Comparing Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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John Steinbacks magnum opus, Of Mice and Men, is expertly written and shines most prominently with how effectively he can describe and portray its characters. No character speaks more to me in how connected I feel with them than Lennie, an, on the surface, very unintelligent and brutal character, who is miles deeper than that. George describes these allegations with the quote, “Course he ain't mean. But he gets in trouble all the time because he's so Goddamn dumb”(Steinback 41). This quote from George expresses Steinbacks intended way for the reader to see Lennie, as a good natured person whose mental impairment leads him to do things deemed immoral by the average person, yet Lennie can't understand that. The actions he preforms, and will preform,