Lennie Small
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Lennie Small is a large, mentally disabled migrant ranch worker whose childlike innocence and unintentional violence drive the central tragedy of John Steinbeck’s novella "Of Mice and Men."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lennie Small canonical | 12 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Of Mice and Men ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mice
ⓘ
rabbits ⓘ soft things ⓘ |
| causeOf | central tragedy of Of Mice and Men ⓘ |
| characterIn | Of Mice and Men ⓘ |
| closeTo | George Milton ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| deathCause | gunshot ⓘ |
| deathManner | shot in the back of the head ⓘ |
| dreamsOf |
owning a small farm
ⓘ
tending rabbits ⓘ |
| emotionalImpact |
evokes fear
ⓘ
evokes pity ⓘ |
| fears | disappointing George Milton ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Of Mice and Men
ⓘ
surface form:
Of Mice and Men (1937)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDisability | intellectual disability ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
childlike
ⓘ
emotionally dependent ⓘ forgetful ⓘ innocent ⓘ large ⓘ mentally disabled ⓘ physically strong ⓘ unintentionally violent ⓘ |
| killedBy | George Milton ⓘ |
| kills |
Curley’s wife
ⓘ
a puppy ⓘ small animals ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | desire to please George ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives plot toward tragedy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
migrant worker
ⓘ
ranch worker ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | companion of George Milton ⓘ |
| setIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Great Depression ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
innocence
ⓘ
American Dream ⓘ
surface form:
the American Dream
the powerless ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| travelsWith | George Milton ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.