Lennie and Mice
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In Chapter 1, we find out that Lennie has an appreciation for petting mice. What was your reaction to the information associated with this quality?
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Of Mice and Men 
Lennie likes mice and when he seen one on the side of the road, hewanted it. And eventually killed it by petting it to hard.
Comment by Katie March 26, 2007 @ 4:42 pmWell i found petting mice very strange right off the bat, but it was distubing to know that he pet the mice too hard and killed them, but by introducing us to this in the book I think the author is trying to get his point across that Lennie is slow. Even when George takes the mouse away from him he would still go looking for it meaning that he like petting soft thing dead or alive, and he didn’t know right from wrong.
Comment by doplato March 26, 2007 @ 4:55 pmdoplato – “he didn’t know right from wrong” – This is a GREAT point! I hope you continue to watch for evidence of this as we read the rest of the novella.
Comment by Miss Fowler March 26, 2007 @ 5:13 pmI think that it was nice to see that Lennie has a really kind heart and underneath the big body and slow mind, he loves animals. This could also be related to his care for his best friend George.
Comment by blueyedbabiix022 March 26, 2007 @ 10:15 pmI think Lennie is a care liking guy that just wants a pet and also wants something that he can raise himself.
Comment by Derrty March 27, 2007 @ 1:50 pmLennie always ends up killing the mice. It’s sad since if he knew better he would be so kind and gentle.
Comment by wamanda March 27, 2007 @ 1:50 pmDerrty – I think you’ve made a good point. It seems as though Lennie is looking to have something to call his own. As a tramp, I bet he’s never really had anything to care for.
Comment by Miss Fowler March 27, 2007 @ 6:21 pmI think that Lennie likes the feel of the fur because of how soft it is. My first reaction was that it was really gross who wants to pet a dead mouse but if you think about it Lennie and George are tramps and they can’t have a real pet.
Comment by Jacquiem March 27, 2007 @ 6:33 pmI thought it was really weird, and coming from me thats bad. Anyways, my reaction to this was kind of weird. I thought it was kind of cool because they cant get anyother pet so a mouse was a good idea for Lennie. Also people have mice for pets no and days so i dont see a difference.
Comment by evanhouty March 28, 2007 @ 6:47 amLennie doesnt realize his strength for petiing the mouse and I feel bad for him and I feel like that was his only friend.
Comment by kellimccay10 March 28, 2007 @ 12:16 pmi find it odd that he like to pet mice but it also shows that just because someone is big and slow there is no reason for them not to have a nice careing side, like Lennie. Also i relized that the fact with Lennie & mice is like what the title is saying, “Of Mice & Men”.
Comment by JJspencer March 28, 2007 @ 2:13 pmI think that Lennie looks at the mice for comfort and as a friend. He can confide in the mouse and tell it things that he can’t tell George.
Comment by Anonymous March 28, 2007 @ 2:29 pmI think that Lennie looks at the mice as a friend and pets it for comfort. I also thinkthat he tells the mice things that he can’t tell George and he confides in it.
Comment by Anonymous March 28, 2007 @ 2:30 pmI think the reason he likes the mice beacause he likes soft things and doesnt realize how hard he pets them and kills them on accident
Comment by jalouis March 28, 2007 @ 5:40 pmMy reaction to Lennie petting a mouse was is this guy okay. But later in the story I found out that he liked petting soft things and he doesn’t know his own strenght so I felt bad.
Comment by jktubman March 28, 2007 @ 6:19 pmI thought it was a little strange how he likes to pet mice….i feel kind of bad that he crushes them though. I was a little shocked to find out that its a regular thing. Maybe he should find something soft but not alive so he wont kill anymore mice.
Comment by gdpeter March 28, 2007 @ 6:37 pmIt made me think lennie wants to be a veternarian and that he doesn’t mean to kill them but they are just to small.
Comment by nwantoinette March 28, 2007 @ 8:11 pmLennie thinks of petting a mouse as watching tv for us it is a way to pass time and unwind, he is just homeless and has no other way to have fun with bossy george
Comment by mudisfun10 March 28, 2007 @ 8:18 pmI think its wierd that Lennie wants to pet a dead mouse, and that he kills him even know he doesnt want to.
Comment by rsarah March 28, 2007 @ 8:58 pmI think that it was wierd but also showed another side to Lennie. It was wierd because to me mice are gross and I don’t know why someone would want to do that, but it also shows the caring side of Lennie.
Comment by knwilliam March 28, 2007 @ 9:20 pmLennie’s obsession with mice seemed wierd to me. I think that mice are not something people should like because they are just a nuisance. It’s even wierder to me that he likes dead mice because most people don’t like dead things.
Comment by emearhart March 28, 2007 @ 9:42 pmI thought at first that it was kind of weird that Lennie held on to dead mice, but once i found out a little more about him it was a little easier to understand why he held on to dead mice
Comment by seanfl March 28, 2007 @ 9:51 pmI found Lennie as kind hearted, but naive. I also agree with doplato. Lennie really doesn’t know any better. He also likes to be comforted, like how he asks George to tell the story about their farm, it comforts him, as do the mice.
Comment by DavidOBrien722 March 28, 2007 @ 10:03 pmI think that if Lennie has a pet mouse or something like that it would keep his mind off of somethings and keep his mind on the mouse.
Comment by jsisabella March 29, 2007 @ 7:38 amI think that if Lennie has a pet mouse or something like that it would keep his mind off of somethings and keep his mind on the mouse.
Comment by summers27 March 29, 2007 @ 7:40 amI think that the fact of Lennie “petting” mice is weird. But also it really isnt his fault for killing the mic. I think that even though he kills them . . . he should still be able to keep them.
Comment by billnyedascienceguy March 29, 2007 @ 12:26 pmI kinda thought that he had something wrong with him when he killed the mouse by petting him.
Comment by janisd March 29, 2007 @ 12:28 pmwell janisd i dont think he killed by just petting it I think he kept it in his pocket for to long.
Comment by epszczolkowski March 29, 2007 @ 9:26 pmepszczolkowski – George did say “You broke it pettin’ it”
Comment by Miss Fowler April 1, 2007 @ 10:00 pmAt first it seemed weird that Lennie liked to pet mice, but obviously it makes him feel confortable and gives him a seinse of peace. I think George should just let him have the mouse.
Comment by 10kmiller April 4, 2007 @ 12:27 pmMy reaction to this is that I can’t believe Lennie keeps mice in his pockets.
Comment by nw61 April 12, 2007 @ 10:36 amI think that the author is trying to get his point across by telling us that Lennies slow. Talking about how he killed the mice tells you that he must have problems because normally, problems like this don’t normally happend.
Comment by jessnick1992 April 18, 2007 @ 8:43 ami think lennie is a care lkeing guy that just wants a pet so he can raise it himself
Comment by derrty April 24, 2007 @ 8:28 amIt shows me he likes animals and likes to pet soft things.
Comment by rachypachy April 26, 2007 @ 7:40 pmwe find out that lennie likes mice because his aunt clara gave him them and he would pet them.
Comment by ms07 April 27, 2007 @ 2:46 pmI find that Lennie likes mice and he loves to pet them.
Comment by rwpollock May 18, 2007 @ 2:39 pmi thought it was very wered.but i relized he is like a kid ina large mans body,but i also relized a appreciation he has with animals
Comment by sortisio92 May 31, 2007 @ 8:17 pmLennie likes soft things and he isnt aware of his own strength so sometime he accidently kills them
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