts smarter by making fun of Lennie. Lennie is just so big and uses poor language so its easy to tell he has a "stupid" image.
4. This passage is a simile, because it uses like. It creates the image of George, who is much smaller, being able to control Lennie's actions. Lennie is compared to a terrier because he obeys George's commands, however reluctantly, like a dog would. It shows that George takes care of Lennie, and that Lennie does what George tells him to do. George has to look out for Lennie's well-being, and therefore has to make him do things he might not want to, like giving up the mouse.
3. In the story, there are alot of visual examples of how Lennie is child-like/animal-like. On page 3 George basically has to pull Lennie out of the water because he is gulping down dirty water from a pond like a dog. On page 4, Lennie attempts to imitate George by doing exactly as he does, which is childish. Later on in the chapter, Lennie finds a field mouse and wishes to keep it, even though George needs it to make supper. There are plenty of mice around since they are out in the country, but George has the desire to keep it and make it his pet as if he were a small child instead of a man who needs to eat. These are just a few of many visual examples of how Lennie is child-like or animal-like.
4. When I read this passsage, I picture Lennie as very childlike. This is a simile, and he is compared to a terrier because he is so submissive to George, as a dog would be to his owner. This relationship probably has or will have problems. Having one person overly dominate never lasts too long.
2. Lennie and Geoge are very different when the author descibes them. Lennie is a huge animal-like beast. Although he is described as a monster he actually has the heart of a loving caring mother. He loves anything that looks and feels furry and soft and will sometimes underestimate his strength and end up hurting the poor thing. Lennie is also a little slow in the head and wouldn't be able to survive on his own. George on the other hand is a rather small fellow who must use his mind to overpass most obstacles that get in their way. Most of these problems are caused by Lennie and his love of touching soft, furry things. That is the reason why they are where they are in the story now cause Lennie had touched some ladies dress and she thought he was sexually harassing her. From what the author gives the reader it seems that George loves Lennie, but hates all the trouble he gets him in and knows that he would be better off without him in his life.
#2. From the start of the book, George and Lennie are distincly discrete. George is described as a "small and quick" man, whereas Lennie is portrayed as simply "huge". Their actions further substantiate their discriptions. George's movements are very deliberate and smooth. Lennie unsuccessfully attempts to emulate George's actions, and is often referred to as having bear-like qualities. Imagery for George was not very apparent, which relays very normal, humanistic qualities. The choice of a bear to describe Lennie seems to be extremely accurate; he lumbers, his actions are clumsily heavy, and he possesses great stength.
1.) George and Lennie's relationship can be compared to that of a impatient mother with her silly misbehaving child. When the child does something wrong the mother harshly scolds him or her for their wrong-doing and continues to lecture the child, telling him or her what they did wrong, why it's wrong, and why not to do it. Then, to end it, the mother may put the child into check by telling him or her a empty threat. In "Of Mice and Men," the author shows this relationship to show what position each of the character plays in their relationship. In this story, the author shows that George is this impatient mother, while Lennie is the silly misbehaving child wondering into trouble.
2.Steinbeck introduces at the beginning of the chapter by showing how extremely different Lennie and George are physically, and makes a point to describe how Lennie mimics whatever George does. The relationship they have is loving, although George clearly feels impatient with Lennie. They constantly go back and forth between bickering and confirming their friendship. Soon after their physical differences are revealed Steinbeck shows how they differ drastically in mind. Lennie is forgetful and childlike, he cannot control his actions very well due to his size, and George is quick and intelligent. The most important thing is that Lennie and George stick together besides their differences.
2. Lennie and George are described very differently. Lennie is described as a huge animal-like man who has the intelligence of a child. He seems like he would be very tough and mean, but he is nice and obidient. Lennie loves to touch soft things, such as mice, rabbits, and dresses. George on the other hand is a short and scrawny man. He makes up for his size with intelligence, he is the brains of the operation. George often uses his mind to get out of bad situations. Although these two could not have much less in common they make a very good team.
Question 2:
Lennie and George are different physically and mentally in a lot of different ways. George is scrawny and quick. While Lennie is large and strong. George is very smart, and for the most part knows what he's doing. While Lennie just follows George's every move. He acts more as a child than an adult. The author describes their characteristics and differents so the reader can visualize each character well.
1. George and Lennie have a kind of father-son relationship. Lennie gives George blind admiration. It seems like he is saying,"When I grow up, I'm gonna be just like George." This is seen in the passage where Lennie folds up his arms exactly like George's. George is a bit embarassed by Lennie, and annoyed by his whining and his constant forgetfullness, so he takes it out on Lennie by telling Lennie how much better off he would be without Lennie. Lennie feels this sometimes, and makes childish threats of running away to the hills if no one wants him. This is when George always forgives him, because he knows Lennie's childishness is not his fault and he feels guilty for yelling at him.
1.) George and Lennie exhibit an almost parent-child relationship. Lennie's slow but eager demeanor is kept in check by George. Despite his protracted frustration at Lennie's poor memory and wide-eyed innocence, George remains his companion's protector. Though not necessarily the leader of the pair, George is the guiding hand. He watches over Lennie not simply because of his usefullness, but also out of a fatherlike sense of responsibliity.
1. The contrast between Lennie and George is mainly depicted when Steinbeck introduces the characters to the readers. Lennie leading George into the campsite symbolizes his authority in the relationship while George follows behind. Following and copying Lennie is what George does in an effort to prove himself and be accepted. Their physical descriptions are quite a contrast, however, with Lennie being described as smaller and George larger which stereotypically would mean that George uses his stature as a command over Lennie's small being. The length of their relationship is made known by the haste Lennie becomes frustrated by George's forgetfulness and the way he is so comfortable with George that he doesn't treat him differently because of his disability.
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