his aunt clara
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
Lennie Small .
Lennie wanted to pet the mouse as he walked as he loves to pet soft things.Once his aunt Clara used to give him mice to pet but she stopped giving them to him because he was petting them too hard and killing them.
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.
Slim is a jerkline skinner on the ranch where George and Lennie go to work he gives Lennie a puppy when his bitch* has a litter. Slim is a character of power he has the respect of all the workers because he respects them, he is one of the few workers who have a permanent placement. *bitch means female dog in this case
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.
he killed them
Auburn
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.