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'Lennie is just a big child' Discuss. Lennie has a man's body, but a child's outlook. He gains pleasure from "pettin' " soft things like mice, puppies and rabbits. He is intellectually, emotionally and socially dependent on George, who organises his life and reassures him about their future. George acts as a guardian towards Lennie, although they are just good friends. Lennie shares some characteristics with that of children. For example, Lennie can be easily controlled by firm but calm instructions, as Slim finds out, but panic in others makes Lennie panic too. This happened when he tried to "pet" a girl's dress, in Weed, and happens more in the narrative, first, when he is attacked by Curley, and second, when Lennie strokes the hair of Curley's wife. Lennie's deficiencies enable him to be accepted by other defective characters like Candy, Crooks and Curley's wife. He poses no threat, and seems to...

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