Part 1: Lennie

           Lennie may have a mental disability, but he is still a very caring buddy, and always tries his best to be like everyone else. Also, he responds to his friends' emotions. Throughout Part 1, Lennie and George were traveling together as buddies, and it seemed like they were going well together at first. But, when Lennie stopped by to get a drink in the lake, snorting in the water. George thought that this habit was a very bad habit because of the water possibly not being clean. But afterwards when Lennie showed George that the water was clean, George was proven wrong. It was one time when George and Lennie were stopping during the night time to eat beans, and George was in a very bad temper. He described how it would be easier for him to live on his own, and not have any weight on his shoulders the whole journey. Lennie tries his best to take in all of the negative comments George was saying about him, and responded by saying that he could live in a cave on his own, and eat on his own. Also, he can leave George alone. George told Lennie that he did not want him to leave, but instead apologized for the misconception. Lennie still said that he could live on his own. Part 1 shows that Lennie tries his best to counter George's emotions any way he could, but he may also get a little bit too far.