This information can be found in the first few pages of
the book. Steinbeck takes great care to develop each of their characters so that they
are strikingly different, but very able to be
friends.
George is short with chiseled features whereas
Lennie is tall, big and somewhat less featured. This may be on purpose to illustrate a
smarter and not so smart character. Lennie has a mental
disability.
Both love each other but express it
differently. George can be rather harsh on Lennie in terms of tone of voice, while
Lennie can pour on a guilt trip like no other. George presents himself as angry, Lennie
looks for sympathy. Both are happy to work toward their goal of having a house together
one day. As the book continues, readers get the idea that Lennie believes in this more
than George and George may use the idea to illicit good
behaviors.
I like to describe George as if he were a dad,
and Lennie a kid. Steinbeck paints animal images of Lennie by having his bear paw grab
water to drink, and his capacity to think and get excited compares to a
dog.
Lennie has superior strength and works as if he were
two men.
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