In what ways does Steinbeck make you feel that Lennie’s death is inevitable?

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In what ways does Steinbeck make you feel that Lennie's death is inevitable?

There are many things that happen to make Lennie's death seem inevitable. You sense there will be trouble from the beginning of the book, when you learn about Lennie's disability. He has massive strength, but low intelligence - the intelligence you would find in a child.

Lennie's intelligence seems to play a big part in showing that something bad will happen. He has the mental capability of a child, which will obviously cause problems. When making splashes in the water at a pool Lennie shows his childishness. "Look. George. Look what I done!" Also, Lennie's memory is lacking and looks like it could cause trouble easily. "'So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard!' 'I tried not to forget,' Lennie said softly." Steinbeck makes Lennie's forgetfulness quite prominent in the book, to show that something must happen to do with it.

Lennie seems to have had many incidents before that have caused danger and trouble, and they all come to life during the story. The first incident is when George finds Lennie petting a mouse that he has killed because he has petted it too hard. George's attitude towards the finding of the mouse seems rather odd, and it appears that he has done it before. George doesn't seem too shocked, as someone would be. "George sat up. 'Awright,' he said brusquely. 'Gi'me that mouse!'"
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When they first start at the ranch, George seems to have certain rules which Lennie is aware of so he doesn't say anything so showing that Lennie has obviously been in trouble before and that he can easily get into trouble. "'So you wasn't gonna say a word. You was gonna leave your big flapper shut and leave me do the talkin'. Damn near lost us the job.'" George seems to fear what Lennie could do, yet treats him, like his mentality, as a child. "' Aw Lennie!' George put his hand on Lennie's shoulder. 'I ain't taking' ...

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