Post 2 of 7- Griselda

Griselda Casillas
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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Hey Julianna,

Answering your questions, I think that Lennie acts the way he does because he doesn’t have the ability to take care of himself. He depends on George because he might have had autism. The reason I think this is because he doesn’t really know how to express himself when he talks. In addition, Lennie hasn’t been able to take care of himself since childhood.

            I think he likes petting soft things because little pets are more vulnerable than him. Also, I believe that he feels that he can have the power to take care of someone that is more defenseless than him. Likewise, he doesn’t want to feel like he is a bother to George. That’s why he wants to keep the pet because he wants company and doesn’t want to feel lonely.

Furthermore, I agree with you that an important theme in this section was race because African Americans weren’t treated equally as whites in that time. I also agree that if it were to take place in our era, the African American would be in the same room as whites. Moreover, in our time,  the people wouldn’t care if he was African American or not. Everyone would just get along just fine.