Lennie loves to pet such soft things, but he is so strong he usually kills them. It is a dead mouse, which Lennie wanted to keep and pet. But Lennie does have something in his coat pocket. Certain Lennie would lose it, George did not let him keep his card. George, annoyed, reminds Lennie about where they got their jobs and their work cards, and Lennie looks in his pocket for his. And when George starts to complain about how their ride left them so far from their destination, Lennie has to ask George where they are going because he can't remember. When George sits down, Lennie imitates him exactly. Lennie's action and this exchange show his mental retardation. George gets angry with him for drinking so fast from water that might not be good. When the two men reach the water, Lennie falls to his knees and takes a long drink.
Topic Tracking: Animal (Lennie as an animal) 1 It is hot and they are tired from the walk. They are on their way to a job at a nearby ranch, and their ride has left them several miles away. He drags his feet when he walks, following George step for step. While George is small with sharp features, Lennie is a big man with rounded features. A path leads to the banks of the river, and the two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small, follow this path to the river. The river and its banks are alive with animals and plants. The Gabilan Mountains rise up on one side and drop to valleys on the other. The novel begins near the Salinas River, south of Soledad in the California valley.
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