Lennie Sympathetic Character

In the story of mice and men i think that Lennie is the most sympathetic character in the story because he has the most problem and he isn't that well off in the head. Lennie and George are best friends. Lennie is obviously mentally handicapped and George travels with him and takes care of him. They dream of one day owning their own farm. They hope that one day they will be their own bosses and live off of the land. After calming down, George repeats, at Lennie's request, the story of how they are someday going to get out of the lonely life of itinerant farm laborers and buy a piece of land where they can live by working their own small farm together.
The idea of having their own land and farm excites Lennie very much. He dreams of taking care of the rabbits and other animals. …show more content…
Without the monetary contribution from Lennie, the dream does not seem possible. The effect is much like that of children around Christmas time who believe in Santa Claus; they generate a faith in something outside of reality and make it magical for others too. As George speaks with Candy before leaving the barn to go after Lennie, he tells the old swamper,
"--I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He musta liked to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would."
Once Lennie is gone, however, the magic of faith outside the real world is removed and the men are faced with the grim realities of the Great Depression. Truly, there is a significance to the name given to this period of history as people were both depressed and disenfranchised. With Lennie gone, George is faced with this grim reality of the era in which he lives as is Candy, and they lose faith in the American Dream of owning a small