All journeys have a secret destination of which the traveler is unaware. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Lennie emerges as a very static but impactful character throughout the novella who has no idea how his journey will end. The story takes place after the Great Depression in the 1930s, focusing on the journey of George Milton and Lennie Small, two friends in the state of California. Lennie and his friend George have just acquired new jobs on a ranch after running away from their previous place of employment due to a mishap as a consequence of Lennie’s child-like mentality. Now on their way to Soledad in hopes of a fresh start, their new occupation as labour workers brings them closer to fulfilling their dream to someday buy and live on their own farm together. Lennie has quite a few traits that define his overall childish personality, including being dependent, being forgetful, and being naïve. First of all, Lennie exhibits the trait of being dependent, much as a child constantly relying on somebody for guidance and support. Lennie counts on George to get him out of conflicts. This is proved when George is referring to the conflict that occurred in Weed and he says to Lennie that “you do bad things and I gotta get you out” (6). Lennie attempts to feel some girl’s dress but she mistakes it for a hostile move and runs away. Due to this, George has to get Lennie away from the problem so that the townsfolk looking for Lennie would not find him. This verifies Lennie’s dependency on George as he needs him to get out of problems that he unknowingly creates. Lennie is also reliant on George for constant reassurance and to provide a feeling of comfort. He constantly asking George to recite the story of their dream to own a farm. For example, when the men have settled for the night in the forest area around the Salinas River, Lennie bugs George to hear the story of their dream and George says “you get a kick outa that, don’t you?” (7). This shows how much Lennie enjoys George telling him this story even though it is clear that he has heard it many times before. Both these situations clearly reveal that Lennie is not an independent person and is heavily reliant on George. Near the beginning of the book, when referring to the conflict in Weed, George discusses how Lennie gets into conflict and he is th