Lennie is smiling when curly entered the Bunkhouse because he was still thinking about the puppies
Mice, rabbits, dogs
Lennie Small .
Curley thinks Lennie's smiling is a sign of agreeing with the rest of the characters in the bunk house when they are all laughing at him. Curley also simply saw this as a chance to attack Lennie because being a small man, he had what the characters call "small man syndrome" and likes to pick on big guys, "Kinda mad at them 'cause they ain't a big guy."
Lennie died next to the Salinas River in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.
Auburn
They sent Carlson to get the sheriff in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck after Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife.
the mice represent Lennie's personality
Lennie Small and George Milton
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.
lennie and George are friends
the bushes
lennie