Life is full of big events and big decisions. A person sometimes have to make a hard moral decision on doing something when necessary. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George are good friends since when they were little. George has promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara to protect and take care of Lennie. George acted as a parent to Lennie, and Lennie relied on George to make every decision. Lennie is oblivious of what is right and what is wrong. Steinbeck uses his character to show how society treats people. Lennie has intellectual disability. Intellectual disability is a disability that occurs before age 18. Lennie got in trouble when he was at a ranch called Weed. Lennie reached out and grabbed a woman's dress one day. The woman started screaming and …show more content… Nearly 1 in 5 people have a disability in the United States. In our society, people who have disabilities are looked at differently than those who do not. In the book Of Mice and Men, one can imagine the abuse one takes because of their differences. During the 1930’s in Salinas CA, There is a man named Lennie Small, but do not be fooled by his last name because he is a large man who is also very strong. Unfortunately, he suffered an accident which caused him to have a brain injury. This forever changed his life. People should never take advantage of another person when they have a disability. For one to live a fulfilled life, they need to treat all with equality and respect. Lennie experiences some abuse throughout the book through George, Curley’s wife, and Crooks.
George is a great example of taking advantage of someone who has disabilities because of the fact that they do not know better. George abused Lennie’s inability of processing when he would tease Lennie. Knowing that Lennie could not defend himself, he would mentally beat him up. He did this all for personal entertainment reasons. Lennie not…show more content… |