Actor Analysis

     In some ways, Lennie was almost exactly how I expected, yet in others, it seemed completely different. Lennie’s character image was relatively similar except for the hair and the age. I did not expect Lennie to be bald at the front. Also, I thought Lennie would be about the same age as his companion, George. Yet in the movie, Lennie seemed to be much older. The way Lennie talks is fairly accurate compared to how it was portrayed in Steinbeck’s novella. A major difference is that Lennie's voice is much softer than I expected it to be. Lennie speaks very softly and quietly. When Lennie got mad at Crooks for supposing what would happen if George never came back or if something happened to him, he didn’t raise his voice in the way I thought he would have in rage. His voice increased but not by much. If it wasn’t for him getting up and making Crooks back up into the corner, it would not have seemed Lennie was mad at all. This clearly shows good acting, for both Crooks and Lennie. Although there are a couple of differences, Lennie is still the same big, dumb guy as shown in the novel.

Dialogue

     "Hello there. How are you?" asked John as he walked over to where a young grizzled man sat.
     "Go away," angrily replied the man.
     "How was your day?"
     " You are not going to leave are you? Now that you mention it," remarked the man, "it was a really good day actually. I won the 2.5 million dollar lottery! Oh, indeed it was a glorious day. My name if Raju Khan by the way. What's your name?"
     "My name is John. John Stills. And congratulations on winning the lottery."
     "So, John,"questioned Bob "how was your day?"
     John exclaimed, "It was a pretty good day, actually! I bought a brand new Mercedes. And I was promoted to manager only today. I decided to take the rest of the day off. Which is why I had the opportunity to come here."
     "So why are you out here?" asked Bob.
     "It's just a place I come to," John explained "to get away from the world. I like it here. It's very peaceful."
     Bob proclaimed, "Indeed it is."
     "So, why are you sitting out here?" asked John quietly.
     "This is kind of my thinking place. To sort out the day's events."
     "Ah, do you mind if I accompany you here?"
     "Not at all! Please join. It gets depressing being the only one out here by myself. It helps to have a friend," claimed Raju.