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2. List some words that Steinbeck uses to describe Lennie. List some words that Steinbeck uses to describe George. How do these descriptions compare and/or contrast to one another? 

John Steinbeck author of the novel Of Mice and Men describes the two main characters Lennie and George as complete opposites. John Steinbeck describes Lennie as a huge man, that has large pale eyes, with a shapeless face, wide sloping shoulders, walks heavily, and how he doesn't listen well. Steinbeck describes George basically the complete opposite or Lennie small, quick, dark of face, restless eyes, small strong hands, slender arms, and a thin bony nose. These physical descriptions are basically opposites which is pretty ironic because George acts like the stronger more grownup man but he isn't. Steinbeck is saying that Lennie and George are different because Lennie is a tall huge man and George is a small man. Lennie and George are compared by how George has to take care of Lennie and they are stuck with each other for the rest of the book.