The Differences Between George and Lennie

Throughout the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck used a plethora of words to describe both George and Lennie. This gave us a very strong idea of what the characters looked like and how they differed. George is described as "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features," while Lennie is described as a huge man, with large eyes and no other defining features. These two men could not look any different! George is small and quick, while Lennie is big and slow. George has very strong features, while Lennie is shapeless. I think that Steinbeck purposely made it very clear that George and Lennie are complete opposites because he wants us to understand how hard it must have been for George to continue to take care of Lennie.