Lennie Small

Lennie Small is the deuteragonist of the novel and film, Of Mice and Men. He is an migrant worker and the companion of George Milton.
He is played in the film by the late Lon Chaney Jr. in the 1939 film adaptation, Randy’s Quaid in the 1981 film adaptation, John Malkovich in the 1992 film adaptation, and Chris O’Dowd in the 2014 play adaptation.
== Appearance/Personality ==
Unlike the more intelligent George, Lennie has limited intelligence likely stemming from mild mental retardation or having a low natural intelligence, and as such, he relies on George and needs him to help him get through day to day life. Like all people, he likes to stroke soft things (Especially velvet and various kinds of animal fur), but his strength and limited intelligence gets the better of him and he often accidentally kills things due to underestimating his own strength.
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