Lennie is not very intelligent and he relies on George for his survival. George, has to help him with everything, otherwise there’s no way that Lennie could survive. When Lennie said that he was hungry, George was the one that was organised enough to bring two cans of beans for them. Lennie would never have brought beans. He would have just eaten what he could from the nature and hoped that he wouldn’t die. Lennie also doesn’t speak in a very intelligent manner. He always says stupid things. Once, Lennie found a dead mouse and put it in his pocket. George found out and told Lennie that it was disgusting. Since Lennie didn’t kill the mouse, he thought it was ok to have it. This shows that Lennie isn’t smart because really, George was pointing out that it’s gross to have a mouse in your pocket. It’s a good thing that George didn’t abandon Lennie. Otherwise, Lennie would never survive alone.
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