How is animal imagery used to describe a lennie in of mice and men

Steinbeck often compares Lennie to animals. On the first page, Steinbeck writes, "he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws." This allows the reader to see that Lennie is very large and perhaps a bit uncoordinated as he is walking.

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The answer would be analytical reasoning.

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.