Slim gives Lennie a puppy as a gift. This is important to Lennie because it provides companionship and a sense of responsibility, helping him feel loved and needed. The puppy also serves as a symbol of the innocence and vulnerability that Lennie possesses.
Mice, rabbits, dogs
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Lennie has a fixation with petting soft things, like mice, because it gives him a sense of comfort and security. However, his strength and inability to control his own power often lead to him accidentally harming the mice, which causes him distress.
Lennie tells his froend George he remembers that a lady used to give mice to him. George scoffs. "A lady, huh? (you) don't even remember who that lady was. That was your own Aunt Clara. An' she stopped givin' 'em to ya. You always killed 'em." Lennie's Aunt Clara had raised Lennie from when he was a baby right up until she died, then he and his friend George went out working, and looking for work, together.
In chapter 3 of "Of Mice and Men," Slim shows kindness to Lennie by offering him one of his puppies. This gesture demonstrates Slim's understanding and compassion towards Lennie's simple desires and need for companionship.
the mice represent Lennie's personality
Lennie died next to the Salinas River in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.
The lady who used to give Lennie mice was Lennie's Aunt Clara.She was a kind-hearted woman who cared for Lennie like a mother figure, as he had no family of his own. She would give Lennie mice to pet and care for, not realizing the danger he posed to them due to his strength and lack of understanding.
Auburn
he killed them
George assures Lennie that he can build hutches for rabbits in "Of Mice and Men." George paints a picture for Lennie of them owning a piece of land where Lennie can tend to rabbits and fulfill his dream.