What animal imagery is used to describe Lennie?

In employing the imagery of the bear, Steinbeck helps to illuminate Lennie’s size. In specific comparison to George when they both enter the brush, using the “paws” helps to accentuate the size of Lennie and the size of Lennie’s hands.

Keeping this in view, why does Steinbeck use animal imagery of Lennie?

In conclusion, John Steinbeck uses animal imagery several times when describing Lennie at the start of the novel, in order to foreshadow Lennie’s actions at the end of the book and develop a clear image of his physical appearance and behaviour in the reader’s head by showing how large, uncoordinated, and uncontrollable

Also Know, what is Lennie described as? Lennie is described as being George’s ‘opposite’ – ‘a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws’. Lennie is not clever and is slow to lose his temper.

Keeping this in view, what animal does Steinbeck use to describe Lennie?

Steinbeck writes, ‘…he walked heavily, dragging his feet the way a bear drags its paws,’ and ‘(he) drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse. ‘ Lennie’s hands are referred to as ‘paws’, and he is often depicted as a dog.

Why is Lennie always compared to animals?

Animal 1: The first time we see Lennie, he is immediately compared to an animal: “and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.” Chapter 1, pg. 2. Such representations of Lennie as an animal color how we respond to him and how accountable we hold him for his actions.

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