Lennie's Puppy

Of Mice and Men


Symbol: Lennies Puppy


Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be? With his ears so short and his tail so long. Oh where, oh where can he be? In the book Of Mice and Men, Lennie finally receives the puppy George promised him. Steinbeck shows us that Lennie's Puppy could mean a lot to big child minded man. For instance the puppy can be a sign of Lennie’s new beginning. Secondly the puppy could hold all of Lennie's hopes. Finally most of all it maybe could even is significant to Lennie's dreams.

I hope George will get my dog sooner or later, is what Lennie would have said. But he finally got his puppy it was probably a combo holiday for Lennie. Christmas and any other important holiday for a man with the intelligence of a 5 year old. So Lennie faith and hope was restored due to a little puppy. He was basically dreaming again and he knew that his new beginning was soon to come.


Soft things, mice, puppies, and tending them rabbits are what George was not dreaming about before he received his puppy. But now George is probably sitting on loads and loads of silk that he can rub on until his hands fall off. Mice which Lennie always loved to hold but accidentally killed, but in his dreams he probably playing with an immortal Stewart Little. A known fact from the book was that George dreaming about tending them rabbits. On the farm that he and his partner or loving handler will soon own.


Lennie's new beginning is just a hop, skip and a jump away. He just needs keep his hopes, and dreams on his mind. And his new beginning should be around the corner waiting for him. He has his puppy his buddy George, and whatever is soon to come will be what he is looking for.