Of Mice and Men II
Question: In the story, what do the other men think of Lennie? Use examples from the text.
In the start the ranchowner is wondering what George is trying to sell him when George won’t let Lennie talk. The men are suspicious why George is doing that. George tells them that Lennie isn’t smart or bright, but he’s one hell of a worker. As Lennie is working there they agree with George. Slim says that Lennie is like a child, but he is also the strongest man he has ever seen. Curley hates Lennie, and he’s looking for excuses to start a fight with Lennie. Curley is a small man with a temper, and he hates big people. Otherwise I think the men like Lennie, he’s not smart so he’s not the kind of person to plot something, and he’s a very strong man making him a very good ranch worker. He also obeys orders.
