Of Mice and Men(written by John Steinbeck) is about how workers during the Great Depression would take any job they could get. It is also about how many people during the Great Depression had big dreams but the dreams were never fulfilled. The character I chose is Lennie Small. Lennie is a nice guy and he likes animals but he has the mind of a child. The character trait that suits Lennie is cordiality. One of the themes in the story is, “Life is unpredictable and you never know what’s going to happen next”. Lennie’s trait(cordiality) is connected to this theme because by Lennie being so friendly you wouldn’t think that he would be the one to die. Lennie’s cordiality shows that one of the themes in the story--- Life is unpredictable--- is…show more content… One example of him being cordial is when Lennie goes to the barn and talks to Crooks. Steinbeck writes, “Lennie smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends. Crooks said sharply,”You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me. Lennie gulped and his smile grew more fawning,” I ain’t doing nothing, “he said. “Just come to look at my puppy. And I seen your light.”he explained(“Steinbeck 68”). Lennie is just going to see his puppy in the barn but when he sees Crooks’ light on he assumes that he can go and talk or hang out with Crooks. In addition, Lennie also shows cordiality to animals when he Lennie says to the puppy,” Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard(“Steinbeck 85”). In this scene when Lennie is speaking to the puppy he is showing sincerity when he says, “Why you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice”. When Lennie talks to Curley’s wife in the barn he is showing cordiality because he is showing kindness to her. Lastly, Steinbeck shows cordiality by writing,”He moved cautiously close to her, until he was right against her. “I like to pet nice things. Once at a fair I seen some of them long-hair rabbits. An’they was nice, you bet. Sometimes I’ve even pet mice, but not when I could get anything better(“Steinbeck
