Of Mice and Men - Language of hands

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Of Mice and Men - Language of hands

In the book 'Of Mice and Men' there are over one hundred references to hands. If we stuffy them closely we can see that they tell us something about that particular character, even their thoughts such as their hopes and fears.

In chapter 1, Steinbeck describes George's hands as 'small and strong.' This means that George is a small person yet the author describes his hand as a strong hand which much means it's muscular and so he has power. They also show authority to Lennie. This is proven at the beginning of the play when Lennie refuses to hand over the dead mouse, George 'Snaps his fingers' and Lennie instantly hands over the mouse to George. This is the way that George seems to have control over Lennie. It also shows mental strength because Lennie is described as a bear at the beginning of the story and Lennie as small so Lennie could easily over power George if he wanted to, but George has the mental strength about him to discipline Lennie.

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