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allieattrinityhs
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Who used to give Lennie all the mice she had?

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Posted by allieattrinityhs on Monday November 2, 2009 at 3:25 PM and tagged with john steinbeck, lennie small, of mice and men.

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  1. brettd Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    In the story Of Mice and Men you notice that Lenny likes to pet things that are soft, and is petting a dead mouse in his pocket while he walks with George to the ranch.  When George takes the mouse from him and throws it away, Lenny starts crying like the eight year old boy his brain tells him he is.

    Trying to calm him, George reminds him who the lady was that used to give him mice to pet (which were live then until Lenny killed them by "pettin' 'em too hard") was his Aunt Clara.  Lenny only remembers her as "That lady".  It's a scene that demonstrates how nearly helpless Lenny is without someone looking after him.

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    Posted by brettd on Monday November 2, 2009 at 3:45 PM