Lennie is perhaps the character who experiences the most ____ in the novella: he never changes, and this is one of the difficulties – he cannot adapt to the ____ of the America around him and therefore there is a sense of doom surrounding him. Due to suspected mental disabilities, his outlook on life is ____: he loves to pet soft things, he is ____ to George and their dream of a farm, and has incredible strength which he is often unable to control. These frequently place him in situations where he seems ____ but without any intent to harm: he and George had to escape Weed because a woman accused him of assault when he wouldn’t let go of her dress which he admired; he frequently kills the animals he ‘pets’, like mice; and he harms Curley in a ____ attempt at ____. His innocence makes his strength even more ____.

Character Profile 3: Lennie

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