Similarities Between Lennie And Arnie

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The disabilities of Arnie and Lennie affect their everyday lives because they both can’t behave appropriately in a normal society. Their mental disability make Arnie and Lennie callow so sometimes they don’t know how to react to certain things. For example when Arnie’s brother Gilbert asked him for help in the basement Arnie said no because their dad killed himself, then he start laughing. Arnie doesn’t know that it’s not funny to laugh at someone when they die. Arnie is 18 and his brother Gilbert is the one that takes care of him, he tries to assuage Arnie’s life because he can’t do most things we can. Arnie’s disability also affect his life because he can’t even wash his own self up. Gilbert has to wash him up. Even a 5 year old can wash their own self up. …show more content…

Gilbert wanted to go back so bad that he asked Arnie if he when he’s done he could get out the tub and put his clothes on. But Gilbert forgot that Arnie’s disability make him forget things fast so Arnie forgot to get out the tub. Arnie stayed in the tub all night until Gilbert got him out in the morning. Arnie’s disability is so severe that he forgot to get his own self out the tub. Arnie’s disability also affect his everyday life by acting up in public. Every time Gilbert goes to work Arnie runs to this tower and climb it. The cops always come but can never get him down but Gilbert does and that can really get Arnie in trouble. Arnie doesn’t know what he doing is illegal because of his disability. One time the cops actually locked him up but Arnie seemed to didn’t care not realizing he’s really in trouble now. When people talk to Arnie his words is drivel and people don’t really understand what he’s

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