Lennie can have what he likes the best — soft rabbits to pet — and he will feel safe. George can have a more normal life that involves putting down roots and staying in one place. At the farm, George will also have an easier time keeping track of Lennie. When Candy offers the money to put down a payment, the symbol begins to become a reality. Unfortunately, the dream is an enchanted concept, and once its reality becomes possible, it begins to die.
In opposition to these two positive symbols is the bunkhouse, which represents the cruel world of reality. Even Lennie, with his mental handicap, can intuitively feel that the bunkhouse is not a good place.
This ain't no good place. I wanna get outa here. He cautions Lennie not to talk to Curley's wife and to stay away from Curley.
It is also in the bunkhouse that we see discrimination against Candy and Crooks , cruelty Curley's wife's attack on Crooks and Curley's attack on Lennie , insensitivity Carlson's killing Candy's dog , and suspicion Curley's jealousy, several characters presumptions about why Lennie and George are traveling together. This is also a world in which fate often plays a hand, and the humans are frequently defenseless and see their "best laid plans" go awry. Steinbeck also uses animal images in his story.
Most often applied to Lennie, imagery is particularly apparent in his physical description. His hands are called "paws" and indicate trouble when he uses them. He lumbers along like a bear in Steinbeck's earliest descriptions of him. Lennie is also associated with rabbits, which are part of his dream he will get to tend them on the farm and because they are soft things he likes to pet.
Rabbits also symbolize his realization that he is in trouble; if Lennie does "a bad thing," George will not let him tend the rabbits. Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:.
Email required Address never made public. Name required. Follow Following. Mister Connor's Classes Join 1, other followers. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Lennie is also associated with rabbits , which are part of his dream he will get to tend them on the farm and because they are soft things he likes to pet. Rabbits also symbolize his realization that he is in trouble; if Lennie does "a bad thing," George will not let him tend the rabbits. Also Know, what is Lennie obsessed with?
All he wants is for George to be nice to him, and to pet soft things. And about that obsession with soft things: Lennie just can't keep his hands to himself. He likes to pet rabbits and mice and puppies and women's dresses, which is problematic when they end up 1 dead or 2 accusing him of rape. The reason Lennie is obsessed with the dead mouse and carries it in his pocket is because he enjoys petting soft things.
Later on in the novella, Curley's wife allows Lennie to feel her hair, and he ends up roughly grabbing it. Lennie's part of the dream is merely to tend and pet rabbits on the farm, as he loves touching soft animals, although he always accidentally kills them. Often, rabbits symbolize rebirth, which fits with the intentions of the Tethered to start a new chapter living on the surface. But, connecting with Peele's greater theme of duality, rabbits are often used as test subjects, which represents the lives of these Tethered as an abandoned experiment.
The rabbits in Us. He has accidentally killed the dog through stroking it too hard and is worried that George will find out and stop him from looking after the rabbits when they get their farm, so he tries to hide it under some straw.
Curley's wife enters and tries to talk to Lennie. Lennie Small from Of Mice and Men, who is mentally retarded, has been described as also lacking a conscience or moral sense, a common definition of a psychopath.
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