Unproportional and Falsely Aclaimed

     In a completely horrible portrayal, Lennie was inaccurately played in the film Of Mice and Men. The novel written by John Steinbeck created a character who was supposed to be the stereotypical big, slow and stupid guy. He was envisioned to be well into his prime, a strong and capable worker, unlike the poorly cast character seen in the feature. Lennie was only a fair margin taller in  height compared to the other men, and was nowhere near as large in stature as Lennie was portrayed to be. The much older and nearly bald Lennie did not meet the expected criteria, as he was much more slim and of only an average build. The image of Lennie in the written saga had the deep and heavy voice of a large man, but in the feature film he once again didn't meet his expected grandeur, coming up short with his squeaky, feeble and stuttering voice. The only accurate depiction of him was his shy fascination of Curly's wife, as he peeked from the corner of his eye at her her at their first introduction, and again when he hid behind one of the posts in the barn and peered around it as she attempted to talk to him. However, Lennie was again inaccurately seen to be more violent than the book suggested. During his fight with Curly he snapped into a violent rage making him the aggressor not seen in the book. Also, during his struggle with Curly's wife he turns again immediately violent, threatening her to be quiet as he puts her into a headlock and covering her mouth, once again targeting him as an aggressor. Lennie was inaccurately portrayed in not only his physical appearance and stature, along with his behavior described the the novel.