Lennie's internal motivation was to have a place where he
could be free. We see this is his desire to "live off the fatta' the lan.'"
And external desire that is easy to see is his desire to touch soft things.
He does this with the woman's dress (prior to the story's beginning), dead mouse, the
puppy, Curley's wife's hair, and he hopes for this with the rabbits at their dream
ranch.
George's motivation is to make it through today and
tomorrow defending Lennie. Although he lets Lennie believe that George would be so much
better off without him, I think George truly enjoys Lennie's gentle heart and character.
He also takes his word seriously and since he promised Lennie's Aunt that he would take
care of Lennie, George wants to follow through. These are internal motivations. On the
external, George makes it appear as if he would like to have a girl and a good time.
Although he probably really desires it all, he has made the sacrifice to keep Lennie
around which prevents some motivations from becoming
realities.
George's final motivation to kill Lennie in the
book has more to do with protecting Lennie from pain than anything else. This is perhaps
George's most admirable motivation because even though it seems wrong, it demonstrates
responsibility and care.
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