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How Is Lennie Presented In Of Mice And Men

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In John Steinbeck’s “Of mice and men” Lennie is the most important character in the novel because he is used to teach many different important lessons throughout the novel. One of the biggest and most important lessons that Lennie is used to teach throughout the novel is shining light on how people with disabilities are truly treated in society. He is also used to show and express some of the hardships people faced during the great depression and that healthcare wasn't a priority. And that people with disabilities were looked over and even though they suffered from disabilities they were only saw as laborers.

Throughout John Steinbeck’s novel “Of mice and men” Lennie is used in several different ways to show how the disabled where treated …show more content…

There are several points throughout the novel where Lennie dosen’t know what to do and thinks he will be in trouble for things he has done and is lost looking for guidence from George his “care taker” on what to do. There are also several points that Lennie feels he is unwanted and would be best if he ran away so he wasn’t a burden on George. The point that Lennie feels truly lost and like he is unwanted is when he acedentaly kills Curly’s wife in an attempt to keep her from screaming so he wouldn’t get in trouble and he runs to hide where George had previously told him to in the case trouble arises and he got into trouble. John Steinbeck used Linnie to show that people with mental disabilities were and still are truly missunderstood and face several hardships in …show more content…

Lennie is painted as a person unliked by several because of his mental disability but is the hardest working and most capeable person on the ranch no matter what people think about him, do to him, or how they treat him. There are several points throughout the novel that Lennie is treated horribly and still out works everyone around him without thinking about it to the point nobody is able to keep up with him and dosen’t want to work with him. John Steinbeck truly shows how during the great depression people no matter their medical conditions or problems were only wanted to work and were never given much needed health care that could have improved their

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