Beyond the line:Character

In the story,"Mice and men ", one of the characters Lennie is mentally ill and loves small mice his preference are the dead ones. A reason for this sick fetish is because the only treatment Lennie receives are a childlike treatment. Throughout the beginning George treates leniie as a child but in reality, Lennie is also a grown man. Lennie's mindset of a child also makes it hard to relate or understand when , or where to do and say certain things. Also his inabiltiy keeps him his childlike mentality.

The treatment that Lennie receives from George is one of an adult to a young child. George's constant nagging and "put down" of Lennie feel as if he couldn't function without George. George even must tell him what to do if a stressful situation arises and he must go. George says, "hide till i come for you". Don't let nobody see yo. Hide in the river, say that over". This treatment keeps Lennie in a childlike mentally and makes his desire for something to boss or control like a mice uncontainable.

Sonce Lennie has a mindset of a child he can't understand things as well as adult, a thus can't control hisactions.